Public News Service - Social Issues

Charleston, WV – West Virginians are invited to view the inauguration of the first African-American president on TVs and the big screen at the ...Read More

Philadelphia, PA - These tough economic times have cost thousands of Philadelphians their water service because they can't afford ever-increasing ...Read More

"Community Organizer" was an item on Barack Obama's resume as he ran for president, and it's job experience that his opponents mocked. Now, on Martin ...Read More

Kansas City, MO - Parents naturally worry that social networking sites might put youngsters' private lives in a fishbowl, and new research now shows ...Read More

Denver, CO – The growing cost of health care could force many of Colorado's small businesses to close, threatening 40 percent of the state's ...Read More

Portland, OR – The number of homeless people across Oregon has risen nearly nine percent over the past two years. A new report by the National ...Read More

Chicago, IL – More and more Illinoisans are looking for shelter as the economy worsens and they lose their homes. A report released by Housing ...Read More

Richmond, VA - Lawmakers in the General Assembly meet at 7 a.m. today - January 19th, a federal holiday - to discuss redrawing Virginia's political ...Read More

Las Vegas, NV – Some states are better positioned than others to profit from the Obama administration's plan to create 3.7 million jobs by ...Read More

Pierre, SD - South Dakota educators, despite a slowing economy, are hopeful education will remain a top priority when state lawmakers return to ...Read More