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Public News Service

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The Public News Service provides reporting on a wide range of social, community, and environmental issues for mainstream and alternative media.
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Episodes

PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 24, 2025

Federal appeals court rules Trump's birthright citizenship ban unconstitutional; Columbia University to pay over $200 million to resolve Trump probes; Florida labor leader highlights worker safety risks amid extreme heat; Report: CT economic growth post-pandemic still lags U.S.; IL nonprofit sees uptick in online domestic-violence inquiries.

Jul 24, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: July 24, 2025

Justice Department faces subpoena over Epstein files by House Oversight Committee; CNC federal plan for AI data centers removes environmental safeguards; WA joins national Families First protests on Saturday; Poll: Social Security a lifeline for increasing number of Americans.

Jul 24, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 23, 2025

US House calls early summer recess to block voting on release of Epstein files; NYS groups join national day of action on public education; MS after-school programs receive critical funding after delay; WI professor ponders longer-term effects of GOP loyalty to Trump.

Jul 23, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: July 23, 2025

Obama pushes back on Trump's 'outrageous' and 'bizarre' treason claim; Colorado officials urge congressional delegates to support public lands; One year after massive spill, MN coal plant under scrutiny; despite federal ruling, ME credit reports still safe from medical debt; Humanities Montana struggles to make up for lost federal funding.

Jul 23, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 22, 2025

Judge in Harvard funding lawsuit calls Trump administration's arguments 'a bit mind-boggling'; Ohio bill reignites debate over public drag performances; Program prepares AR youth for a career in politics; New trauma tool shows high adversity levels for children in southern IL.

Jul 22, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: July 22, 2025

U.S. Marines mobilized to Los Angeles being sent home, Pentagon says; CA immigrants weigh health coverage against deportation risk; Federal changes create familiar funding dilemma for tribal nonprofits; and as dangerous temps grip NC, the need to address extreme heat rises.

Jul 22, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 21, 2025

SkyWest flight aborted landing and performed 'go-around' to avoid colliding with a military aircraft; Hawaii conservation groups press for moratorium on deep-sea mineral mining; Surf's up at federal beaches this summer but many lifeguards off-duty; Federal budget bill puts MA clean energy jobs at risk.

Jul 21, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: July 21, 2025

Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says; Public broadcasting funding cuts could hurt rural Utah communities; NYS implements fire safety as battery storage investments grow; Ohio asylum case highlights civil rights and voter access; OR funding for affordable homeownership dwindles.

Jul 21, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 18, 2025

Trump tells Justice Dept. to seek release of Epstein grand jury testimony; NV education advocates blast freeze on federal funds; and VA leaders push EV adoption as economic, national security imperative.

Jul 18, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: July 18, 2025

Trump supporters burn MAGA hats after he dismisses Epstein files furor as 'hoax'; As energy prices rise, NH residents call for no summer power shutoffs; Eau Claire resident 'terrified' of Medicaid cuts, federal changes; MS law in legal limbo as critics decry free speech restrictions.

Jul 18, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 17, 2025

Republicans plow ahead on cuts to PBS and foreign aid; LGBTQ advocates condemn FL Attorney General's focus on transgender athletes; Court allows NH TikTok lawsuit claiming deceptive practices to proceed; Funding fight in one Michigan city not stopping clean energy efforts.

Jul 17, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: July 17, 2025

Trump lashes out at 'weaklings' who believe Epstein 'B.S.' amid building GOP pressure to release documents; environmental groups say new OR groundwater law too diluted to be effective; people in PA to take action for voting rights, justice at "Good Trouble" protests.

Jul 17, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 16, 2025

A scion of Democratic politics defeats the upstarts in an Arizona Primary; Utility disconnections in extreme heat put KY households at risk; Good news accompanies NM's 80th anniversary of Trinity atomic bomb test; AARP CT accepting 'Livable Communities' grant applications.

Jul 16, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: July 16, 2025

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash; Maine works to counter federal setbacks for clean energy projects; Indiana BMV cashes in on driver data; West Virginia's new law increases penalties for child abuse.

Jul 16, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 15, 2025

U.S. Inflation accelerated in June as Trump's Tariffs pushed up prices; Advocates back bill to end HIV criminalization, stigma in PA; The everlasting graze: SD farmer perfects putting cows on the move; Report: Youth vaping down but Hollywood still glamorizes tobacco.

Jul 15, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: July 15, 2025

Trump's effort to quell MAGA revolt over Epstein files seems to add fuel to the fire; As public sentiment shifts, MN watchdog criticizes ICE tactics; IN food pantries hit by SUN Bucks blackout; EPA employees on paid leave after signing "declaration of dissent."

Jul 15, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 14, 2025

9 dead, more than 30 injured in MA fire at Fall River senior living facility; West Virginia's health care system strained further under GOP bill; EV incentives will quickly expire. What happens next? NC university considers the future of AI in classrooms.

Jul 14, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: July 14, 2025

Two dead at Lexington, KY church after suspect shot a state trooper - suspect killed; SD pleads with Trump administration to release education funds; Rural CO electric co-op goes independent; New CA documentary examines harms of mining critical minerals; ID projects receive $76,000 in grants to make communities age-friendly.

Jul 14, 20256 min

PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 11, 2025

Trump heads to Texas after catastrophic flooding, avoiding criticism he's heaped on other governors; Trump threatens a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, and he may double what most other nations are charged; USDA funding pause could stall conservation momentum in MI, nation; New Ohio weapons plant to bring over 4,000 jobs; Report: Occupational segregation leads to pay gap for MA women.

Jul 11, 20256 min
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