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PNS Daily Newscast - January 21, 2019
Could the nation’s airports be the next pressure points in the government shutdown? Also on our Monday rundown: Calls go out to improve food safety; and a new report renews calls for solutions to Detroit’s water woes.
Public News Service - FL: Health Issues
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As election day approaches, health care is proving to be a major issue on voters' minds, in Florida and around the country – especially the rights of people with pre-existing conditions. About 27 percent of Americans ages 18 to 64 have some kind of pre-existing heal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - When campaigning in Florida, candidates know to take folks age 50 and older seriously, since they can make or break a candidate's chances of winning - and senior advocates say they're looking for more than lip service. A recent AARP/Politico poll confirmed that Social Security,
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's abortion battle continues with pro-choice groups calling for the aggressive regulation of so-called crisis pregnancy centers. A new state law provides taxpayer dollars to the nearly 200 faith-based organizations that purport to offer counseling to pregnant women
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As Florida kids get their back-to-school health checkups, a new statewide coalition is calling on parents and policymakers to support what it calls "science-based" immunization policies. Immunize Florida is a grassroots network of parents, health-care professionals and co
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Affordable Care Act – or "Obamacare" – has managed to weather the storm despite ongoing attempts by President Donald Trump to dismantle his predecessor's landmark achievement. The latest attempt to chip away at the law includes an announcement by the Trump
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Abortion rights advocates hold a news conference and demonstration in front of Florida's Supreme Court on Thursday to call on U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson to reject President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The groups argue tha
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Farmworkers are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to make pesticide safety training mandatory across the agricultural industry. The Obama administration updated pesticide training rules in 2015. To date, the information that would provide the dos-
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida's Medical Cannabis Registry reached a milestone recently with more than 100,000 patients signed up for treatment. Advocates of cannabis use say that number would've been four times as much if it weren't for state officials searching for ways to restrict use. Nearly
