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PNS Daily Newscast - March 5, 2021
New rules should speed large-scale clean-energy projects in NY; Texas' Gov. Abbott tries to shift COVID blame to release of "immigrants."
2021Talks - March 5, 2021
A marathon Senate session begins to pass COVID relief; Sanders plans a $15 minimum wage amendment; and work continues to approve Biden's cabinet choices.
Archive: October 29, 2020
Click to downloadASHEVILLE, N.C. -- More North Carolina families are struggling to buy food, yet Congress continues to stall on another round of House-passed coronavirus relief that would provide $10 billion for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Amy Cantrell, co-director of the community resourc ...Read More
STANLEY, Idaho -- Critics in central Idaho don't want a cellphone tower to be part of the view of the region's iconic Sawtooth Mountains. Groups are requesting the Idaho Land Board reconsider New Cingular Wireless's lease to AT&T to build a 195-foot cell tower on a parcel of state endowment land wi ...Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Lots of people are getting a jump start on holiday shopping because they want to compensate for any COVID-related shipping delays. This week, consumer advocates are warning about a proliferation of online shopping scams. One thing to watch out for are ads on social media such as ...Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Recent polling shows Social Security and Medicare are top issues for older voters of both parties in Pennsylvania, and their votes could decide the election. The poll, conducted by AARP, shows 88% of older voters are more likely to support candidates who promise to protect Social ...Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Across the U.S., absentee ballots are being mailed in at historic levels. That's created questions about more rejected votes because of mistakes, and whether that will affect the election outcome in battleground states like Iowa. But the Iowa Secretary of State said there's no ...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Absentee voting in Tennessee has surged during the pandemic, prompting questions about how long it might take for election officials to tally votes. Dawn Schluckebier, advocacy and government relations director for the nonpartisan nonprofit Think Tennessee, said so far, more th ...Read More
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Older Americans are getting reminders about the Medicare enrollment period, which is now underway. But unlike other years, their renewal comes during a pandemic and related economic crisis. Eligible North Dakotans are urged to carefully consider what works for their budget. Doree ...Read More
MINNEAPOLIS -- Political debates in Minnesota have included a common component in recent years: noted differences between geographic areas. But new findings from a research group show most parts of the state are seeing similar trends, while dealing with many of the same challenges. Ellen Wolter, r ...Read More
