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PNS Daily Newscast - March 8, 2021
Nationwide protests in advance of the trial for the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd; Judicial districts amendment faces bipartisan skepticism in PA.
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: January 7, 2021
Click to downloadAUSTIN, Texas -- A university in the Texas Panhandle is partnering with area high schools, community colleges and other organizations to generate more career opportunities through the AmeriCorps program. West Texas A&M University said collaboration with AmeriCorps will encourage young people to bui ...Read More
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa -- In the wake of Wednesday's riots at the U.S. Capitol, an Iowa pastor said the country needs to fully address its past so it can move on from tensions he feels are tied to white privilege. From social media to political commentators, observations were made about how the mostly-w ...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lawmakers vowed to complete their official acceptance of states' electoral votes last night, after protestors delayed the process in Congress that confirms President-elect Joe Biden's win. The angry mob surrounded and breached the U.S. Capitol, in protests that left one person d ...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Public-interest groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the agency's re-approval of products containing dicamba, a herbicide controversial for its tendency to drift into neighboring fields and damage farmers' crops and homeowners' gardens. Last fall, the ...Read More
HELENA, Mont. -- Suicide takes a heavy toll on Montana. In this session, lawmakers are considering efforts to strengthen the state's Suicide Prevention Program. House Bill 70 is in front of the House Health and Human Services Committee today. It would modernize the prevention program and revise th ...Read More
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska's 107th Legislature kicked off yesterday, and a coalition of some 100 nonprofits have launched a new online portal to connect lawmakers with Nebraskans experiencing unprecedented economic hardship in the wake of the COVID-19 public health crisis. Laurie Ponce Lage, directo ...Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday while Congress was certifying the results of the 2020 election. The pro-Trump crowd was in Washington D.C. to oppose the election's outcome. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, was in the Senate chamber when the proceedings were halted. H ...Read More
NEW YORK -- Conservationists hope to overturn a last-minute rule change by the outgoing Trump administration they say drastically undermines protections for migratory birds. The final rule, announced Tuesday, would change enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It would shield the oil and ga ...Read More
