Newscasts
PNS Daily Newscast - 10-23-2918.
Trump buries the hatchet with former rival Ted Cruz. Also on the Tuesday rundown: New Mexico voters face a tough choice over diversifying the state's economy; and Florida’s environmental concerns prompt a new institute to inform the public.
Daily Newscasts
Environment
Monday, October 22, 2018
MADISON, Wis. — A new study shows Tornado Alley is on the move, with an increase in tornado activity moving eastward and impacting areas more vulnerable and unprepared, including in Wisconsin.
According to a study in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science ...Read More
Monday, October 22, 2018
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida's environment has been a topic that looms large for the state's residents and politicians this election cycle. Now, the Thompson Institute for Earth Systems at the University of Florida says it wants to make sure people are in the know about the latest environmental risks and developments in the state ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Friday, October 19, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Candidates in the upcoming election aren't the only choices Kentuckians need to make this fall. Some workers will have to decide on health insurance options for 2019.
Executive Director of United Healthcare of Kentucky Paul Brophy explains it's the time of year when many companies set aside a two-week period for employees ...Read More
Friday, October 19, 2018
PORTLAND, Ore. – Most of the country's major burger chains still rely on beef from cattle raised with antibiotics. That's according to the fourth-annual "Chain Reaction" report, which focused on beef production in this year's edition.
The report gives 22 out of 25 companies failing grades for their antibiotics policies. Charlie Fisher ...Read More
Social Issues
Monday, October 22, 2018
GRESHAM, Ore. -- A proposed rule from the Federal Communications Commission could cripple funding for local community media outlets. The outlets, also known as public, educational and government-access television, make up thousands of channels across the country and broadcast a variety of content ...Read More
Monday, October 22, 2018
HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than 1.5 million Pennsylvanians still live in poverty, and another 3.5 million are near-poor according to a new report.
The Pennsylvania Poverty Snapshot, released by the Coalition for Low-Income Pennsylvanians, and the Coalition on Human Needs, showed a slight decrease in poverty last year ...Read More
