Newscasts

PNS Daily Newscast - May 21 , 2019

The DOJ says former White House counsel Don McGahn does not have to testify. Also on our Tuesday rundown: “Stop the Bans” protests over extreme abortion laws; education a hot topic in the Bay State; and guess how many adults have tried marijuana?

Daily Newscasts

Tweets by @PNS_News

Public News Service - Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Senate begins debating the proposed state budget for fiscal year 2020 at 10 a.m. today. (MA Legislature)

Education a Hot Topic in MA Senate Budget Debate

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

BOSTON — Education funding is at the heart of Senate budget talks scheduled for Tuesday in the Massachusetts State House. The Senate Ways and ...Read More

A bipartisan bill pending in Congress, the SAVE Right Whales Act, would provide funding for ropeless gear trials and other right whale research and conservation innovations. (Rusty Elliott/Adobe Stock)

How Lobster-Gear Changes Could Save Right Whales from Extinction

Thursday, May 9, 2019

CAPE COD, Mass. – North Atlantic right whales number slightly more than 400 and are facing extinction, including off the shore of Massachusetts ...Read More

While people would pay a lot per month for digital services they now get for free, the implications of this for the economy are not clear. (LoboStudioHamburg/Pixabay)

MIT Study Suggests How Much You Would Pay for Facebook

Friday, May 3, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A new Massachusetts Institute of Technology study aims to capture how much people would pay for free online services like ...Read More

Vineyard Wind is expected to build one of the first massive offshore wind farms in the U.S. (Andy Dingley/Wikimedia)

Offshore Wind Farm has MA Analyzing Impact on Fisheries

Friday, April 26, 2019

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – A proposed offshore wind farm south of Martha's Vineyard could be the first industrial-sized facility of its kind in the U. ...Read More

Bill Weld, who served as governor of Massachusetts in the 1990s, is the first candidate running against President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican primary. (Greg Skidmore/Flickr)

Trump's First GOP Challenger Stumps in N.H.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

BOSTON - Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld held some of his first campaign stops as a GOP presidential candidate for 2020 in New Hampshire on ...Read More

The Fair Share Amendment, if passed, would raise about $2 billion a year for transportation and public education in Massachusetts. (David Bibo/Wikimedia Commons)

Public Hearing on Millionaires Tax in MA

Thursday, April 11, 2019

BOSTON – A public hearing today in Massachusetts will focus on a bill that would create a "millionaires tax" to fund transportation and public e ...Read More

The Full Frame Initiative is part of a Massachusetts pilot project to pinpoint not only the needs, but also the strengths of domestic-violence survivors. (Fibonacci Blue/Flickr)

A New Approach to Serving MA Survivors of Domestic Violence

Monday, April 8, 2019

GREENFIELD, Mass. — Massachusetts is trying a new approach to help survivors of domestic violence at risk of homelessness. Five state agencies ...Read More

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

1 of 115 pages 1 2 3 > Last »

About PNS Media Facts Support Us Contact Us PNS Employment Mission/History Editorial Policy Pitch Our Journalists

*Media Outlet name
*Media Outlet City/State
Contact name
Contact phone
*Email address or fax #
*Media Outlet type
Additional (beyond the state you are located in) content that you would like to receive