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: May 18, 2012

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. – Communities in Central Minnesota face frequent exposure to multiple pesticides in the air they breathe, according to a new report. Linda Wells, Midwest organizer for the Pesticide Action Network (PANNA) says some concerned residents asked for the monitoring, which found a ...Read More

CONCORD, N. H. – Healthcare, housing, and women's issues - those topics are just a taste of what's on the agenda at this weekend's 2012 New Hampshire Progressive Summit. Zandra Rice-Hawkins, executive director of summit co-sponsor Granite State Progress, believes many policies of the past few ...Read More

CHICAGO – All eyes are on Illinois this weekend, as diplomats, police officers and protesters converge on Chicago for the NATO summit. Starting today, the weekend activities also include a Counter-Summit for Peace and Economic Justice organized by a coalition of peace, faith and economic justi ...Read More

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Senate worked Thursday on a bill aimed at slowing the spiraling costs of health care. The progress on addressing dozens of amendments to the measure was watched closely - and with notable optimism in some quarters. One theme likely to emerge when and if the legislation is ...Read More