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PODCAST: PNS National Newscast (September 13, 2023)
Experts say young voters crucial for upcoming elections | NM young people protest over climate-change accountability | Speaker McCarthy orders a Biden impeachment inquiry Listen Live: https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/radio-network-streams/ Follow us on...
Read morePODCAST: PNS 2023 Talks (September 13, 2023)
The House moves forward with an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden, an activist looks to have Donald Trump's federal criminal case televised, and young voters seek sweeping changes. Listen...
Read moreReport: More data needed on nitrates in rural Illinois wells
SPRINGFIELD (Public News Service) -- A new report finds that thousands of drinking-water wells in Illinois are contaminated with high levels of nitrates. Clean-water advocates say more data is needed to help...
Read more2021Talks: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
(Public News Service) — 2021Talks — Unprecedented heat wave shocks Pacific Northwest; the US Supreme Court upholds CDC's eviction moratorium; Juul Labs will pay $40 million to North Carolina; and a...
Read more2021Talks: Tuesday, June 29, 2021
(Public News Service) — 2021Talks — School shootings jump sharply in 2021; a federal court dismisses antitrust cases against Facebook; the U.S. case against Julian Assange weakens; and President Biden meets...
Read more2021Talks: Monday, June 28, 2021
(Public News Service) — 2021Talks — DOJ sues Georgia over election laws, Derek Chauvin may appeal his sentence of 22.5 years in prison, and lawmakers move to reverse a Trump-era rule...
Read moreHIV prevention experts urge regular testing
CHICAGO (Public News Service) -- This Sunday is National HIV Testing Day, when people are urged to find out their HIV status and work to end the stigma around HIV and...
Read moreGroups urge training, mentoring programs over youth incarceration
EVANSTON, Ill. (Public News Service) -- Juvenile-justice reform groups say helping young people with work and life-skills training reduces recidivism more effectively than incarceration, and they cite an Illinois program...
Read moreIllinois peace advocates raise U.S. nuclear weapons policy concerns
CHICAGO -- With a United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons now in effect, Illinois advocates for peace are renewing conversations about U.S. disarmament policy. A panel discussion with experts took place last...
Read moreIllinois lawmaker proposes ending cash-bond system
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers have the chance to ensure poverty is never the reason a person stays in jail. The Pretrial Fairness Act has been newly introduced in both chambers...
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