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PNS Daily Newscast - January 18, 2019. 


A blockbuster storm forecast to bring major snowfall to the Midwest today, Northeast over the weekend. Also on the Friday rundown: Women’s Marches planned across the nation tomorrow; plus Democrats slog through Iowa on path to the White House.

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Civil Rights

Government data shows that the number of abortions in the United States dropped by 24 percent from 2006 to 2015. (aclu-wy.org)
Opponents of SD Abortion Bill Say Intimidation is the Goal
Friday, January 18, 2019
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota has some of the most restrictive laws in the nation regarding abortion, but state legislators will consider a ...Read More
Local officials claim environmental justice and climate change are the new civil rights issues of our day. (Public Domain Pictures)
Officials Celebrate MLK Day by Pushing for Environmental Change
Friday, January 18, 2019
RICHMOND, Va. – On Tuesday next week, civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. will be honored on his 90th birthday. In Virginia, local ...Read More
Proposed reforms to New York's election laws include early voting, online and automatic registration, and more. (BigGirlCamera/Twenty20)
2019 Could Be the Year for NY Election Reform
Monday, January 14, 2019
NEW YORK – Good government groups are hopeful that the New York State Legislature finally will pass long overdue election law reforms. They ...Read More
Employees at the federal prison in Tallahassee and other facilities around the state are working without paychecks. (Ichigo121212/Pixabay)
Workers, Prison Safety Compromised in Shutdown
Monday, January 14, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As federal employees go into their second pay period without a paycheck, desperation to make ends meet could pose serious ...Read More
Lake County, Fla., Sheriff Willis McCall and an unidentified man stand next to Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Charles Greenlee. The three were accused of rape in 1949, along with a fourth man. (State Archives of Florida)
After Pardon, Will 'Groveland Four' Be Exonerated?
Monday, January 14, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Nearly 70 years after being accused of raping a white woman, four African-American men were posthumously pardoned on Friday ...Read More
Prior to passage of Iowa's 2012
Iowa's 'Ag-Gag' Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Thursday, January 10, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa's so-called ag-gag law that criminalized efforts to expose violations related to animal cruelty and food safety has ...Read More
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer displays the LGBTQ anti-discrimination executive directive after a signing ceremony on Monday. (Jim Murray/Equality MI)
LGBT Groups Celebrate as Governor Signs Non-Discrimination Directive
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
LANSING, Mich. — Civil-rights groups are celebrating a new directive from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that bans discrimination against LGBTQ people ...Read More
Border wall prototypes stand in McAllen, Texas, as the government remains in partial shutdown over a standoff about funding for a border wall. (U.S. Customs & Border Patrol)
Shutdown Affects Florida's Immigration-Hearing Backlog
Friday, January 4, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – President Donald Trump's partial government shutdown to secure a southern border wall has increased the strain on the U.S ...Read More
The Clean Missouri amendment took effect January 1, but has been criticized by Gov. Mike Parson. (Benjamin Singer)
Advocates to MO Legislature: Leave Amendment 1 Alone
Friday, January 4, 2019
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Hands off Amendment 1. That's the message from supporters of the "Clean Missouri' ballot initiative to state lawmakers ...Read More
Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Act now allows records of some old criminal convictions to be sealed. (Activedia/Pixabay)
For Those with Criminal Records, New Year Can Bring Clean Slate
Friday, December 28, 2018
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Many Pennsylvanians with old criminal records are now eligible to have those records sealed. The first phase of the state's ...Read More
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