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Trump announces new auto tariffs in major trade war escalation; Florida child labor bill advances amid exploitation concerns; Indiana sets goal to boost 3rd grade reading proficiency; Kentucky doctors say GOP lawmakers' attempt to clarify abortion ban confuses instead.
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 27, 2025
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6:00For many, proving U.S. citizenship to vote could be costly and difficult; MA considers corporate tax increase to bolster public services; WI's Supreme Court race laced with cash, power, vast implications; Doctor shortages in VA lead to changes to licensing rules.
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Could an anti-Pride flag bill cost Utah the Sundance Film Festival? The future of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah could depend on whether an anti-Pride bill is signed into law by Gov. Spencer Cox.The governor has until this Thursday to decide the fate of House Bill 77. ...(Read More)
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Trump announces new auto tariffs in major trade war escalation; Florida child labor bill advances amid exploitation concerns; Indiana sets goal to boost 3rd grade reading proficiency; Kentucky doctors say GOP lawmakers' attempt to clarify abortion ban confuses instead.
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Democrats call for Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz to resign; NOAA staff cuts could affect CO wildfire, avalanche, flash flood warnings; Facing funding hurdles, IL 'March for Meals' event moves forward; PA school support staffers push for $20 'living wage'; Judge orders U.S. to stop attempts to deport Columbia undergrad student.…
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 26, 2025
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6:00Trump signs new executive order to change election rules; NC student loan borrowers could be left behind in Ed Dept. dismantling; Getting a read on SD's incarceration woes and improving re-entry; Nebraska LGBTQ+ group builds community with 'friend raiser.'
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Democrats call for Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz to resign; NOAA staff cuts could affect CO wildfire, avalanche, flash flood warnings; Facing funding hurdles, IL 'March for Meals' event moves forward; PA school support staffers push for $20 'living wage'; Judge orders U.S. to stop attempts to deport Columbia undergrad student.…
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White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist; MS egg prices stay high amid industry consolidation; NM native, others remembered on National Medal of Honor Day; IN inches closer to lifesaving law change.
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 25, 2025
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6:00US Postal Service head DeJoy resigns; Electric vehicle incentives support NC economy, leaders say; A week of awareness of challenges farmworkers face; Co-ops help more KY school districts participate in local produce bidding.
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White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist; MS egg prices stay high amid industry consolidation; NM native, others remembered on National Medal of Honor Day; IN inches closer to lifesaving law change.
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Wildfires prompt evacuation in the Carolinas as New Jersey crews battle their own blaze; Iowa town halls find 'empty chairs'; California groups bring generations together to work on society's biggest problems; and Pennsylvania works to counter Trump clean energy rollbacks.
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 24, 2025
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6:00Greenland leaders call planned visit by US officials a 'provocation' as Trump talks of takeover; L.A. County has cut homelessness, but wildfires impede progress; Maryland doubles down on clean energy, despite Trump policies; Doula access in Ohio at risk in Nursing Board certification controversy.
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Wildfires prompt evacuation in the Carolinas as New Jersey crews battle their own blaze; Iowa town halls find 'empty chairs'; California groups bring generations together to work on society's biggest problems; and Pennsylvania works to counter Trump clean energy rollbacks.
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'Woefully insufficient': Federal judge accuses Justice Department of evading 'obligations' to comply with deportation flights request; WA caregivers rally against Medicaid cuts; NM's state methane regulations expected to thwart federal rollbacks; Governor, critics call out 'boilerplate' bills from WY 2025 session.…
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'Woefully insufficient': Federal judge accuses Justice Department of evading 'obligations' to comply with deportation flights request; WA caregivers rally against Medicaid cuts; NM's state methane regulations expected to thwart federal rollbacks; Governor, critics call out 'boilerplate' bills from WY 2025 session.…
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 21, 2025
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6:00Pentagon set up briefing for Musk on potential war with China; With Department of Education gutted, what happens to student loans? MS urged to reform mental health system to reduce jail overcrowding; Potential NOAA cuts could put WI weather warnings on ice.
