Sunday, December 29, 2024
Zamone Perez, reporter, Maryland News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. The United States has a national mammal, tree, and flower, but the status of America’s most treasured bird was not always so clear officially or ecologically until now. Last Tuesday, Christmas Eve, the bald eagle officially became the national bird of the U.S. President Joe Biden signed […]
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Terri Dee, producer/reporter, Indiana News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. The National Retail Federation expects people will spend nearly $989 billion by the end of the year on holiday shopping, but the costs cannot compare to the injuries or deaths caused by unknowingly buying a faulty product. Many children’s toys are manufactured in countries like China and […]
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. The Internal Revenue Service will be in the crosshairs in the second Trump administration. That’s because the president-elect’s choice to run the agency has called for it to be abolished. Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long, Trump’s recently announced pick for IRS Commissioner, cosponsored a bill to get […]
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. This holiday season, a nonprofit campaign is asking Americans to write holiday cards to welcome newly arrived refugee families. The 10th annual “Hope for the Holidays” campaign is spearheaded by Global Refuge, a charity founded in 1939, previously named Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, […]
Friday, December 13, 2024
Trimmel Gomes, producer/reporter, Virginia News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. The joy of decorating a real Christmas tree is a time-honored tradition for many people across the country. But the story behind the real trees is often overlooked. A closer look reveals a labor-intensive industry supported by migrant workers who face difficult conditions to provide a […]
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
. Eric Tegethoff, producer/reporter, Northern Rockies News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Voters across the country approved a majority of measures in November to affirm abortion rights. Therefore, supporters of an initiative to legalize abortion in Idaho say they are feeling momentum. Voters approved seven of 10 state abortion-rights measures, including in Montana. A Florida measure received a […]
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Groups fighting to improve access to health care are asking the U.S. Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy is an environmental lawyer who ran for president, then threw his support to Donald Trump in August. Objections to […]
Monday, November 25, 2024
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Glitches last winter with federal student aid forms, known as the FAFSA, led the feds to temporarily relax document verification standards – creating fertile ground for bad actors seeking to defraud California colleges. State data first reported by EdSource show that fraudsters have stolen more than $7.5 million […]
Monday, November 18, 2024
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. A new rebate program could save California families up to $8,000 on an electric heat pump for home heating and cooling. The Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program is funded by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. Deana Carrillo, director of the Reliability, Renewable Energy and Decarbonization Incentives […]
