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PNS Daily News - December 13, 2019
Brexit wins at the polls in the U.K.; major changes come to New England immigration courts today; and more than a million acres in California have been cleared for oil and gas drilling.
2020Talks - December 13, 2013
The House passes legislation to reign in drug prices, Sen. Bernie Sanders is on the upswing, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang plays Iowa congressional candidate J.D. Scholten - who's running against long-time incumbent Steve King - in a game of basketball.
Archive: March 18, 2016
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Whether it's the casino, bingo or scratch-off lottery tickets, the state estimates that thousands of Minnesotans struggle with gambling addiction. March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and the state's Department of Human Services is urging gamblers' loved ones to seek help. B ...Read More
INDIANAPOLIS - Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with customers in 25 countries on six continents. But it's now in financial trouble and has said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it's likely to file soon for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Pe ...Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It's Sunshine Week, when civic groups focus on the need for open government and celebrate the Freedom of Information laws, including those in Illinois. According to a report released this week by state Attorney General Lisa Madigan, her office in 2015 helped resolve a majority o ...Read More
DENVER - A bill that would ban mental-health professionals licensed in Colorado from engaging in so-called "conversion therapy" with a patient younger than age 18 is headed to the state Senate after clearing the House on Thursday. Laura Reinsch, political director for the group One Colorado, praise ...Read More
DES MONIES, Iowa - While Iowa, Iowa State and the University of Northern Iowa traveled out of state to play in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, some of the best-known teams in the country came to Des Moines for the first time. The Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines is hosting second- and ...Read More
PHOENIX - Regulated utility companies in Arizona are pursuing a new way to charge their customers that could significantly increase the average electric bill. Consumer advocates say the utilities are quietly pushing a plan before the Arizona Corporation Commission that would radically change how bi ...Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The budget passed by the General Assembly on Wednesday falls far short of providing what Pennsylvania schools need, according to education advocates. More than eight months after the budget was due, lawmakers have sent Gov. Tom Wolf a supplemental budget bill that would increase K ...Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Parents and patients celebrated in Harrisburg on Wednesday as a bill to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana passed in the House. After intense debate and consideration of some 200 amendments, the bill was passed with broad, bipartisan support. As co-founder of the group C ...Read More
