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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: July 26, 2007
Click to downloadMake less money and in exchange, get something down the Road. It's a common deal for California teachers. In exchange, they're promised health insurance after they retire. But because of rising medical costs, some school and college districts are considering cutting retiree health care. California F ...Read More
Despite threats of a presidential veto, farm leaders from across the nation are in Washington D.C. this week to keep close tabs on the progress of the next farm bill. It's scheduled for debate on the House floor Thursday. South Dakota Farmers Union president Doug Sombke says the bill isn't perfect, ...Read More
The U.S. House today takes up legislation with major implications for farmers, rural communities, consumers and trade policy - a new five year farm bill. Minnesota Farmers Union president Doug Peterson is in Washington to watch the proceedings. A priority for him is the renewal of a policy ensuring ...Read More
It's crunch time for New Hampshire's "Healthy Kids." Congress and President Bush are headed for a showdown over renewal of the State-Children's Health Insurance Program, also known as the S-CHIP. Caught between them are 6,000 Granite State low-income children whose families are poor enough for Congr ...Read More
A decade-long effort to expand wilderness protections around Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge is one step closer to reality today. The Senate Natural Resources Committee unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that adds almost 125,000 acres of wilderness protections and safeguards 80 miles of desig ...Read More
The Americans With Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 with the goal of eliminating discrimination against people with disabilities. It was designed to give people with disabilities a chance to be judged fairly, so everyone wanting a job had equal opportunity to get one. Jim Moench with the North Da ...Read More
Proposed state Division of Natural Resources rules would require oil and gas drillers to "walk softly" in West Virginia state forests and the deadline for public comments is Friday at noon. The new rules would require drillers to limit road-building, prevent erosion, protect wildlife, and give earli ...Read More
