Newscasts
PNS Daily Newscast - October 9, 2020
The FBI foils a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer; a new report on uninsured children across the nation.
2020Talks - October 9, 2020
Concerns mount about violence in the wake of the 2020 election, as Michigan authorities announce charges against men who plotted to kidnap Gov. Whitmer and storm the Capitol.
Environment
Thursday, October 8, 2020
DENVER -- On the heels of another summer plagued by dangerous heat, drought and fires, some of Colorado's top leaders are speaking out against the rollback of clean-car standards.
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic took over the country, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule reversing course on Obama-era vehicle emission standards ...Read More
Thursday, October 8, 2020
SEATTLE -- Washingtonians have a chance to weigh in on coal's future in the Northwest today.
The state's Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) is considering Puget Sound Energy's (PSE) proposal to sell its stake in Unit 4 of Colstrip, the largest coal plant in the Northwest ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Friday, October 9, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As the march to install superfast 5G wireless service continues across the country, advocates for patients with electro-sensitivity are questioning the technology's safety.
Noah Davidson of Sacramento began lobbying to have 5G antennas moved away from people's homes and offices because his five- and seven-year-old nieces got ...Read More
Thursday, October 8, 2020
MADISON, Wis. -- With COVID-19 ravaging Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers said a field hospital will open on the state fairgrounds next week to prevent care facilities from becoming overwhelmed.
The situation comes as rural healthcare systems in the U.S. struggle to survive.
Among Midwestern states ...Read More
Social Issues
Thursday, October 8, 2020
PHOENIX -- A court ruling has opened the opportunity for Arizonans who are isolated because of the COVID-19 pandemic to use a video call to vote in the November elections.
The decision will allow persons in hospitals or nursing homes who are unable to cast their vote in person to videoconference with their county's special elections board ...Read More
Thursday, October 8, 2020
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Nov. 3 election is just around the corner, and Nebraskans have until Friday, Oct. 16 to register to vote in an election that will decide who fills U.S. Senate and House seats, 25 unicameral seats, and initiatives on gambling and predatory lending.
Gavin Geis ...Read More
