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PNS Daily Newscast - November 20, 2018 


A deadly shooting at a Chicago hospital. Also on the Tuesday rundown: community health centers rise to the challenge after wildfires; plus food inspectors can keep your Thanksgiving meal hearty and healthy

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Poverty Issues

More than 54,000 Kentucky adults are subject to work requirements to receive SNAP food benefits. (Polycart/Flickr)
10,000 Lose SNAP After KY Work Requirement
Monday, November 19, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Putting food on the table has become a much bigger struggle this year for tens of thousands of Kentuckians. The state began ...Read More
Protesters rallied on Friday in Los Angeles against the Trump administration's proposed changes to the
Groups Claim Proposed Green-Card Rules Favor Wealthy Immigrants
Monday, November 19, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Today is National Public Comment Day - part of a campaign responding to President Donald Trump's proposal to make it ...Read More
Each month more than 5,000 Missourians take academic classes in Department of Corrections facilities. (doc.mo.gov)
Life After Prison: Missouri Confab Focus
Friday, November 16, 2018
UPDATE: On Wednesday, 11/14, President Donald Trump indicated support for a prison reform bill observers believe has a chance for bipartisan ...Read More
Former addicts in West Virginia say making it easier for reformed felons to receive public benefits would help them stay free of drugs. (lechenie-narkomanii/Pixabay)
Lifetime SNAP Ban Makes Life Harder for Reformed Drug Felons
Thursday, November 15, 2018
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Reformed drug felons in West Virginia are blocked from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and some want the ...Read More
Immigrants applying for food stamps for their U.S. citizen children do not have to provide agencies with their personal immigration status. (Pixabay)
Food Resources Still Available Despite 'Public Charge' Proposal
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
DENVER — Children's advocates are sounding the alarm about a recent proposal by the Trump administration that would make it easier to deny immig ...Read More
An estimated 34 million children, or nearly half of all U.S. kids under 18, experienced at least one traumatic childhood experience in 2016, according to the Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health. (aclu.org)
Childhood Trauma Focus of Southern NM Conference
Monday, November 12, 2018
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico's children experience the fourth-highest rate of trauma in the country, according to a recent study, and that̵ ...Read More
Lower-income veterans can face unique barriers that can affect their earning potential and ability to find employment. (143d ESC/Flickr)
Calls to Protect SNAP for Missouri Veterans
Monday, November 12, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Poverty-fighting groups in Missouri are asking federal leaders to protect those who protect our country. Congress is ...Read More
Missouri's SkillUP program subsidizes the cost of short-term certificate programs for those eligible for SNAP benefits with the goal of helping students and families move forward. (winterpark.org)
MO's "SkillUP" Program Readies SNAP Recipients for Better Jobs
Thursday, November 8, 2018
ST. LOUIS – A program in Missouri that promotes employability and self-sufficiency for those enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...Read More
About 300,000 people will have access to health coverage after voters in three states, including Idaho, passed Medicaid expansion. (Reclaim Idaho)
Voters Push Idaho, Other States to Expand Medicaid
Thursday, November 8, 2018
BOISE, Idaho – Idaho joined two other states on Election Day in expanding Medicaid to low-income residents. Proposition 2 passed by a wide ...Read More
Some workers could see an extra $2,400 in pay each year by 2023 if the minimum wage increases to $12 an hour. (pasja1000/Flickr)
Estimating the Effects of a $12 Minimum Wage in Missouri
Monday, November 5, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters will decide on a ballot measure tomorrow that would gradually raise the state's minimum wage to $12 an ...Read More
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