PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - December 19, 2025
New report finds apprenticeships increasing for WA; TN nursing shortage slated to continue amid federal education changes; NC college students made away of on-campus resources to fight food insecurity; DOJ will miss deadline to release all Epstein files; new program provides glasses to visually impaired Virginians; Line 5 pipeline fight continues in Midwest states; and NY Gov. Kathy Hochul agrees to sign medical aid in dying bill in early 2026.
2025Talks - December 19, 2025
Legal fights over free speech, federal power, and public accountability take center stage as courts, campuses and communities confront the reach of government authority.
The Yonder Report - December 18, 2025
States are waiting to hear how much money they'll get from the Rural Health Transformation Program, the DHS is incentivizing local law enforcement to join the federal immigration crackdown and Texas is creating its own Appalachian Trail.












