Public News Service - Social Issues

Columbus, OH - Payday lending is coming under fire in Ohio, with growing calls for lawmakers to regulate the industry. Tom Allio, with the Ohio ...Read More

Morgantown, WV - Miners' lives are at stake, according to supporters of new proposals in Congress who are urging updates to the nation's mine safety ...Read More

Ohio's plan to offer health coverage to more kids might be eliminated by new rules from the White House. The state budget passed this year would use ...Read More

Mother Nature is taking a toll on Latin America this disaster season, and that has Oregon-based relief workers scrambling to meet the growing needs ...Read More

More time in the schoolhouse could mean fewer trips to the "Big House." A coalition of police chiefs, sheriffs, district attorneys, violence victims ...Read More

A Northwest humanitarian group is mobilizing to help two areas hit by natural disasters in the past week. Mercy Corps is ready to assist Hurricane ...Read More

It's been a busy disaster season around the globe, which inevitably means a hectic time for relief workers. This month, Hurricane Dean and a major ...Read More

“Political tourists” are making Wisconsin one of their top destinations for out-of-state campaign contributions. A new report from the ...Read More

A warning to homeowners in the midst of a spreading credit crisis and the growing threat of foreclosure. Con artists are preying on these homeowners ...Read More

Religion in public schools does not have to be controversial, according to a constitutional expert in Montana this week. Dr. Charles Haynes, with the ...Read More