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PNS Daily Newscast - April 16, 2024
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CO families must sign up to get $120 per child for food through Summer EBT; No Jurors Picked on First Day of Trump's Manhattan Criminal Trial; virtual ballot goes live to inform Hoosiers; It's National Healthcare Decisions Day.

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2024Talks - April 16, 2024
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Former president Trump's hush money trial begins. Indigenous communities call on the U.N. to shut down a hazardous pipeline. And SCOTUS will hear oral arguments about whether prosecutors overstepped when charging January 6th insurrectionists.

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The Yonder Report - April 11, 2024
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Housing advocates fear rural low-income folks who live in aging USDA housing could be forced out, small towns are eligible for grants to enhance civic participation, and North Carolina's small and Black-owned farms are helped by new wind and solar revenues.

WY: Smoking Prevention

More than 60% of rural counties lack a psychiatrist, and almost half do not have a psychologist, compared with 27% and 19% of urban counties, respectively. (Adobe Stock)
Addressing Challenges to Behavioral Health Care in Rural Wyoming

A new report spotlights some of the challenges to accessing behavioral health care for the one in seven Americans who live in rural areas. Kendall …

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States that expanded Medicaid coverage have seen improved rates for colorectal, prostate and cervical cancer screenings compared with non-expansion states. (Pixabay)
Advocates: Medicaid Expansion Would Benefit Cancer Patients

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Senate has until Wednesday to advance the Medical Treatment Opportunity Act, which cleared the House last week…

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Research shows that youth and young adults who use e-cigarettes are more likely to use other tobacco products, including traditional cigarettes. (NeedPix)
Wyoming Lawmakers, Health Experts Gather to Address Vaping Risks

CASPER, Wyo. – Wyoming teens' rising use of e-cigarettes, a relatively new nicotine delivery system also known as vaping, was the central topic …

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A recent study by the Food and Drug Administration found that a quarter of all high school students used e-cigarettes in 2019, up five percentage points from last year. (Ethan Parsa/Pixabay)
New Research Shows E-Cigarettes Not Healthy Alternative

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – In the wake of recent reports of fatal lung illness connected with the use of e-cigarettes new research seems to confirm …

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New U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows that overall tobacco use among teens is on the rise, largely due to growing e-cigarette use. (TBEC Review/Wikimedia Commons)
Cheyenne City Council Weighs Impacts, Benefits of E-Cigarettes

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – On Monday, Cheyenne's city council is expected to vote on a measure that would add e-cigarettes to the city's smoke-free …

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A $1-per-pack cigarette tax increase is projected to generate over $20 million in new state revenue, and save Wyoming nearly $100 million in health-care costs. (Lindsay Fox/Flickr)
Wyo. Lawmakers Consider $1 Cigarette Tax Hike

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – State lawmakers are set to meet this week to review a proposal to raise tobacco taxes, including a $1-per-pack hike for …

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Each year, studies show, 300 kids in Wyoming start smoking. At current rates, 12,000 kids in the state alive today are expected to die prematurely from a tobacco-related illness. (Vborodinova/Pixabay)
Groups Push Tobacco Tax for Wyoming Health and Revenue

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Volunteers with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to pass …

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GRAPHIC: The new CDC National Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows 17 percent of Wyoming teens admit to smoking. The national rate is 15.7 percent. Photo credit: DrugAbuse.gov.
CDC: WYO Teen Smoking Rate Above National Average

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time spent at computers and other tech devices. That's the …

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Reports Finds New Kinds of Tobacco Lures for Kids

CASPER, Wyo. - Wyoming is one of the top states in the nation for its high youth tobacco-use rate, according to the federal Centers for Disease …

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PHOTO: A diagram of an ischemic stroke. Courtesy of the American Heart Association.
World Stroke Day - 3rd Leading Cause of Death in WY

CASPER, Wyo. - A reminder for Wyomingites: There's no time to waste when it comes to stroke. Today is World Stroke Day. Justin Bell, government …

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American Heart Association Outlines Seven Steps to a Healthier Heart

CASPER, Wyo. - Sometimes there's a big gap between perception and reality when judging one's own health. According to a recent American Heart …

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Cancer Survivor: Get Tested, for Your Family's Sake

CASPER, Wyo. - Don't tell colon cancer survivor Robert Webster that it's a disease that only strikes people age 50 and older. His daughter was also …

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