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PNS Daily Newscast - April 25, 2019
The Supreme Court considers U.S. Census citizenship – we have a pair of reports. Also, on the Wednesday rundown: a look at how poor pay and benefits can threaten the success of preschoolers. And, the Nevada Assembly votes to restore felon’s voting rights.
Archive: August 11, 2014
FRANKFORT, Ky. - The state of Kentucky has laws requiring immunizations for students in child care and school, but that doesn't mean there's full participation. Most recent data shows the immunization rate dropped in 2012. Kentucky's deputy commissioner for public health, Dr. Kraig Humbaugh, calls ...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Plans to transform a defunct stretch of railroad into a second cross-state bicycle-and-walking path are picking up speed, and could be finalized within the next few weeks. Brent Hugh, executive director of the Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation, said turning the Rock Isl ...Read More
MADISON, Wis. – The future of economic progress in Wisconsin is being questioned in a new report from the Wisconsin Budget Project, which shows state lawmakers may be hindering the tradition of investing in education and other assets that contribute to business growth and development. Resear ...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Going back to school after summer break can quite literally be a headache for some Ohio children. Dr. Nick DeBlasio, a pediatrician at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, says about 10 percent of school-aged children and more than 15 percent of teens experience pe ...Read More
NEW YORK - "It's time for a revolution," says Graham Nash, of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, who fears for an America that's become divided into "haves and have-nothings." The outspoken musician and activist was in New York talking about some of the views expressed in an autobiography that time-travels ...Read More
PHOENIX – Arizona leads the nation for its percentage of applicants for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, according to a new study by the Migration Policy Institute. DACA can provide temporary legal status for some undocumented immigrants. Jeanne Batalova is seni ...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. – The number of people who don't have health insurance in New Mexico has dropped by 5 percent since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) started at the first of the year, according to a recent Gallup poll. The research shows the state's uninsured rate fell from 20 percent to 15 perce ...Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Oftentimes, the issue of hunger is associated with people in inner cities, where the cost of living tends to be high. But a new study shows some of the greatest need can be found where America's food supply is grown and raised. Jon Bailey, director of rural public policy p ...Read More
