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PNS Daily Newscast - February 20, 2019 


Sen. Bernie Sanders enters the 2020 race for president. Also on the Wednesday rundown: Tuition or meals? We take you to a state where college students fight food insecurity. Plus, another state's attempt to legalize hemp.

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Civil Rights

Alex Parker was questioned and detained by the judge when he and his fiancée went to court to get married. (pxhere)
Judge Sued for Calling ICE to Detain Groom
Monday, February 18, 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Pennsylvania judge who detained a Guatemalan immigrant on his wedding day now faces a federal lawsuit. Alex Parker ...Read More
There wouldn't be cupcakes at a virtual Democratic caucus, but the idea is to make caucus attendance more accessible to all by allowing people to
Iowa Dems Push "Virtual" Caucus Attendance for 2020 Elections
Friday, February 15, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa – A 30-day public comment period is underway in Iowa to find out how Democratic voters feel about using "virtual" caucuses in ...Read More
The 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre that left 250 Native American women and children dead is considered one of the most shameful episodes in U.S. history. (commons.wikimedia.org)
SD Group Wants Wounded Knee Medals Rescinded Over Trump Tweet
Thursday, February 14, 2019
PIERRE, S.D. – A controversial tweet by President Donald Trump has led a Native American group to encourage Congress to rescind medals awarded ...Read More
Critics say computer programs that perform risk assessments on defendants in criminal cases aren't blind and actually contain racial bias. (pixel2013/Pixabay)
Bill Clamps Down on "Racially Biased" Algorithms Used in Trials
Thursday, February 14, 2019
BOISE, Idaho – Critics of computer algorithms that predict someone's risk of committing a crime say they're tinged with racial bias. A ...Read More
A poll shows voters across party lines are concerned about racial bias in death-penalty cases; 47 percent voted for Donald Trump and 45 percent for Hillary Clinton in the last presidential election. (Center for Death Penalty Litigation)
Poll: Death Penalty Supporters are the New Minority
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina has long been considered a pro-death penalty state, but a first-of-its-kind poll found voters overwhelmingly ...Read More
Workloads for Minnesota's state public defenders are too high and affect their ability to represent clients, according to a 2010 report from the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor. (AJEL/Pixabay)
Do Overworked and Underpaid MN Public Defenders Put Justice at Risk?
Monday, February 11, 2019
By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez / Broadcast version by Roz Brown Reporting for the Workday Minnesota-Minnesota News Connection Collaboration MINNEAPOLIS & ...Read More
A polygamist compound in the Black Hills may be empty, but state lawmakers are considering legislation that could be used to verify births and deaths there, should members of the sect return. (Wikimedia Commons)
SD Lawmakers Go After Polygamist Group with Registration Bill
Friday, February 8, 2019
PIERRE, S.D. - Occupants of a housing compound buried in the Black Hills and associated with a known polygamist sect are the focus of a bill in the ...Read More
In 2017, the Rev. William Barber created the National Poor People's Campaign, to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s challenge to change what he called
Historic March Focuses on Education in NC
Thursday, February 7, 2019
RALEIGH, N.C. – With this year's theme of And a Little Child Shall Lead Them, thousands are expected to gather Saturday at Shaw University in ...Read More
Marsy’s Law could allow crime victims to deny access to evidence needed for the people accused of a crime to defend themselves. (ohioduidefense/Pixabay)
Civil Liberties Group Questions Need for Victims' Rights Amendment
Friday, February 1, 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A proposed amendment to Pennsylvania's state Constitution claims to protect the rights of crime victims, but civil-liberties ...Read More
The vigil for children who have died due to the faith-healing exemption is being held at the Capitol rotunda. (Jim Bowen/Flickr)
Vigil at Capitol Honors Child Victims of Faith-Healing Exemption
Thursday, January 31, 2019
BOISE, Idaho – Opponents to Idaho's religious exemptions to providing medical care for children are gathering at the State Capitol Building ...Read More
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