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PNS Daily Newscast - April 22, 2025
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Trump stands behind Hegseth after attack plans shared in second Signal chat; Pollution exemptions granted to AR coal plants; Coping with OR's climate change-fueled pollen season; Federal funding cuts could hit MT harder than other states.

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2025Talks - April 22, 2025
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Defense Secretary Hegseth faces calls to resign for discussing battle plans in a second Signal chat. Indiana denies students the use of college IDs to register to vote, and the White House signals the U.S. might stop trying to end the Russia-Ukraine War.

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The Yonder Report - April 17, 2025
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Money meant for schools in timber country is uncertain as Congress fails to reauthorize a rural program, farmers and others will see federal dollars for energy projects unlocked, and DOGE cuts threaten plant species needed for U.S. food security.

Katherine Davis-Young

Katherine Davis-Young is a multimedia journalist based in Phoenix, Arizona. She has produced work for New England Public Radio, NPR, Southern California Public Radio, Reuters, Atlas Obscura, Religion News Service, Phoenix New Times, LA Weekly, and others, in addition to Public News Service. Davis-Young graduated from the USC Annenberg School of Journalism with an M.A. in Journalism. At USC she was the recipient of the competitive Annenberg Fellowship, the Hal Fishman Memorial Scholarship for journalism students from the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California, and the regional Mark of Excellence Award for radio news reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists.


Languages Spoken: Spanish, Hindi

Topic Expertise: Environment, social justice, arts

Local Expertise: Arizona, Nevada

Location: Phoenix, AZ

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Utah is one of four states deciding whether to expand its Medicaid program in the 2018 elections. (makelessnoise/Flickr)

Report: Medicaid Expansion Could Save Hundreds of Utah Lives

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah voters will decide next week whether to expand Medicaid access to more low-income people in the state. A new report …

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Critics fear a multi-million-dollar donation is giving the Koch brothers too much sway at Utah State University. (Katie Garrett/Flickr)

Report: Koch-Funded Center at USU Lacks Oversight

LOGAN, Utah – A new research center at Utah State University continues to draw criticism over its connection to the politically influential …

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The majority of Arizona households making less than $20,000 a year spend more than half their earnings on rent. (Flickr)

Arizona Poverty Rate Remains Among Nation's Highest

PHOENIX – Poverty in Arizona has declined slightly, but the rate of residents living in poverty in the state is still among the highest …

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Kaiser Family Foundation polling shows health care is among voters' top concerns this election season. (agilemktg1/Flickr)

Health Care, Pre-Existing Conditions Very Important to Voters

PHOENIX – As midterm elections approach, health care is proving to be a major issue on the minds of voters in Arizona and around the country…

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Eight in 10 acres of land in Nevada are federally owned, so public-lands issues are ever present in the state's political debates. (Bureau of Land Management/Flickr)

In NV Politics, Public Lands Underscore Everything

CARSON CITY, Nev. - More than 80 percent of land in Nevada is federally owned, the greatest portion of any state. So, Nevada candidates in the …

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A Native American group calls the introduction of a polling place to the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony

Election Day: More Polling Places on Nevada Tribal Lands

RENO, Nev. – During the 2016 election, two Nevada Native American tribes – the Pyramid Lake Paiute and the Walker River Paiute – …

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A number of species call the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge home, but groups worry that border wall construction would threaten their habitat. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife/Flickr)

Groups Sue Over Texas Border Wall Plans

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A coalition is suing the Trump administration over this month's decision to waive environmental and other laws to move …

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The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds low-income people spend a large portion of their incomes at the cash register in the form of sales tax. (1Laura/Twenty20)

Nevada's Poorest People Pay State's Highest Taxes, Study Shows

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nationwide, low-income people pay much higher rates of taxes than high earners, and Nevada's taxes are among the most …

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Latin American Weeks of Health events in Utah include women's health services, mobile clinics and a free health fair. (thegoldenmonocle/Twenty20)

Events Promote Health Care for Utah's Latino Communities

SALT LAKE CITY - Cities in Utah and nationwide this month are promoting health care in Latin American communities. The American health-care …

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Quienes formulan las políticas están aprovechando los datos para servir mejor a los niños del estado. (1laura/Twenty20)

El uso de datos para mejorar la vida de los niños de Arizona

PHOENIX – Este mes se despliega la herramienta “MapLIT” del portal “Read On Arizona”, Leer en Arizona. La …

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