PNS Daily Newscast - January 27, 2021
Biden executive orders address pollution and environmental justice; health professionals note a link between climate change and human health.
2021Talks - January 27 , 2021
The Senate moves forward with Trump's impeachment trial; scholars question the legality of impeachment after an official is out of office.
Poverty
MINNEAPOLIS -- Groups that fight hunger say they're seeing more need for food assistance in the pandemic, and they hope "nutrition security" is part ...Read More
DENVER -- Coloradans who lost jobs or income during the coronavirus pandemic may qualify for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) when they fil ...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There's a renewed bid to raise Ohio's minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Rep. Brigid Kelly, D-Cincinnati, asked colleagues to co- ...Read More
NEW YORK -- Many New Yorkers receiving SNAP and Pandemic EBT will soon get increases in their benefits.
An estimated 29 million adults and at least ...Read More
SEATTLE -- Hunger is on the rise across the country because of the pandemic, and it can be especially hard to get food to children living in rural ...Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. - As an estimated 230,000 Pennsylvania families face possible eviction, civil-rights advocates say President Joe Biden's executive ...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A key hunger-fighting program for Ohio children is being extended through the end of the school year.
The Pandemic Electronic ...Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Many women in Washington state are losing health care shortly after giving birth, a crucial time in a mother's life.
Senate Bill 50 ...Read More
BOISE, Idaho - While there may be a light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, many Idahoans still face big financial challenges. One organization ...Read More
AUSTIN, Texas -- By now, health disparities between white Americans and minorities who contract COVID-19 are well documented, but the economic toll ...Read More
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