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PNS Daily Newscast - March 25, 2021
Connecticut and Congress feel new urgency for stronger gun laws, and will a bill pending in West Virginia make parole hearings more political?
2021Talks - March 25, 2021
Joe Biden holds his first formal press conference today, Harris leads efforts to curb migration at the southern border, and the Senate confirms the first openly transgender official.
Archive: July 14, 2016
Click to downloadCHARLESTON, W.Va. – A bill in Congress could cut a program West Virginia has used to dramatically increase the number of students eating breakfast and lunch at school. The Community Eligibility Provision lets schools in high poverty areas make meals available to all, without individual eligi ...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Two bills to renew childhood nutrition programs are being debated by Congress, and advocates say if they are approved, it could become harder for schools to offer free meals to students in need. Under the microscope is the Community Eligibility Provision, which permits school s ...Read More
BOSTON – Opponents of building new fracking gas pipelines in Massachusetts plan to march more than 40 miles today to call attention to their cause. The march traces the route of the proposed Spectra Energy pipeline, according to Emily Kirkland, director of organizing for the group 350 Mass f ...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The violence that has plagued the country this summer is intensifying calls for action on gun reform, with dozens of Ohioans headed to Washington today for a national rally. Jennifer Thorne, executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, says despite mass sho ...Read More
MIAMI – Environmental advocates are wading into legal waters in an effort to protect Biscayne Bay from what they say is ongoing pollution from a Florida utility. The Turkey Point power plant outside Miami pumps millions of gallons of fresh water into canals each day to cool its two nuclear r ...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The literal dirty truth about child rearing is the high price of diapers - which can cost families from $70 to $80 per month per child. Congress is considering legislation that would fund pilot programs in states such as Tennessee to help low-income families afford this necessity. ...Read More
NEW YORK – When 16 and 17-year-olds are arrested in New York state, they are automatically charged as adults, but advocates say there are steps city and state agencies can take to protect them. Despite a growing consensus that young brains still are developing past 20-years-of-age, New York ...Read More
DENVER – Colorado caught a break with heavy spring rains, but after a series of hot, dry days, wildfire season is now fully underway. Six fires burning across the state this week could leave some residents feeling out of sorts. Dawn Mullally, director of air quality and transportation with ...Read More
