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PNS Daily Newscast - March 5, 2021
New rules should speed large-scale clean-energy projects in NY; Texas' Gov. Abbott tries to shift COVID blame to release of "immigrants."
2021Talks - March 5, 2021
A marathon Senate session begins to pass COVID relief; Sanders plans a $15 minimum wage amendment; and work continues to approve Biden's cabinet choices.
Public News Service - NY: Cultural Resources
Click to downloadBUFFALO, N.Y. - Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo's assertion that a $1.3 billion cut in state education funding can be weathered without teacher layoffs, some teachers, parents, students and public-school reform advocates say the cuts are having a harmful impact on students. Events are scheduled today in
WATERTOWN, N.Y. - Without broadband Internet access, rural communities will be economically hobbled, warns a new report. However, portions of rural New York are making progress toward better high-speed access, with the help of federal stimulus money. The report by the Center for Rural Strategies, a
TROY, N.Y. - For more than 30 years, students and families in the Capitol District have been entertained - and educated - by the internationally-recognized New York State Theater Institute, known as NYSTI ("Nisty"). And its high school internships have spawned many a career in the theater arts. Stat
NEW YORK - It may be one of those "why didn't somebody think of this sooner?" ideas. Lee Klein, who writes a food blog for the Miami "New Times," admits he went a little off-topic with a recent post. He suggested the people behind the proposed Park 51 Islamic community center two blocks from the Wor
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Facebook is making its latest in a string of efforts to regain the trust of members concerned about the security of personal information on the site. The social media giant will reportedly simplify privacy control settings. Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Priv
NEW YORK - If times weren't hard enough for the nonprofits that fill in the gaps of society's so-called safety net, their recession-related funding cuts may be aggravated by proposals in many states, including New York, that they be hit with new fees and taxes, as part of states' plans to balance bu
NEW YORK - If you're stuck without a Mother's Day gift, it's not too late to get a pair of earrings that will make Mom feel good as well as look good. Mercy Corps sells Mercy Kits on its website. If you buy the $25 Women's Leadership Kit, you can send a gift card showing how your donation will help
ALBANY, N.Y. - Regulations governing charter schools don't catch financial abuses and operational flaws, warns a report released this week by the New York State United Teachers. Andrew Pallotta, the union's executive vice president, says the regulations need to be reformed, especially if the current
