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

Albany, NY - President Obama signs a bill today that will create what he calls "an army of volunteers" dedicated to addressing the nation's toughest problems. The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act will, according to the president, triple the number of "Americans helping Americans" in a time of ext

Albany, NY - One of the nation's most-enduring folksingers is also one of the Hudson River's greatest advocates, and now there is a debate over whether to name a new walkway over the river in honor of singer Pete Seeger. The structure, a former Hudson River railroad bridge, is being converted into a

New York, NY — The economic crunch, including a reduction in state assistance and public donations, has forced some New York nonprofit agencies to develop new cooperation among themselves in order to meet the needs of their clients. With the expectation that 2009 will be an even more-challengi

New York - Rupert Murdoch's New York media empire could soon get even bigger, with reports this week that his News Corporation is making a bid for Newsday, the last independent newspaper serving all of Long Island. Such an acquisition from the Tribune Corporation would complete a hat trick for the m