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PNS Daily Newscast - January 21, 2020
As the Biden presidency begins, voter suppression remains a pressing issue; faith leaders see an opportunity to reduce extremism.
2020Talks - January 21, 2021
Inauguration yields swift action: Joe Biden becomes 46th president and Kamala Harris vice president -- the first woman, African-American, and person of South Indian descent in this role. Harris seats new senators; Biden signs slew of executive actions and gets first Cabinet confirmation through the Senate.
Archive: March 25, 2016
Click to downloadFRANKFORT, Ky. - Legislation that would end mandatory state safety training for mine foremen is just a House vote away from passage in the Kentucky General Assembly. The upper chamber passed Senate Bill 224, 26 to 10, last week. It would allow mine foremen to get safety training from an independ ...Read More
DENVER - The Obama Administration is calling for national coordinated action to address the growing threats to food supplies and local economies from widespread drought. James Eklund, director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, is also Gov. John Hickenlooper's representative for the Colorad ...Read More
NEW YORK – Raising New York's minimum wage to $15 an hour would be a real boon to immigrant workers, according to a new report. The Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) says minimum-wage workers would see their annual income increase by almost $5,000. David Dyssegaard Kallick, director of FPI's Immi ...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. - Health officials in New Mexico say childhood obesity in the state has decreased by 16 percent over the past five years, both in kindergartners and third graders. Despite the progress, however, the state's Department of Health says that means more than one-in-three third graders an ...Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. - As income-tax season winds down, some Oregonians who have already filed might be wondering where their state tax refunds are. About one in three returns was flagged for manual review in February, more than double the usual amount. Manual reviews lengthen processing time, in some ...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. - What might best be described as a "roofers' charity" is now taking nominations in Virginia for folks who may need a new roof at no cost and the whole process is open and very community-run. No Roof Left Behind is a group of roofing contractors in 70 communities, including two in Vir ...Read More
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A ruling that two state judicial candidates can use public financing for their campaigns may be a sign that public money is the "new normal" for those races. On Wednesday, the West Virginia Supreme Court cleared the way for Brent Benjamin and Bill Wooten to get $500,000 each to ...Read More
HELENA, Mont. - Progressive voting advocates are praising this week's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to keep Montana's Republican primary open, for now. The state Republican party is suing to have a closed primary, in which only registered Republicans could vote. Under current state law, any ...Read More