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Trump set to sign executive order 'shuttering the Education Department' as Colorado takes him to court over efforts to abolish it; Arizona rallies protest possible U.S. Postal Service 'reforms;' Audit shows Allegheny County public defenders overwhelmed with caseloads.
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Trump set to sign executive order 'shuttering the Education Department' as Colorado takes him to court over efforts to abolish it; Arizona rallies protest possible U.S. Postal Service 'reforms;' Audit shows Allegheny County public defenders overwhelmed with caseloads.
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 20, 2025
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6:00Trump plans to sign an executive order aimed at dismantling the Education Department; Advocates push Alabama Senate to fully end grocery tax; More Wyomingites get degrees, but anti-DEI law could slow progress; Competition prepares students for environmental science careers.
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Putin agrees to limits on energy targets but not full Ukraine cease-fire; Indiana students fight bill blocking college IDs at polls; Consumer protection agency cuts put Coloradans at risk for predatory big banks; Iowa farmers push back on agriculture checkoff cuts.
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Dept. of Education cuts could spell trouble for UT's older student loan borrowers Policy analysts have been sounding the alarm about the Department of Education's ability to reach and engage with low-income, disadvantaged and older student loan borrowers in Utah and around the country.With massive layoffs at the agency and the sunsetting of the Bid…
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Putin agrees to limits on energy targets but not full Ukraine cease-fire; Indiana students fight bill blocking college IDs at polls; Consumer protection agency cuts put Coloradans at risk for predatory big banks; Iowa farmers push back on agriculture checkoff cuts.
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 19, 2025
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6:00The Palestinian Ambassador calls on the UN to stop Israeli attacks. Impacts continue from agency funding cuts and state bills mirror federal pushback on DEI programs.
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Judge in Alien Enemies Act case chides DOJ lawyer over refusal to answer key questions about deportations; National Park layoffs impact AR economy; Experts say cuts to NOAA could impact MT fire, weather warnings; Alarming violence rates continue against Indigenous women.
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 18, 2025
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6:00Texas charges midwife in first arrest under state's abortion ban; Program trains underserved high school students for careers in the 'data economy'; Bill would revamp OR special ed preschool funding; 'He didn't cut red tape': ND mayor echoes worry about national park layoffs.
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Judge in Alien Enemies Act case chides DOJ lawyer over refusal to answer key questions about deportations; National Park layoffs impact AR economy; Experts say cuts to NOAA could impact MT fire, weather warnings; Alarming violence rates continue against Indigenous women.
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Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants, even as a judge orders removals be stopped; Sierra Club sues DOGE over mass firings; Lack of opportunity pushes rural Gen Zers in AZ out of their communities; Fixing one problem, creating another? Ohio's lead pipe replacements.
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Utah lawmakers could do away with pride flags in schools, government buildings Utah Gov. Spencer Cox could sign a bill that would ban LGBTQ+ pride flags from Utah's public schools and government buildings. The bill's Republican sponsors argue it's all in an effort to encourage political neutrality among government workers and teachers. ...(Read Mor…
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 17, 2025
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6:00Storm system to exit US, leaving behind at least 39 dead and vast destruction from tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms; ME farmers, others hurt by USDA freeze on funding grants; SNAP, Medicaid cuts would strain PA emergency food system; Trash 2 Trends: Turning garbage into glamour to fight climate change.…
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Sen. Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy; Health and climate: A growing crisis in Florida; PA faith leader part of TX protest of oil, gas subsidies; AZ groups file lawsuits to limit effects of Elon Musk's DOGE.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy; Health and climate: A growing crisis in Florida; PA faith leader part of TX protest of oil, gas subsidies; AZ groups file lawsuits to limit effects of Elon Musk's DOGE.
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 14, 2025
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6:00Second federal judge orders temporary reinstatement of thousands of probationary employees fired by the Trump administration; U.S., Canada political tension could affect Maine summer tourism; Report: Incarceration rates rise in MS, U.S. despite efforts at reform; MI study: HBCU students show better mental health, despite challenges.…
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As shutdown deadline nears, Senate Democrats say they won't vote for GOP-led bill; After USDA funding freeze, Colorado farmers brace for tariffs; NM protests against Musk's Tesla dealerships expand to Sandoval County; Local economic partnership helps MT town embrace new work sectors.
