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PNS Daily Newscast - October 21, 2020
A new report sizes up swing states like Michigan; voters with disabilities face new obstacles in Election 2020.
2020Talks - October 21, 2020
Democrats weigh boycotting the committee vote on Trump's Supreme Court nominee; and concerns over mail slowdowns in 10 battleground states.
Environment
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
HOUSTON -- Ancient coral hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico will be protected from damaging fishing gear, in a plan approved by federal officials.
The use of trawls, traps, anchors and longlines will be prohibited in most of the 21 protected areas. According to Holly Binns, director of The Pew Charitable Trusts' marine life program ...Read More
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
HELENA, Mont. -- Two candidates in Montana have received an unflattering distinction: They've been chosen for the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund's 2020 "Dirty Dozen in the States" list.
State Sen. Jennifer Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, and U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont. ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
NEW YORK - People living with disabilities have often faced physical obstacles to casting their votes, but their advocates say voting by mail can present a different set of challenges.
In every election, people with disabilities have encountered polling places that lack wheelchair ramps or other accommodations.
But now ...Read More
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10 is to hear oral arguments in a case that is likely to decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act. Texas and more than a dozen other states are asking the court to repeal the 2010 law that overhauled the private health insurance market and expanded Medicaid ...Read More
Social Issues
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's bold steps in the early days of the pandemic to reduce the spread of the virus earned him poor marks in a new conservative ranking of the nation's governors.
A new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a right-wing group of lawmakers and business people ...Read More
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
MILWAUKEE - Political observers say Wisconsin's Black residents have consistently faced voter suppression in multiple forms. The pandemic adds another concern to the 2020 vote - and in Milwaukee, an outreach group is trying to renew voter energy in struggling communities.
The 2016 presidential race was decided by a close margin in Wisconsin ...Read More
