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PNS Daily Newscast - March 22, 2019 


President Trump rattles the Middle East, saying the U.S. will recognize Israel’s authority over the Golan Heights. Also on our Friday rundown: A judge blocks laws limiting the power of the new Wisconsin governor. Plus, momentum builds across party lines to abolish the death penalty.

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More than a dozen education-related bills will be discussed at a public hearing on Friday at the Massachusetts State House. (Jim Bowen/Flickr)
Major Education Hearing, Advocacy Day at MA Capitol
Thursday, March 21, 2019
BOSTON – There is a higher education advocacy day on Thursday and a public hearing on Friday at the Joint Committee on Education about 17 educat ...Read More
While food pantries help thousands of Oregonians, Oregon Food Bank notes that SNAP feeds 12 times more people than pantries do. (Lance Cheung/USDA)
Oregonians Could Go Hungry Under Food Assistance Rule Change
Thursday, March 21, 2019
PORTLAND, Ore. – The federal government's proposed changes to food assistance eligibility has hunger fighting groups across the nation ...Read More
Critics say that behind the Trump administration's rhetoric, the White House budget contains a lot of cruelty. (Pexels/Pixabay)
Trump's Spending Blueprint Called “Bully’s Budget”
Thursday, March 21, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Critics are calling the Trump administration's latest spending plan a "bully's budget," saying its kiss-up, kick-down ...Read More
The CFPB is preparing to rescind a set of rules on payday lenders that were finalized in 2017 but never went into effect. (Griffith Center For Economic Integrity)
Nevada AG Calls on Feds to Protect Consumers from Abusive Lenders
Thursday, March 21, 2019
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is calling on the Trump administration to allow Obama-era rules on payday lending to ...Read More
The Medicaid expansion measure passed in November aimed to provide health insurance for the estimated 60,000 Idahoans who fall into the coverage gap. (Kencf0618/Wikimedia Commons)
Lawmakers Debate Medicaid Expansion Details as Session Winds Down
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
BOISE, Idaho - With the legislative session drawing to an end, Idaho lawmakers still are working out how to implement voter-backed Medicaid expansion ...Read More
Expanding Medicaid coverage in Nebraska is projected to create and sustain nearly 11,000 jobs, and bring nearly $600 million in federal taxes paid by Nebraskans back to the state. (USAF)
Navigating Stumbling Blocks to Medicaid Expansion
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
HASTINGS, Neb. — Last year, Nebraska voters passed a measure to expand Medicaid, but state officials are stumbling out of the gate to implement ...Read More
A new $500,000 federal grant will help more domestic violence victims in Kentucky afford safe housing. (@TatianaMara/Twenty20)
Grant Helps Domestic-Violence Survivors Counter Financial Abuse
Monday, March 18, 2019
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A shelter in Bowling Green will be able to help more women fleeing abusive relationships afford safe housing, thanks to a ...Read More
In Ohio, only 43 rental units are available and affordable for every 100 households considered extremely low-income. (cocoparisienne/Pixabay)
Report: Many Poor Ohioans Lack Safe, Affordable Place to Call Home
Monday, March 18, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Housing is a foundation for living, and a new report suggests it's an unstable foundation for hundreds of thousands of Ohioans ...Read More
For every 100 extremely low-income households in Maine, only 52 homes are affordable and available. (larissal1234/Twenty20)
Report: Serious Affordable-Housing Shortage in Maine, U.S.
Friday, March 15, 2019
PORTLAND, Maine - There's a severe shortage of affordable rental housing for extremely low-income households across the United States, and according ...Read More
The minimum wage for tipped workers in Pennsylvania has been $2.83 an hour since 1998. (pxhere)
Economists Urge PA to Raise Minimum Wage
Friday, March 15, 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Raising the minimum wage will help all Pennsylvanians, economists and social scientists are telling state lawmakers. Gov. Tom Wolf ...Read More
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