Newscasts
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 9, 2024
Advocates to flood social media to promote Black Women's Equal Pay Day; At least 7 dead and more than 2M without power in Hurricane Beryl aftermath; Richmond city workers' first union contract to take effect; Fed judge restores higher WA farmworker wages.
Monday, May 12, 2025
2025Talks - May 12, 2025
The Pentagon begins removing transgender troops as legal battles continue. Congress works to fix a SNAP job-training penalty. Advocates raise concerns over immigrant data searches, and U.S. officials report progress in trade talks with China.
Monday, May 12, 2025
PNS Daily Newscast: May 12, 2025
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar; 283 workers nationwide, including 83 in CO, killed on the job; IL health officials work to combat vaccine hesitancy, stop measles spread; New research shows effects of nitrates on IA's most vulnerable.
Friday, May 9, 2025
2025Talks - May 9, 2025
A judge orders certification of the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race, Wisconsin Democrats want congressional maps redrawn, and the interim U.S. Attorney for District of Columbia loses the job over his support for January 6th rioters.
Friday, May 9, 2025
PNS Daily Newscast: May 9, 2025
Trump urges Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on the wealthy, adding new wrinkle to massive GOP bill; New Sierra Club dashboard tracks IN coal pollution; Report says moms spend 167% more time parenting than dads; MI 'clean fuels' backers speak out as Congress could end EV tax credits.
Friday, May 9, 2025
PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - May 9, 2025
Trump signals he is open to cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of trade negotiations; Pope Leo XIV calls Church 'a beacon to illuminate dark nights' in first mass; Medicaid cuts risk health care access for VA military families; Does climate change 'perception gap' silence action in Mississippi? 'Forever families' needed for PA children in foster care.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
The Yonder Report - May 8, 2025
Volunteers with AmeriCorps are reeling from near elimination of the 30-year-old program, Head Start has dodged demise but funding cuts are likely, moms are the most vulnerable when extreme weather hits, and in California, bullfrogs await their 15-minutes of fame.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
2025Talks - May 8, 2025
As Congress debates Medicaid cuts and emissions rollbacks, former presidential candidate John Kasich calls for protecting vulnerable Americans, veterans link fossil fuel dependence to military deaths, and federal funding cuts threaten health and jobs.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
PNS Daily Newscast: May 8, 2025
Black smoke signals no pope was elected on first day of Vatican conclave; Nine in 10 people surveyed back climate action; 'Three-Fifths' comments ignite Indiana controversy; In Minnesota, SNAP benefits reach farmers markets, other parts of the economy.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - May 8, 2025
Cardinals elect the first Amerian Pope; Howard University program addresses Black male enrollment crisis; Black maternal health remains focus of PA lawmakers; Old laws, big impact: The origin of Alabama s habitual offender law.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
2025Talks - May 7, 2025
Taxing millionaires could fund safety net programs, climate rollbacks raise national security concerns, India makes cross-border strikes in Kashmir, the Supreme Court backs transgender military ban, and government actions conflict with Indigenous land protections.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
PNS Daily Newscast: May 7, 2025
Divided Supreme Court allows Trump administration to begin enforcing ban on transgender service members; AZ hospitals could be required to ask patients about legal status; Taxing the wealthy to pay for Trump priorities wouldn't slow economic growth; and overdraft fees are here to stay, costing Texans thousands of dollars a year.