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<title>Governor Under New Pressure to End Adoption Discrimination</title>

<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Governor Under New Pressure to End Adoption Discrimination RICHMOND, Va. &#8211; As Gov. Bob McDonnell launches an initiative today to increase adoptions of foster children in Virginia, grassroots groups say the state is still leaving out too many prospective parents. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32528-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Infant Stress Linked to Behavior Problems Later in Life</title>

<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Infant Stress Linked to Behavior Problems Later in Life LANSING, Mich. &#8211; Recent studies have shown that infants' brains are reacting to external stresses, even while babies sleep.  

Things such as domestic conflicts, violence and other traumatic events can influence people's behavior later in life &#8211; even if they don't have any conscious memory of the original stress.
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<title>Four Feisty Females Beat the Odds, Look to College</title>

<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Four Feisty Females Beat the Odds, Look to College MINNEAPOLIS &#8211; The Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota tonight is honoring four young women who have overcome extreme adversity to pursue their dreams. 

The winners of the <a href="http://bit.ly/19zJI2R" target="parent">Beat the Odds</a> awards are all high school seniors who, despite challenges, have done well in school and are planning to attend college. 

Among them is Salina Samaniego, who grew up with a father who was mentally ill, addicted and abusive. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32523-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>EPA Nomination: Both Sides say Putting Aside Politics is the Right Choice</title>

<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[EPA Nomination: Both Sides say Putting Aside Politics is the Right Choice COLUMBUS, Ohio &#8211; The controversy surrounding the nomination of President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has individuals from both sides of the aisle saying good governance should trump politics. 

Thursday, a Senate committee backed the nomination of Gina McCarthy along party lines, a week after Republicans boycotted a scheduled hearing on the matter. 

McCarthy served five Republican governors, including former Massachusetts Gov. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32521-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>The “Hospital Care Experience” – What Patients and Families Say</title>

<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;Hospital Care Experience&#8221; &#8211; What Patients and Families Say WESTBOROUGH, Mass. &#8211; Making a stay in the hospital &#8211; or a visit &#8211; a better experience for patients and their families is the focus of a first-ever meeting today among some 50 Massachusetts hospitals and 160 members of Patient and Family Advisory Councils, or PFACs. 

Many hospitals, some in Massachusetts, have established the councils, which enable former patients and their families to give their input to administrators. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32520-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Twitter &amp; Facebook “Keeping Drive Alive” for Immigration Reform </title>

<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Twitter & Facebook &#8220;Keeping Drive Alive&#8221; for Immigration Reform  NEW YORK &#8211; Advocates in New York and the nation have been using social media in an effort to keep the immigration reform drive alive in Congress &#8211; and they believe it's working. 

The U.S. Senate spent this week marking up the immigration reform bill, and Maryann Sinclair Slutsky, executive director of Long Island Wins, says her group is focused on keeping track of so-called 'poison-pill' amendments.
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<title>Eggs: "Cage Free", "Free Range" or Caged…</title>

<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Eggs: "Cage Free", "Free Range" or Caged&#8230; PHOENIX &#8211; Cage-free, free range, pasture-raised or just eggs &#8211; a growing number of people are concerned with where and how their food is produced.

Now a new bill in Congress would make egg-labeling mandatory, as well as adding more humane living standards for millions of egg-laying hens in the U.S. 

Paul Shapiro, vice president of farm animal protection with the Humane Society of the United States, says currently egg cartons do not have to be labeled for sale, and those that are labeled can be confusing. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32513-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>The Fawns are All Right</title>

<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Fawns are All Right ANNAPOLIS, Md. &#8211; There's a deer baby boom happening in Maryland right now. 

This is the time of year when most fawns are born, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is warning people not to approach or try to help them, even if the fawns appear to be alone. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32488-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Eastern Montana’s Plains – New Place for Wilderness?</title>

<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Eastern Montana&#8217;s Plains &#8211; New Place for Wilderness? BILLINGS, Mont. &#8211; Eastern Montana's plains are often considered a place to drive through, instead of a drive to. 

