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PNS Daily Newscast - September 26, 2018
Trump takes the gloves off versus Kavanaugh accusers. Also on the Wednesday rundown: rural areas reap benefits from Medicaid expansion; a two-generation approach to helping young Louisiana parents; and a new documentary on the impact of climate change in North Carolina.
Daily Newscasts
Environment
Monday, September 24, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – National parks in Illinois and across the nation may be a step closer to getting much needed repairs.
The House Committee on Natural Resources has approved the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (HR 6510), which would use revenue from energy production on public lands to address the $11 billion maintenance backlog ...Read More
Monday, September 24, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa conservation groups are urging Congress to maintain funding for working lands conservation programs as lawmakers negotiate the pending farm bill.
Nearly 98 percent of Iowa's 33 million acres are privately owned, meaning it's up to farmers ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
DENVER - Colorado and other states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saw uninsured rates for low-income adults drop more than three times more than states that have not yet expanded coverage, according to a new report from Georgetown University.
Adam Fox ...Read More
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota is not one of 33 states that expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, but a new report contends that if it had done so, more rural low-income residents would be covered by health insurance.
The report from Georgetown University showed that states without expanded Medicaid have big coverage gaps ...Read More
Social Issues
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. — For some of Kentucky's young adults, the already challenging transition to adulthood is complicated by becoming a parent. And a report released today explores the unique opportunities to help young adult parents during this period of growth.
According to the findings ...Read More
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
WILMINGTON, N.C. — This week, members of Congress are expected to release a compromise version of the Farm Bill that could impact the future of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for people in North Carolina and the rest of the country ...Read More
