PNS Daily Newscast - January 20, 2021
On this Inauguration Day, civil-rights groups urge Congress to pass the "For the People Act;" Leader McConnell puts blame on Trump for riots at the U.S. Capitol.
2020Talks - January 20, 2021
The nation honors lives lost to COVID; America's 46th President set to take office; and the Senate begins confirmation hearings for Biden's cabinet.
Archive: January 6, 2016

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. - When more than 800 growers of fresh produce gather for their annual conference later this month in Wisconsin Dells, a big topic for workshops and discussions will be diversification of crops. So says Anna Maenner, who coordinates the conference, which gets under way Jan. 24 ...Read More

BOISE, Idaho - Some of the ideas behind the standoff in Oregon this week, in which anti-government protesters have seized buildings on a federal wildlife refuge, have been floating around for years in Idaho. More than 60 percent of the Gem State is comprised of federally owned land. A few years ago ...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohioans working to end gun violence are commending President Obama for taking steps to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. The president on Tuesday announced several executive actions on guns in response to a series of mass shootings in recent years. Toby Hoover, founde ...Read More

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana state legislative session has begun, and one group is hoping lawmakers will keep hard-working Hoosiers in mind. The Indiana Institute for Working Families has released its priority list for 2016, and the group's program manager, Jessica Fraser, said the focus needs to be ...Read More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - While some high-profile incidents have brought increased public scrutiny to police and other first responders, advocates say it's important to remember these are public servants who train to lay down their lives for their fellow citizens. Gov. Rick Scott has designated this as F ...Read More

NEW YORK - Advocates for the homeless want the state to do better than make statements about taking the homeless off the streets when the weather gets cold. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday announced an executive order allowing authorities to remove homeless individuals from the streets, by force if nec ...Read More

NEW YORK - Gov. Andrew Cuomo's drive to make New York the first state in the nation to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour for state employees is getting support from an unexpected segment of the population: millionaires. Whenever a hike in the minimum wage is proposed, the opposing voices most o ...Read More

DENVER - The Bureau of Land Management is holding firm on its Friday deadline for public comments on a draft plan to cancel or reshape some 65 oil and gas leases in the White River National Forest. Officials from Mesa County asked the BLM for a 45-day extension after previously boycotting public me ...Read More