The region is part of the focus of the <a href="http://www.wildmontana.org/gathering" target="parent">Montana Wilderness Association's</a> (MWA) annual gathering today through Sunday. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32459-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Public Lands/Wilderness</category>
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<title>Terre Noire Preserve Dedication: Room to Roam for People to Birds</title>

<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Terre Noire Preserve Dedication: Room to Roam for People to Birds ARKADELPHIA, Ark. &#8211; There is not much native prairie left in Arkansas, but a new tract to come under protection is being opened to the public today near Arkadelphia.

The 360 acres will be part of the larger Terre Noire Conservation Area. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32245-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Petition Pushes Park Service on Wolf Hunting Decision</title>

<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Petition Pushes Park Service on Wolf Hunting Decision JACKSON, Wyo. - The National Park Service is being nudged on setting rules about wolf hunting. A <a href="http://www.npca.org/assets/pdf/Wolves_Rulemaking_Petition.pdf" target="parent">petition</a> has been filed by the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32506-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
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<title>New Farm Bill Moves to Full House and Senate </title>

<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[New Farm Bill Moves to Full House and Senate  LANSING, Mich. - The U.S. House Agriculture Committee sent a new federal Farm bill to the full House on Wednesday  night. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32504-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Hunger/Food/Nutrition</category>
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<title>Report: WV Coal Production Will Fall, but Employment Will Rise</title>

<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Report: WV Coal Production Will Fall, but Employment Will Rise CHARLESTON, W.Va. - For the next two decades, more miners will be digging less coal in West Virginia, according to <a href="http://downstreamstrategies.com/documents/reports_publication/the-continuing-decline-in-demand-for-capp-coal.pdf" target="parent">an in-depth report</a>.

Morgantown consulting firm Downstream Strategies analyzed federal and other figures and pins the cause on thinner coal seams and, to a lesser degree, cheap natural gas. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32502-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Climate Change/Air Quality</category>
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<category>Livable Wages/Working Families</category>
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<title>Rural Economic Development Showcased in North Central MT</title>

<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Rural Economic Development Showcased in North Central MT SHELBY, Mont. - A show-and-tell tour is under way today to inspire farmers and ranchers from around the state about how to help their bottom lines - and boost rural economies.

Montana Farmers Union and the city of Shelby are sponsoring a bus trip to the Rimrock and Glacier 1 and 2 wind farms. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32501-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Energy Policy</category>
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<title>Help on the Way With Health Insurance Red Tape</title>

<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Help on the Way With Health Insurance Red Tape HARTFORD, Conn. - Health-care reform at the state level is moving forward, as a program to be rolled out this summer will help residents sign up.

The Navigator and Assister Program is a federal effort "that is designed to bring insurance enrollment directly to the people and to neighborhoods," said Kate Busch Gervais, who manages the program for Access Health Connecticut. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32493-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Health Issues</category>
<category>Senior Issues</category>
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<title>Fight for "Compassionate" Immigration Reform in Florida</title>

<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Fight for "Compassionate" Immigration Reform in Florida ORLANDO, Fla. - Immigration advocates are turning up the heat on Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., asking him to stand strong in his support of what they call "compassionate" immigration reform.
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<category>Immigrant Issues</category>
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<title>CASH Campaign Pays Off for Virginians</title>

<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[CASH Campaign Pays Off for Virginians RICHMOND, Va. - Free tax preparation services are paying off for Virginians. This year, trained volunteers across the state helped more than 26,000 people with incomes under $50,000 prepare their taxes, according to Carolyn Spohrer, deputy director, Virginia Community Action Partnership.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32480-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Poverty Issues</category>
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<title>"Momsrising" Embraces Maryland Gun Law</title>

<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA["Momsrising" Embraces Maryland Gun Law ANNAPOLIS, Md. - After watching a string of disappointments from Congress, a national women's grassroots organization is celebrating Maryland's new gun law. Today, Gov. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32472-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Children's Issues</category>
<category>Citizenship/Representative Democracy</category>
<category>Community Issues and Volunteering</category>
<category>Criminal Justice</category>
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<title>NC Lawmakers Look to Protect Coastal Fish </title>

<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[NC Lawmakers Look to Protect Coastal Fish  WILMINGTON, N.C. - Recreational anglers in North Carolina are hoping to reel in the commercial fishing of three popular fish.

