Public News Service - Social Issues


NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Some 77% of Tennessee households with college plans say those plans have changed due to the pandemic, according to a new report ...Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa - Health disparities in the United States are getting more attention, between the pandemic and last year's social-justice protests ...Read More

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

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Immigrants in Ohio are celebrating proposed reforms to the nation's immigration system, but some are calling it cautious optimism ...Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - About one in six high-school students in California reported thinking about suicide in 2019, according to new findings from the ...Read More

SALEM, Ore. - Advocates for the "right to repair" electronics say a bill in the Oregon Legislature could help families during the pandemic.
House ...Read More

RICHMOND, Va. - As the pandemic reinforces the value of caregivers, groups in Virginia are urging state lawmakers to pass a trio of bills they're ...Read More

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Nursing homes are getting an extra 2 1/2 months of liability protections from most COVID-19-related lawsuits, after Gov. Ned ...Read More

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana lawmakers are mounting attacks on unions in this session.
Montana is among the 23 states that has not adopted so-called ...Read More

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Some residents will be able to get vaccinated for COVID-19 at regional drive-through locations beginning next week. Kroger is ...Read More