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PNS Daily Newscast - April 19, 2024
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Tribal advocates keep up legal pressure for fair political maps; 12-member jury sworn in for Trump's historic criminal trial; the importance of healthcare decision planning; and a debt dilemma: poll shows how many people wrestle with college costs.

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2024Talks - April 19, 2024
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Civil rights activists say a court ruling could end the right to protest in three southern states, a federal judge lets January 6th lawsuits proceed against former President Trump, and police arrest dozens at a Columbia University Gaza protest.

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The Yonder Report - April 18, 2024

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

ID: Census

Meetings on redistricting in Idaho began in the State Capitol on Sept. 1. (Devin Allphin/Adobe Stock)
As ID Redistricting Sprints to Finish, Latinx Coalition Urges Engagement

BOISE, Idaho - Redistricting is happening fast in Idaho, and one group wants to ensure the state's Latinx voices are heard in this process. The …

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Nearly 240,000 Idahoans identify as Hispanic or Latino, according to the 2020 U.S. census. (mmg1design/Adobe Stock)
ID Grows More Diverse, But Not Its Redistricting Commission

BOISE, Idaho - The redistricting process begins today in Idaho, and some are raising concerns that the commission overseeing it doesn't reflect the …

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The 2020 census can be filled out online this year. (dennizn/Adobe Stock)
ID Immigrant Groups Face Barriers to Accurate Census Count

BOISE, Idaho -- Amid a global pandemic, the once-a-decade census of Americans goes on, and there's a focus on ensuring that young children are …

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Since 1994, Idaho's redistricting commission has been made up of three Republicans and three Democrats. (Kevin Rank/Flickr)
ID Legislators Eye Partisan Change to How Districts are Drawn

BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho lawmakers are considering a change to how legislative districts are drawn. It could have big consequences when the voting map …

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The 2020 Census begins in less than a year. (14ktgold/Adobe Stock)
Citizenship Question Could Impact 2020 Census in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho – Idaho has a lot riding on an accurate 2020 Census count, but concerns are growing that a citizenship question could skew results…

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Idaho's low participation rate in early education fails to set kids up for success later in their academic lives, according to a new report. (Idaho National Laboratory/Flickr)
Idaho Makes Gains in Child Well-Being; Progress Still Needed

BOISE, Idaho – Idaho is making gains in critical areas of children's well-being and ranks 21st in the nation, according to an annual report …

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PHOTO: The wage gap between men and women in Idaho is more than $10,000 a year. Photo credit: Microsoft Images
Report: Wage Gap Costs Idaho Women $10,000 a Year

BOISE, Idaho - Today is Equal Pay Day, the point at which the average pay for a woman in the U.S. catches up to the average of what a man made last …

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