State lawmakers are considering <a href="http://openstates.org/nc/bills/2013/HB983/documents/NCD00023296/" target="parent">House Bill 983</a>, which would specify that red drum, striped bass and spotted sea trout could be caught only by hook and line.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32465-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Oceans</category>
<category>Public Lands/Wilderness</category>
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<title>In Olympia, Mixed Messages for "Older Americans Month"</title>

<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In Olympia, Mixed Messages for "Older Americans Month" OLYMPIA, Wash. - Today, Gov. Jay Inslee celebrates Older Americans Month by walking with seniors around the State Capitol campus. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32393-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
<category>Children's Issues</category>
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<category>Family/Father Issues</category>
<category>Poverty Issues</category>
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<category>Youth Issues</category>
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<title>Art Installation Salutes Wild Buffalo</title>

<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Art Installation Salutes Wild Buffalo WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. - An artist known for large-scale performance installations around the world that focus on what she sees as injustices is in Montana today to draw attention to the plight of Yellowstone National Park bison.

Lila Roo will be inside an abstract buffalo, trailed by red art that signifies blood. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32491-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Animal Welfare</category>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Environmental Justice</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
<category>Public Lands/Wilderness</category>
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<title>Lawmakers Try to Agree on MN Minimum Wage Hike  </title>

<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers Try to Agree on MN Minimum Wage Hike   ST. PAUL, Minn. - A raise in the minimum wage is coming to Minnesota, but just how much still needs to be determined as Monday's legislative deadline to adjourn approaches.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32489-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Consumer Issues</category>
<category>Livable Wages/Working Families</category>
<category>Poverty Issues</category>
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<title>Eggs: "Cage Free", "Free Range" or Caged…</title>

<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Eggs: "Cage Free", "Free Range" or Caged&#8230; NEW YORK - Whether they buy "cage-free," "free range," "pasture-raised" or just "eggs," a growing number of people are concerned with where and how their food is produced. A new bill in Congress would make egg-labeling mandatory, as well as adding more humane living standards for millions of egg-laying hens in the United States.

Egg cartons currently do not have to be labeled for sale, said Paul Shapiro, vice president for farm animal protection at the Humane Society of the United States, and those that are labeled can be confusing. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32486-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Rural/Farming</category>
<category>Consumer Issues</category>
<category>Animal Welfare</category>
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<title>Ohio Farmers Ask for a “Sustainable” Farm Bill</title>

<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ohio Farmers Ask for a &#8220;Sustainable&#8221; Farm Bill COLUMBUS, Ohio - As Congress works this week on a new Farm Bill, Ohio farmers say policy changes are needed to support practices that improve public health, spur the rural economy and enhance natural resources.

Programs they say are critical to the success of sustainable farming could be cut, including the National Organic Certification Cost-Share program, which is used by about 40 percent of organic farmers in Ohio.

Abbe Turner of Lucky Penny Creamery in Kent said these programs help businesses such as hers grow.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32482-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
<category>Rural/Farming</category>
<category>Sustainable Agriculture</category>
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<title>New Agreement Means Stinky Start to St. Louis Summer</title>

<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[New Agreement Means Stinky Start to St. Louis Summer ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Attorney General's Office has reached an agreement with the company that runs the Bridgeton landfill on how to control the stench from its underground fire.

