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PNS Daily Newscast - November 13, 2018.
Californian’s now facing a pair of wildfires; Also on the Tuesday rundown: Higher education in New Jersey: a racial split; plus food resources still available despite the “public charge” proposal.
Daily Newscasts
Environment
Monday, November 12, 2018
SEATTLE – Groups across the country are calling on Congress to address maintenance costs in national parks in order to save some of America's most historic places.
While the National Park Service oversees iconic landscapes such as Mount Rainier National Park, it also preserves historic sites and buildings ...Read More
Monday, November 12, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The end of the harvest signals the start of prep work for the next planting season.
And an increasing number of farmers and producers in Ohio also are preparing for a transition to organic certification.
Kim Bayer operates a mixed vegetable operation, and recently became certified as an organic producer ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Thursday, November 8, 2018
DENVER – Health care advocates are warning that a new rule proposed by the Trump administration could effectively block children's access to health, dental and mental services.
The rule would make it easier to deny immigrants legal status by expanding the definition of what it means to be a public charge ...Read More
Thursday, November 8, 2018
BOISE, Idaho – Idaho joined two other states on Election Day in expanding Medicaid to low-income residents.
Proposition 2 passed by a wide margin, garnering 60 percent of the vote on Tuesday.
It will potentially cover 62,000 Idahoans who fall into the Medicaid gap – those who make too much to qualify for the program but not enough ...Read More
Social Issues
Monday, November 12, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas – There are nearly 3.5 million caregivers in Texas whose invaluable contributions allow older relatives to age in place in their homes.
And there's a call to better support these folks, during National Family Caregivers Month in November ...Read More
Monday, November 12, 2018
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Those who have helped protect America through their military service, now may need some protection of their own.
Military veterans are more often victimized by fraud than non-veterans, according to Charles Wagener, volunteer state president of AARP in Arkansas ...Read More
