Newscasts
PNS Daily Newscast - April 29, 2021
President Joe Biden says his American Jobs Plan is a blue-collar blueprint for building America, and West Virginia clean-energy advocates say it gives states a chance to move beyond coal.
2021Talks - April 29, 2021
President Joe Biden delivers his first joint address to Congress, GOP Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina responds to Biden, and Senate lawmakers hold a hearing on stopping gun violence.
Environment
Click to downloadTuesday, April 27, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio lawmakers are considering a measure to help give the next crop of farmers a strong start in the business.
The Wall Street Journal found the cost of buying or renting farmland in the Midwest is climbing, with farmers placing larger and larger bids on farm acreage.
Julie Sharp a beginning farmer from Columbus ...Read More
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Experts forecast up to 400,000 new jobs in Nevada as a result of the Biden administration's climate-change goals and infrastructure plan.
President Joe Biden has pledged to cut U.S. carbon emissions in half in by 2030.
Sarah Steinberg, policy principal for Advanced Energy Economy, a trade group for clean energy companies ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS -- Health care advocates in Indiana are once again disheartened to see another legislative session pass without action on the state's cigarette tax.
The $37 billion state budget does not include a proposal to raise the current $1 per pack tax to $1.50 ...Read More
Monday, April 26, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas -- Climate-change events can create a significant challenge for community health centers serving clients in states such as Texas. Three of those centers are now participating in a pilot project to enhance their response.
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has identified clinics in Houston ...Read More
Social Issues
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. - Every year, 39,000 Americans perish from gun violence. A new Gun Safety Consortium is taking an unusual step to curb that number, asking inventors and gun manufacturers to make guns safer by creating new security technology.
At least 30 U.S. cities -- including Bridgeport, Hamden, Hartford, Milford ...Read More
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Calling gun violence in America a public health crisis, a new coalition is challenging startups and manufacturing firms to create innovative products to make guns safer.
The Gun Safety Consortium is requesting proposals for companies to build "smart gun" locking devices to better secure firearms. Steuart Pittman ...Read More
