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PNS Daily Newscast - July 10, 2020

The Supreme Court opens the door for prosecutors to seek President Trump's financial records; a backlash in Florida on school reopening plans.

2020Talks - July 10, 2020

US Supreme Court rules on Trump's tax returns; Houston mayor cancels Texas GOP's in-person convention; Louisiana has elections; and DC council gives people incarcerated for felonies the right to vote.

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Environmental groups protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Staunton, Va., in 2018. (Wikimedia Commons)

Cancellation of Atlantic Coast Pipeline Called Victory for Environmentalists

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Climate-change activists celebrated the landmark decision to abandon the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline project Sunday ...Read More

Utility cutoffs can start again in West Virginia, increasing financial burdens for some people who've lost jobs as a result of the pandemic. (Adobe Stock)

WV Utility Cutoffs to Resume; a “Catastrophic” Hardship for Some

Friday, July 3, 2020

CHARLESTON, W. Va. - A ban on West Virginia utility shutoffs during the pandemic has ended this week, leaving many customers scrambling to pay ...Read More

West Virginia is looking for more federal funding to support the shift to online learning in schools. (Adobe Stock)

WV Educators See Dire Need for More Federal Funding for Schools

Thursday, June 25, 2020

CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Even before the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns, West Virginia's state government was facing a serious budget shortfall. Now ...Read More

The Supreme Court paved the way for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Environmentalists: Supreme Court Pipeline Ruling a “Disaster”

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Just after the Supreme Court released its ruling on LGBTQ rights on Monday, the high court announced another decision that has ...Read More

The United Food and Commercial Workers estimated that more than 9,000 grocery store workers in the United States were infected with the coronavirus as of May. (Adobe stock)

Union Protests Escalate Push for Grocery Chain to Extend Hazard Pay

Thursday, June 11, 2020

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Union workers for Kroger Company in West Virginia and Virginia on Wednesday staged a car caravan demonstration to urge the ...Read More

Drug-overdose deaths rose for African-Americans across the nation in 2018, according to a new report. (Adobe stock)

Before Pandemic, Drug-Overdose Deaths Slid, But Not for All

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, drug-overdose deaths were down across the nation for the first time in 20 years, according ...Read More

Advocates for renters in West Virginia are already seeing an uptick in evictions since the pandemic began, and expect to see a rise in first-time homelessness as a result of job loss. (Adobe Stock)

WV Housing Groups Brace for Evictions as Courts Reopen

Friday, June 5, 2020

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia's court system has reopened, after being closed to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Now, advocates for ...Read More

About 13,000 West Virginia children were uninsured in 2018, according to the latest report. (Adobe Stock)

West Virginians Hit by Coronavirus Job Loss Could Gain Medicaid

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Some West Virginians may not be aware that if they've lost their jobs and employer-provided health insurance due to COVID-19 ...Read More

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