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PNS Daily Newscast - March 5, 2021
New rules should speed large-scale clean-energy projects in NY; Texas' Gov. Abbott tries to shift COVID blame to release of "immigrants."
2021Talks - March 5, 2021
A marathon Senate session begins to pass COVID relief; Sanders plans a $15 minimum wage amendment; and work continues to approve Biden's cabinet choices.
Archive: August 29, 2011
Click to downloadST. PAUL, Minn. - When most people hear the words "Title IX," they think of the requirement for equality of the sexes in school sports, but the law has other implications, as well. Brigid Riley, executive director of Teenwise Minnesota, says because of Title IX, schools must provide the same educati ...Read More
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Developing a road map to guide the way to a healthier Kentucky is the goal of an ongoing collaborative effort among those who get care, give care, purchase care, and pay for care. Kentucky Voices for Health, a coalition of over 250 groups and individuals, recently hosted a confere ...Read More
LANSING, Mich. - Like it or not, health care reform is now law, and it seems some insurance carriers in Michigan don't like it, or at least a portion of the Affordable Care Act called the "Medical Loss Ratio" (MLR). According to the MLR, insurers are only allowed to keep 20 cents of every dollar su ...Read More
NEW YORK - Emergency evacuation decisions are tougher for people with disabilities because they need to be sure they are fleeing to shelters that they can get in and out of and use. In the wake of Hurricane Irene, there are allegations today that the City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) fell sh ...Read More
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The State of South Dakota collects a 4 percent sales tax on food, and to offset that outlay for low-income families, a program was implemented to provide rebates on the tax. While there are 42,000 families that would qualify for the program, Cathy Brechtelsbauer, volunteer coordi ...Read More
HOUSTON - With approval of Congress by the American public at a dismal 13 percent, representatives are buffering themselves from angry constituents. The August recess is normally town-hall-meeting season, but a recent survey found only 44 percent of U.S. House members are hosting public events, thou ...Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California kids are heading back to school, and soon some of them will be asked to dissect frogs in science classes. A California-based group says however that not only are the frog dissections unnecessary and unethical, but they're also contributing to the depletion of wild fro ...Read More
