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PNS Daily Newscast - September 13, 2019
Prosecutors get approval to bring charges against former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe; and the Trump administration rolls back clean water protections.
2020Talks - September 13, 2019. (3 min.)
At last night's debate, Democrats try for breakout moments; former VP Joe Biden spats with Sen. Bernie Sanders and former HUD Secretary Julián Castro.
Daily Newscasts
Environment
Friday, September 13, 2019
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Trump administration announced on Thursday the withdrawal of Obama-era anti-pollution protections for smaller streams, known as the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule – and in Nevada, state officials are not denouncing the move.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford's statement says, "At this time ...Read More
Friday, September 13, 2019
MARSING, Idaho – This year's Rangeland Fall Forum is coming to the Owyhees.
The event is being held in Marsing on October 10 and the theme for 2019 is "Science, Policy and Perspectives: Collaborating in the Owyhees."
It will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Owyhee Initiative ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Friday, September 13, 2019
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Mosquitoes trapped in Jefferson County have tested positive for the West Nile virus, according to scientists with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
Even though fall is less than two weeks away ...Read More
Friday, September 13, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Some researchers believe red tape might be behind the rising number of Ohioans without health-care coverage.
New census data reveals Ohio's uninsured rate edged up a half-percentage point between 2017 to 2018 to 6.5% – that's about 58,000 more people without health coverage. Emily Campbell ...Read More
Social Issues
Friday, September 13, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – If eligibility changes proposed for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are implemented, new research says Wisconsin could be hit harder than any other state.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to end categorical eligibility ...Read More
Friday, September 13, 2019
RICHMOND, Va. – Groups in Virginia are pushing state lawmakers to pass a Borrower's Bill of Rights, just days after a U.S. House hearing at which student debt was called a "one-and-a-half-trillion-dollar national crisis."
The Virginia bill is designed to protect more than one million people who have student debt from what some consider ...Read More
