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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: July 1, 2014
Click to downloadCOLUMBUS, Ohio – Education leaders from Ohio and around the nation are gathered in Denver, Colorado, this week to explore the issues facing students, schools, and teachers. Ohio Education Association President Becky Higgins is at the National Education Association's (NEA) Annual Meeting and R ...Read More
SHELTER ISLAND, N.Y. - Two baby bald eagles are beginning to "take wing" on Long Island, and could be soaring in time to celebrate Independence Day later this week. The bald eagle nest at the Nature Conservancy's Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island has been monitored from afar for months. The pres ...Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision on Monday some types of workers don't have to pay union dues if they don't want to be union members. The Illinois case involved home-care aides whose clients' services are paid for by the state, but who aren't technically state emplo ...Read More
INDIANAPOLIS - Fireworks and the Fourth of July may go hand-in-hand, but Hoosiers are being reminded to use common sense when celebrating this week. Consumer fireworks such as firecrackers, bottle rockets, and roman candles are legal in Indiana, but State Fire Marshal James Greeson says they are sti ...Read More
PHOENIX - Family-planning advocates in Arizona are reacting to Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that favors Hobby Lobby in its objection, on religious grounds, to paying for insurance coverage for certain contraceptive procedures for its employees under the Affordable Care Act. The five-to-four ...Read More
LANSING, Mich. - Extreme heat could change the face of agriculture in Michigan. New research outlines the financial impacts businesses face in the coming years if action is not taken to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The report from the Risky Business Project predicts a two-degree jump in ...Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois is showing significant improvement in helping older residents live independently at home as they age, according to a new scorecard from AARP. The state ranks 15th in the nation when it comes to the long-term care needs of older residents. David Vinkler, associate state ...Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Small airplanes are flying over Northern Illinois this week as part of a summer battle to stop a destructive pest. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is spraying about 38,000 acres at nine sites to stop the spread of the gypsy moth. State plant and pesticide specialist ...Read More
