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PNS Daily Newscast - April 18, 2019 


The DOJ and Bill Barr said to plan on Mueller time – without Mueller. Also on the Thursday rundown: The Keystone State considers cap and trade. Plus, the RECLAIM Act aims to invest in coal communities.

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Nebraska's 150,000 immigrants paid nearly $950 million in taxes in 2017. (Jonathan McIntosh/Wikimedia Commons)
Scholarship Campaign Launched for Undocumented Students
Thursday, April 18, 2019
LINCOLN, Neb. — On Wednesday at the Nebraska Civil Rights Conference in Lincoln, a national campaign was launched to pave the way for more ...Read More
A new package of bills on LBGTQ adoption would reverse laws passed in 2015. (Adobe Stock)
LGBTQ Groups Praise New Adoption Anti-Discrimination Bills
Thursday, April 18, 2019
LANSING, Mich. — LGBTQ advocates are speaking out in favor of three bills just introduced in the state Legislature that would outlaw ...Read More
The Iowa chapter of the ACLU was founded in 1935, 15 years after the national organization. (ACLU of Iowa)
ACLU 100 Experience Comes to Iowa
Thursday, April 11, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa – A two-day exhibition highlighting accomplishments of the American Civil Liberties Union ahead of its 100th anniversary next ...Read More
Opponents say a bill headed to Gov. Holcomb's desk is aimed at silencing environmental protestors.(Fibonacci Blue/Flickr)
Holcomb Urged to Veto Anti-Protest Bill
Monday, April 8, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS — Groups representing tens of thousands of Hoosiers are asking Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto a bill they say infringes on the ...Read More
Proposed changes to Florida's ballot initiative process would require the name of the initiative sponsor and the percentage of money raised from in-state sources to be listed by the amendment's campaign organizers. (Twenty20)
Concerns Mount Over Restrictions to Citizen Ballot Initiatives
Monday, April 8, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Legislature is considering bills that would restrict grassroots citizen engagement. For decades, Floridians ...Read More
Illinois has one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation for African Americans, according to a new analysis. (StockSnap/Pixabay)
Black Unemployment Rate an Issue for Illinois
Friday, April 5, 2019
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – While all racial and ethnic groups are making gains in employment, new data reveals African Americans in Illinois are still ...Read More
Opponents of North Dakota's civil forfeiture laws say police have a
Reform Supporters Question ND Civil Forfeiture Bill
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
BISMARCK, N.D. — Supporters of a bill to strengthen North Dakota's civil-forfeiture laws are dismayed by changes made to the measure. ...Read More
In 2013, African-American students made up 15 percent of all students in Pennsylvania, but 35 percent of those in AEDY programs. (ludi/Pixabay)
Victory for PA Students with Disabilities, English Learners
Thursday, March 28, 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and Pennsylvania's Department of Education will mean significant changes in ...Read More
The policy allows state police to question immigration status if they believe a law has been broken. (© <a href=Michael Jastremski for openphoto.net)">
Critics Say State Police ICE Policy Undermines Public Safety
Monday, March 25, 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Civil liberties advocates fear a new immigration enforcement policy adopted by Pennsylvania State Police will enable ...Read More
A 2016 poll found that about 70 percent of Kentuckians agree the capital-punishment system risks executing the innocent. (@annie29/Twenty20)
Momentum Builds Across Party Lines to Abolish Death Penalty
Friday, March 22, 2019
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Thirty lawmakers from all sides of the political spectrum are co-sponsoring a bill to abolish the death penalty in Kentucky ...Read More
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