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UT clean-energy advocates call out PacifiCorp for backpedaling The Sierra Club's Utah chapter said electric utility PacifiCorp's long-term plan to embrace renewable energy has changed and is now placing more reliance on fossil fuels such as coal, which they argued poses a threat to the state's resiliency.A new report commissioned by the Sierra Club…
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 13, 2025
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6:00EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change; Environmental groups sue over permit for West Virginia valley fills; Doubling down on care: Ohio's push for caregiver tax relief; Uncertain future of Y-12 complex under Trump administration threatens jobs, economy.…
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House passes funding bill ahead of Friday shutdown deadline in win for Republicans; High moral stakes of proposed cuts to federal programs; AR food tax could be going away; Nursing homes close as Montanans age.
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Judge temporarily blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests; Power of rural organizing reflected in SD carbon pipeline law; Safety at risk as budget cuts hit Indiana Dunes National Park; Barriers to tracking bird flu mount amid federal changes.
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 12, 2025
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6:00Education Dept. guts its staff, firing 1,300; Ukraine targets Moscow with large-scale drone Attack; Almost 60% of CA Black women surveyed report discrimination at work; MO advocate urges healing over punishment for traumatized juveniles; TN nonprofits plan ahead for end of Summer EBT food program.
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House passes funding bill ahead of Friday shutdown deadline in win for Republicans; High moral stakes of proposed cuts to federal programs; AR food tax could be going away; Nursing homes close as Montanans age.
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Could USDA funding freeze, trade wars spell trouble for UT farmers? Utah farmers and ranchers are feeling frustrated and concerned since the U.S. Department of Agriculture funding freeze has threatened some of their livelihoods.Mike Lavender, policy director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, said because of the Trump administratio…
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 11, 2025
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6:00Ukraine targets Moscow with large-scale drone rttack; Almost 60% of CA Black women report discrimination at work; MO advocate urges healing over punishment for traumatized juveniles; TN nonprofits plan ahead for end of Summer EBT food program.
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Judge temporarily blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests; Power of rural organizing reflected in SD carbon pipeline law; Safety at risk as budget cuts hit Indiana Dunes National Park; Barriers to tracking bird flu mount amid federal changes.
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Trump declines to rule out recession amid tariffs' effects on markets; SCOTUS to decide future of fund seen as a lifeline for rural broadband; Experts worry as zoonotic disease research is reviewed by Trump administration; Medicaid cuts could threaten school supports in NJ.
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 10, 2025
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6:00GOP-controlled Congress seeks to avoid government shutdown early in Trump's term; FL lawmakers push to expand diabetes care with new bills; KY animal shelter expects to save money, energy with new solar panels; Mid-South farmers grapple with uncertainty of USDA funding freeze, layoffs.
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Trump declines to rule out recession amid tariffs' effects on markets; SCOTUS to decide future of fund seen as a lifeline for rural broadband; Experts worry as zoonotic disease research is reviewed by Trump administration; Medicaid cuts could threaten school supports in NJ.
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Trump whipsaws on tariffs, giving Mexico and Canada a reprieve; New avian flu plan hatched by USDA, but experts are wary; PA teachers' union reacts to DEI lawsuit against Dept. of Education; Bill to increase penalties could overpopulate WV prisons.
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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - March 7, 2025
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6:003 days in, Trump is backtracking on his tariffs on Mexico and Canada; AL faith leaders call for more congressional oversight of Trump team; Court rules MS Legislature not a 'public body,' allows closed-door meetings; WI group pitches in to help voters share views with reps in Congress.
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Trump whipsaws on tariffs, giving Mexico and Canada a reprieve; New avian flu plan hatched by USDA, but experts are wary; PA teachers' union reacts to DEI lawsuit against Dept. of Education; Bill to increase penalties could overpopulate WV prisons.
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