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PNS Daily Newscast - January 17, 2019

Speaker Pelosi sends a message to Trump – No State of the Union in Congress while shutdown continues. Also on the Thursday rundown: federal employees in Michigan to rally against the shutdown. Plus a Green New Deal in New York raises the bar for clean energy.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has created the new position of Early Childhood Policy Adviser, a move applauded by children's groups in the state. (Darby/Twenty20)

Children’s Groups Push for CA Governor’s Budget Priorities

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

LOS ANGELES - Groups that advocate for children in California are pressing state lawmakers to fully fund Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget requests to ...Read More

New Mexico legislators begin a new session today under a court order to file an initial plan to fix the state's schools by April 15. (mcsk12nm)

NM Legislators to Hear Need to Improve Kids' Well-Being

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

SANTA FE, N.M. — As part of opening day at the 2019 New Mexico Legislature, the state's Voices for Children group will highlight its annual New ...Read More

A panel discussion with local law enforcement and state lawmakers follows the screening of a film on the consequences for children of Idaho's exemption to faith-healing practices. (Ken Lund/Flickr)

Film Screening at State Capitol Highlights Faith-Healing Child Deaths

Monday, January 14, 2019

BOISE, Idaho – A documentary screening at the Idaho State Capitol on Wednesday aims to shed light on the sometimes deadly consequences of the ...Read More

Spending time outdoors is one way to combat the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes and hypertension, all of which are higher for African Americans. (Pathways to Parks)

NC Group Promotes Diversity Among Nature Lovers

Monday, January 14, 2019

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Western North Carolina's rich public lands are open to all, and a new group has decided to go the extra mile to encourage ...Read More

The Yakima Valley Farm Worker's Clinic provides a safe place for 1,400 young people in eastern Washington to go after school. (Yakima Valley Farm Worker's Clinic)

Youth Program Advocates Make Their Case to WA Legislature

Monday, January 14, 2019

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Advocates for youth development and learning programs outside the classroom will be in Olympia on Tuesday. One priority is ...Read More

Idaho is one of only six states that doesn't invest state funds in preschool programs. (kayp/Twenty20)

Poll: Early Childhood Education "Safe Issue" for Both Parties

Friday, January 11, 2019

BOISE, Idaho – Even for a sharply divided Congress, there's one issue that could prove to be a catalyst for collaboration across the aisle ̵ ...Read More

More than 24,000 Connecticut children still have no health-insurance coverage. (Jacob Sippel/U.S. Navy)

Report: HUSKY Health Gets High Marks, Could Do More

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut is providing quality health care to more than 330,000 children but could reach more, according to a new report ...Read More

The latest census shows that more than 16 percent of American children live with a grandparent with no parent present, compared with 5 percent in 1990. (duetaz.org)

Grand-Families Increase Nearly Threefold in 30 Years

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

CONCORD, N.H. — Most grandparents look forward to an afternoon or weekend with their grandchildren. But a growing number are now raising their ...Read More

Under current law, SNAP beneficiaries aged 18-49 not raising children cannot receive benefits for more than three months in a three-year period unless they are employed or are enrolled in a job-training program. (Maxpixel)

Government Shutdown Stalls Food-Stamp Work Requirements

Monday, January 7, 2019

DENVER — The Trump administration's proposal to expand work requirements for SNAP benefits - the program formerly known as food stamps - is mean ...Read More

More than 270,000 children with disabilities attend Pennsylvania schools. (akshayapatra/pixabay)

Educators Urge Wolf to Up Funding for Special Education

Monday, January 7, 2019

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Education advocates want Gov. Tom Wolf to include increased funding in the next state budget for some of the state's most ...Read More

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