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PNS Daily Newscast - April 23, 2021
Texas needs to reapply if it wants Medicaid waiver initially granted by Trump administration; the U.S. Senate votes to address hate crimes directed at Asian-Americans.
2021Talks - April 23, 2021
Biden calls for global unity on climate change; a teen activist chides U.S. on fossil-fuel tax breaks; anti-Asian hate bill passes the Senate.
Archive: September 23, 2015
Click to downloadMADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's overall poverty rate has declined slightly, according to new census figures, but more than one in eight state residents is still struggling to make ends meet. The figures also show the economic disparities based on race are worse than ever. The black child poverty rate i ...Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa - As the presidential hopefuls continue to focus on Iowa with the all-important caucuses now slightly more than four months away, a gathering in the state tonight seeks to turn their attention to the detention of immigrants. Gabriela Flora, program director for the American Friends ...Read More
OVANDO, Mont. - Homegrown Montana solutions are being credited as part of the reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided not to list the greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act. Natural Resources Conservation Service chief Jason Weller noted that much has been done on the ground ...Read More
HELENA, Mont. - Scrubby, sagebrush landscapes on public lands in Montana and throughout the West are being seen in a new way, with the Bureau of Land Management unveiling plans on how those public lands will be treated. More than half of all sagebrush lands have been lost, said Ken Rait, public lan ...Read More
NEW YORK - Grassroots groups announced Tuesday that they are getting ready for the fall elections by registering more than 2,000 new voters in working-class communities on Long Island. More than a dozen organizations had volunteers out registering Long Islanders in communities of color. Because so ...Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. - Executive actions announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will help New Yorkers with criminal convictions get back on their feet after prison. The Council on Community Re-Entry and Reintegration, formed by the governor last year, made 12 recommendations for removing barriers that prevent many ...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Life's journey is full of twists and turns, and roadblocks can sometimes keep folks from realizing their full potential. But experts say it's never too late for a detour. Ohioans have a new opportunity to rediscover what's most important in their lives during a Life Reimagined expe ...Read More
INDIANAPOLIS - Faith leaders in Indiana say Pope Francis' visit to the United States is amplifying the message that climate change is a moral and ethical issue. In June, the pope released a climate encyclical stating that climate change is real and human activities are partly to blame. Larry Kleima ...Read More
