PNS Daily Newscast - January 27, 2021
Biden executive orders address pollution and environmental justice; health professionals note a link between climate change and human health.
2021Talks - January 27 , 2021
The Senate moves forward with Trump's impeachment trial; scholars question the legality of impeachment after an official is out of office.
Public News Service - NM: Civic Engagement

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - President-elect Joe Biden is 78-years old, and advocates for redefining retirement are encouraged by early signs that he could help overturn stereotypes faced by older people - including career women. Biden already has nominated Janet Yellen, 74, for U.S. Treasury secretary and

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- When the U.S. Congress convenes in January, a record number of women will be representing their states. Republican and Democratic women elected this year also will witness another milestone, when Kamala Harris becomes the first female and first Black vice president. Kelly Ditt

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Unless there's a landslide for one of the presidential candidates tomorrow, Americans will go to bed uncertain of the winner. And that has many fearing a "stolen election." A stolen election has been compared with fixing a deck of cards, where one player is guaranteed to come o

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The League of Women Voters of New Mexico is confident new voter registrations will increase after the state saw an almost 80% registration decline in April compared with the same month four years ago. Voter Services chair Diane Goldfarb said the nonpartisan group works to regis

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced yesterday that 35 federal agents will be deployed to Albuquerque to help combat crime, despite no request for such help. At a news conference yesterday, Trump said agents will also be sent cities in the Midwest.

SANTA FE -- With the presidential election approaching, there's renewed concern that consumers again will fall prey to "fake news" on social media. But one expert on the topic says there's a way to arm yourself against the onslaught. Nolan Higdon is a professor of history and communication at Cal

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A relief fund to help Navajo and Hopi families in the Navajo Nation cope with the coronavirus pandemic has raised more than $800,000 to date. The Navajo Nation has reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases, with the latest information showing 44 deaths. Cassandra Begay is the co

SANTA FE, N.M. -- Despite a global pandemic, it's down to the wire for New Mexico residents who want to comment on the May sale of oil and gas leases by the Bureau of Land Management. Wednesday is the end of a 10-day protest. The BLM typically requires that comments be delivered in person or by ma