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PNS Daily Newscast - January 22, 2021
Biden revokes permit for Keystone XL Pipeline; Dr. Anthony Fauci expresses relief at being able to speak honestly about COVID-19.
2021Talks - January 22, 2021
Cabinet appointments moving along: SecDef nominee Lloyd Austin's Senate confirmation may come today. Tribal reaction to Biden's permit cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline, plus new details on COVID-response.
Archive: January 12, 2021
Click to downloadALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A new poll shows a majority of New Mexico voters support a constitutional amendment to permanently fund early childhood education, and want lawmakers to put it on the ballot in 2022. During the upcoming session, two Democratic legislators plan to introduce a measure that would ...Read More
AUGUSTA, Maine -- Google employees are forming the Alphabet Workers Union, both to push their parent company toward greater social responsibility and to ensure workers are treated fairly. It's a rare occurrence in the technology industry, but Andrew Gainer-Dewar, a software engineer at Google and ...Read More
MINNEAPOLIS -- Last week's riots at the U.S. Capitol came on the heels of growing calls to help more people understand how democracy works and where to get reliable information. Some say it should start in the classroom. The halls of Congress were stormed by supporters of President Donald Trump, w ...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Roadless Rule became law 20 years ago today. The bedrock conservation policy halted commercial logging and the building of new roads across nearly 60 million remote acres of national forests nationwide. More than 650,000 acres of Tennessee's Cherokee National Forest are pro ...Read More
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis labor leaders and good-government groups are coming together to demand U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley's resignation. At the U.S. Capitol last week, Hawley fist-pumped the mob that shortly after stormed the building, putting members of Congress and Capitol staff at risk and injuring C ...Read More
By Isabella Garcia for Yes! Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for Public News Service Reporting for the YES! Magazine Media - Oregon News Service Collaboration PORTLAND, Oregon, August 20 - It's the 84th day of consecutive protest against police brutality and systemic racism in Portland, Oregon. ...Read More
PIERRE, S.D. -- Gov. Kristi Noem is getting involved in a legal challenge to the marijuana-legalization ballot initiative approved by South Dakota voters in November. A civil-rights group says the move adds to frustration being felt by voters in the current political environment. Last week, Noem i ...Read More
UPDATE - Jan. 13, 2021 - Lisa Montgomery died today by lethal injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind. In late-night decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed appeals-court rulings and denied other requests to postpone her scheduled execution. By Natalie Schreyer Broadcast version by S ...Read More
