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PNS Daily Newscast - June 27, 2019

More time on the ground for the Boeing 737 MAX. Also on our Thursday rundown: A diverse group tackles the topic of salmon recovery. Plus, summer bees are buzzing, but for how long?

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While Utah ranks high for overall child well-being, advocates say the state needs to put more funding into its education system to give kids a better chance in life. (AdobeStock)

Report Ranks Utah 7th Overall in Child Well-Being

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah remains near the top of the national rankings for overall child well-being, according to a new report. The state ranked ...Read More

Utah legislators are asking the federal government to approve their modified Medicaid expansion plan that would cover fewer people and could also save the state money. (Wikimedia Commons)

Utah Seeks Public Comments on Partial Medicaid Expansion

Friday, June 7, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY – Utahans can comment over the next few weeks on a proposed federal 1115 Waiver that the state needs to implement partial Medicai ...Read More

A new report finds that states that expand Medicaid coverage have considerably fewer maternal deaths and lower infant mortality rates. (pressmaster/AdobeStock)

Study: Reduced Medicaid Fails to Fully Cover Many Utah Moms-To-Be

Thursday, May 23, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY – A new report shows that the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has resulted in fewer maternal deaths and lower ...Read More

Cedar Mesa in Southern Utah is part of thousands of square miles of public lands in the Western United States. Federal officials are considering moving the BLM's headquarters from Washington, D.C. to a western state to better manage public lands. (HannahCowan/BLM)

Conservationists Oppose Moving BLM HQ to Western State

Monday, May 20, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY — Federal officials say they plan to reveal later this year whether they will relocate the Bureau of Land Management headquarters ...Read More

BLM bulldozers, using tools such as bullhog masticators and anchor chains, annually strip thousands of acres of native vegetation from public lands in the West. (WildUtahProject)

Groups Fight BLM Over Clear-Cutting in National Monument

Monday, April 15, 2019

MOAB, Utah — Conservation groups are calling on the Bureau of Land Management to halt work on massive "vegetation treatment" programs inside ...Read More

A new report says more children who are put in foster care are being placed with families rather than in group homes or institutions. (inaposhkina/Twenty20)

Utah Places More Foster Kids with Relatives, Families

Thursday, April 4, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY – The lives of foster children are improving in Utah and other states, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey ...Read More

Air quality in Salt Lake City turns dangerous each winter when a natural air inversion traps pollution from coal-fired power plants and other sources in the atmosphere. (WikimediaCommons)

Advocates Criticize EPA Plan to Roll Back Pollution Regs

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY — Members of Moms Clean Air Force testified Monday before the Environmental Protection Agency over plans to roll back protections ...Read More

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument was one of two major parcels of public land in Utah to be reduced in size by President Donald Trump in 2017. (Wikimedia Commons)

Hearing Probes Dismantling of Utah National Monuments

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

ESCALANTE, Utah – A Congressional oversight hearing today examines the federal government's dismantling of two national monuments in Utah ...Read More

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