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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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The alligator snapping turtle is one of Tennessee�s at-risk species, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Adobe Stock)<br />

Proposal Would Boost Funding for Protecting TN Fish, Wildlife

Monday, July 22, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Congress is considering a bill that would direct nearly $1.4 billion to state fish and wildlife agencies. Introduced by ...Read More

A raccoon gnaws on a red plastic cup. Tennesseans have submitted hundreds of photos of trash across the state as part of a litter awareness campaign. (Eddie Johnson/Tenn. Wildlife Federation)

Tennesseans Snap Photos of Trash for Litter Awareness Campaign

Friday, July 12, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A new campaign aims to raise awareness of Tennessee's trash problem. Hundreds of people have sent photos of litter in ...Read More

Medicaid enrollment in Tennessee dropped by nearly 10% between 2017 and 2018, according to Families USA. (Adobe Stock)

Tennesseans Losing Medicaid; State Hasn’t Bounced Back from Software Failure

Monday, July 8, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee is one of three states in the country with the sharpest drop in Medicaid enrollment between 2017 and 2018 ...Read More

Juvenile detention facilities around the country routinely put youths in solitary confinement, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. (Adobe Stock)

In Shelby County, a Push to Reduce Youth Solitary Confinement

Friday, July 5, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A juvenile detention center in Shelby County has reduced the use of solitary confinement among children in its care ...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

In 2017, more than 1,000 Tennesseans took their own lives, according to the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network. (Adobe Stock)

New App Aims to Increase Access to Suicide-Prevention Resources

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network has launched a smartphone app that helps connect users to local mental-health ...Read More

Tennesseeans filled about 885,000 fewer prescriptions for opioids in 2018 than they did in 2017, a one-year decrease of 13.4%. (Adobe Stock)

Tennessee Opioid Prescriptions On the Decline

Monday, June 24, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Opioid prescriptions in Tennessee dropped by about one-third between 2013 and 2018, according to new data released by the ...Read More

Tennessee's child population has grown by 24 percent since 1990, according to a report by The Annie E. Casey Foundation. (Adobe Stock)

Report: Tennessee’s Child Population has Ballooned in Last 3 Decades

Monday, June 17, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee's child population has grown rapidly since 1990, according to a report just released by The Annie E. Casey ...Read More

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