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PNS Daily Newscast - July 23, 2019

A bipartisan deal reached to avert U.S. government default. Also on our Tuesday rundown: a new report calculates the high hospital costs for employers. Plus, new legislation could help protect Florida's at-risk wildlife.

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Whooping cranes are an endangered species in Nebraska. Congress is considering funding proactive efforts to prevent species from becoming endangered. (Pixabay)

Bill Could Send $18M a Year to Nebraska for Conservation

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

LINCOLN, Neb. — New legislation introduced in Congress by Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry could deliver up to $18 million annually to the ...Read More

Residents in McCook responded to the Sehnert Bakery's challenge to raise money for struggling families by raising $600,000. (Pixabay)

Nebraska Bakery a Finalist for Kindest Place in U.S.

Thursday, July 18, 2019

MCCOOK, Neb. – Sehnert's Bakery in the town of McCook is one of 50 finalists in a national crowdsourced search for the Nicest Place in America ...Read More

Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 would reduce the number of people in the U.S. living in poverty by 1.3 million. (Pixabay)

CBO: Benefits Outweigh Costs of $15 Minimum Wage

Friday, July 12, 2019

LINCOLN, Neb. – The benefits of raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 would far outweigh any costs, according to a report ...Read More

Robert M. Pennoyer, now and at age 19, on the U.S.S. Pensacola at Iwo Jima in 1944 (Courtesy: Robert M. Pennoyer)

WWII Veteran: Ignorance, Indifference Greatest Threats to America

Thursday, July 4, 2019

NEW YORK – Seventy-four years after he saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima, a World War II veteran has an Independence Day message for America: The ...Read More

Law-enforcement jurisdictions have been ending their agreements with ICE because of increased costs to local taxpayers, increased risks of racial profiling, and damaging relations between communities and law enforcement.(Pixabay)

Coalition Presses Dakota County Sheriff to End Ties with ICE

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

LINCOLN, Neb. — Dakota County immigrant communities targeted by the Trump administration's recent promise of mass deportation aren't getting ...Read More

Some midwestern farmers say this was the first May in which they couldn't plant any crops, because of an extremely wet and cold spring. (Pixabay)

Maintaining Soil Health in Volatile Weather Conditions

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

LINCOLN, Neb. — The U.S. is coming off the wettest year on record, seen most dramatically in this spring's massive flooding. And Nebraska ...Read More

Nebraska has seen a 22% decrease in children living in poverty and a 17% decrease in children with parents lacking full-time employment since 2010. (USAF)

Report: Nebraska 12th Best State to Be a Kid

Monday, June 17, 2019

RALSTON, Neb. – Nebraska ranks 12th nationally on child well-being, according to The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2019 KIDS COUNT Data Book ...Read More

In 2016, Nebraska received nearly $4 billion from the federal government for programs linked to the 2010 census. (Pixabay)

Nebraska Groups Organize for Accurate 2020 Census Count

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

LINCOLN, Neb. — Civic groups across Nebraska are gearing up to organize their own outreach efforts for the upcoming 2020 census, after Gov ...Read More

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