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PNS Daily Newscast - June 5, 2020
It will likely take donations to help the Twin Cities recover from damage by looters; and state and local governments look for relief in next stimulus bill.
2020Talks - June 5, 2020
Democrats and Republicans have had drastically different responses to President Trump's militarized response to protests in the nation's capital. And, new electoral maps will be drawn next year, some by legislatures and others by outside entities.
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
