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PNS Daily News - December 13, 2019
Brexit wins at the polls in the U.K.; major changes come to New England immigration courts today; and more than a million acres in California have been cleared for oil and gas drilling.
2020Talks - December 13, 2013
The House passes legislation to reign in drug prices, Sen. Bernie Sanders is on the upswing, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang plays Iowa congressional candidate J.D. Scholten - who's running against long-time incumbent Steve King - in a game of basketball.
Environment
Friday, December 13, 2019
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A pending lawsuit against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill claims the school is violating the federal Clean Air Act through its use of two coal-burning boilers.
The Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club are plaintiffs in the case ...Read More
Friday, December 13, 2019
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – With 2020 just around the corner, farmers across the Midwest hope Mother Nature and economic conditions will bring relief by spring.
The American Farm Bureau says South Dakota reported 13 farm bankruptcies in a 12-month period ending in September, compared with two in the previous 12-month period.
Angel Kasper ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Friday, December 13, 2019
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Ten Minnesota cities have adopted some form of restrictions for selling flavored tobacco products – and advocates of these policies hope a statewide ban will follow suit.
They are especially concerned about how these products are marketed to teens and communities of color ...Read More
Friday, December 13, 2019
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – On December 1, retired public employees in Wyoming saw a 12% increase in the cost of their health coverage, which is taken directly out of their monthly pension checks.
Retirees receive, on average, $1,600 in pension benefits a month ...Read More
Social Issues
Friday, December 13, 2019
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – During the busy holiday season, hundreds of Missourians will pause to remember fallen veterans as part of a national event.
On "Wreaths Across America Day" tomorrow, volunteers in all 50 states will place wreaths on veterans' headstones at more than 1,600 locations. Eleven ceremonies are planned in Missouri ...Read More
Friday, December 13, 2019
RALEIGH, N.C. – One in eight North Carolina workers earns poverty-level wages, and a new report says a state Earned Income Tax Credit could help these families pay for food, childcare and housing.
Eligible North Carolinians already receive an average of $2,500 a year in federal Earned Income Tax Credits. Heba Atwa ...Read More
