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PNS Daily Newscast - March 27, 2020

The U.S. now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than any other country. Despite the pandemic, Election 2020 continues and states are making changes.

2020Talks - March 27, 2020

3.3 million people reported being jobless last week, according to new Labor Department numbers. And Puerto Rico was supposed to hold primaries this weekend, though they pushed it back to late April, because of COVID-19.

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About 100 people a day are admitted to the Allegheny County Jail. (LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/Adobe Stock)

Officials Urged to Prevent COVID-19 Spread in Allegheny County Jail

Monday, March 23, 2020

PITTSBURGH -- Releasing prisoners from the Allegheny County Jail would reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading inside the facility and in the com ...Read More

A new report shows Arizona has among the highest numbers of Latino children without health insurance in the country. (AndyDean/Adobe Stock)

Arizona Among Top States for Number of Uninsured Latino Kids

Friday, March 20, 2020

PHOENIX, Ariz. - The number of Latino children with health insurance in Arizona and many other states, which had improved steadily over past decades ...Read More

An estimated 79,000 people are incarcerated in Ohio. (Adobe Stock)

Calls for Better Coronavirus Response in Ohio Jails, Prisons

Friday, March 20, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio is being hailed as a national leader for taking bold steps to protect residents from the new coronavirus, and civil-rights ...Read More

Wyoming is joining Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas and Nevada in using a process called ranked-choice voting to determine delegates in the upcoming Democratic presidential primary. (Erik Hersman/Flickr)

Wyoming Dems to Debut Ranked-Choice Voting

Thursday, March 19, 2020

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Democratic Party has canceled in-person caucuses because of the COVID-19 crisis, but voters still can cast ballots by ...Read More

Foot traffic in American Chinatowns has dropped more than 50 percent since January over fears of contracting the coronavirus. (Adobe stock)

Coronavirus Fears Lead to Attacks on Asian-Americans Across U.S.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Nationwide panic over the coronavirus has sparked a rise in racist incidents against Asian-Americans in the United States. In a ...Read More

Census data is used by tribal leaders, federal officials and members of Congress to develop policies designed to effectively meet the needs of Native people, including veterans. (Pixabay)

Census 2020: Counting Colorado's Native American Population

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

DENVER -- Native Americans living in traditional villages and on reservations were the most undercounted group in the 2010 U.S. census. Now tribal ...Read More

Census takers starting in May will be visiting folks who haven't filled out the Census form. (JackF/Adobe Stock)

OR Initiative Pushes for Accurate Census Count of Young Children

Monday, March 16, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregonians have started receiving notices to fill out the 2020 Census and advocacy groups want households to keep one of the most ...Read More

Since the mid-1990s, more than 20 states have passed measures to ease voting bans for people with felonies, according to the Sentencing Project. (Adobe Stock)

Advocates Say Bills Could Determine Future of KY Voting Access

Friday, March 13, 2020

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Voting-rights advocates are calling for action on legislation that would make it easier and more convenient for Kentuckians to vote ...Read More

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary race last week after performing worse than polls expected. The question of her

Expert: Warren May Have Lost Because Voters Overestimate Others’ Bias

Friday, March 13, 2020

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Why are the last two major Democratic primary candidates older white men? According to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...Read More

According to the Reflective Democracy Campaign's report,

Expert: White Men Lost Races More in 2018 Than Women, POC

Friday, March 13, 2020

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Many voters are supporting former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders - I-Vt. - because they think they are more ...Read More

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