The agreement calls for Republic Services to cap the landfill, but first company officials say they'll need to remove some concrete pipes. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32479-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Environment</category>
<category>Environmental Justice</category>
<category>Health Issues</category>
<category>Nuclear Waste</category>
<category>Toxics</category>
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<title>WA Child Care Cuts Proposed for School-Age Kids</title>

<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[WA Child Care Cuts Proposed for School-Age Kids MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Hearings were held this week in Kent and Moses Lake about proposed budget cuts that would affect training and support services for people who provide child care for school-age children. Many providers couldn't attend, however, since the Department of Early Learning (DEL) held the hearings during the busiest time of day for after-school programs.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32473-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
<category>Children's Issues</category>
<category>Early Childhood Education</category>
<category>Education</category>
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<title>May is "Garden for Wildlife" Month</title>

<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[May is "Garden for Wildlife" Month RICHMOND, Va. - The National Wildlife Federation is calling on Virginians to turn their backyards into thriving wildlife habitats. May is "Garden for Wildlife" Month, and the federation's message is that it's easy to create a welcoming home for wildlife.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32470-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
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<title>Effort to Limit Undercover Investigations at NC Farms</title>

<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Effort to Limit Undercover Investigations at NC Farms RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina is the 11th state this year to consider legislation that would make it illegal to conduct private investigations into agricultural practices in the state.

The so-called "Ag Gag" bill is opposed by some animal- and consumer-rights groups, who argue the investigations are necessary to make sure the industry is using the safest and cleanest methods to raise livestock.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32452-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Animal Welfare</category>
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<category>Rural/Farming</category>
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<title>Save it For a Rainy Day</title>

<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Save it For a Rainy Day MADISON, Wis. - About a decade ago, Wisconsin lawmakers passed legislation to raise the required minimum balance in the state's general fund, but lawmakers have postponed implementing it four times.

Other states do much better in saving for a rainy day, said Jon Peacock, director of the nonpartisan Wisconsin Budget Project. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32416-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
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<title>Minnesota Will Be 12th State to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage</title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Will Be 12th State to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota will be the 12th state in the union to legalize same-sex marriage. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32469-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Civil Rights</category>
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<title>Senate Farm Bill Action Expected: More Empty NV Refrigerators?  </title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Senate Farm Bill Action Expected: More Empty NV Refrigerators?   LAS VEGAS - Many people in Nevada have little interest in farming, but action by a U.S. Senate committee today on the Farm Bill could affect hungry Nevadans, including local children. In marking up the Farm Bill, the Senate Agriculture Committee will consider proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP for short, formerly called food stamps. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32467-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
<category>Children's Issues</category>
<category>Consumer Issues</category>
<category>Health Issues</category>
<category>Hunger/Food/Nutrition</category>
<category>Social Justice</category>
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<title>How Much Will Congress 'Snap' from SNAP?</title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[How Much Will Congress 'Snap' from SNAP? PORTLAND, Ore. - Proposed cuts to the program most people know as food stamps are the hot topic in Congress this week. Today, the Senate Agriculture Committee is marking up its version of a new Farm Bill; Wednesday, it's the House Agriculture Committee. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32466-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
<category>Consumer Issues</category>
<category>Hunger/Food/Nutrition</category>
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<category>Welfare Reform</category>
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<title>DOJ says NYC “Not Ready” to Protect Disabled in Disasters</title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[DOJ says NYC &#8220;Not Ready&#8221; to Protect Disabled in Disasters NEW YORK - New Yorkers with disabilities have cause for concern when it comes to possible future disasters and terrorism events, because the U.S. Justice Department says the city is in violation of federal law in failing to prepare. In a statement filed in the Southern District of New York, the Department declared that New York City has neglected to plan for the needs of New Yorkers with disabilities. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32464-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Got Mice? Hold the Glue Traps </title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Got Mice? Hold the Glue Traps  BOSTON - A mouse sighting in the home can turn even the bravest person into a quivering mass. Whether it's a few mice or a few hundred, there are effective and humane ways to deal with unwanted furry guests that don't involve poison or glue traps. 

According to John Griffin, director of humane wildlife services for the Humane Society of the United States, your first step should be sealing up holes and crevices in your home or structure and, in short, to "think like a mouse."

"These guys can access entry points that are very small, so start looking for dime-sized holes and start to close them up with material that's going to stand the test of time and also repel them," he advised. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32463-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Animal Welfare</category>
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<title>Ohio Helps Make College Dreams a Reality for Foster Youth </title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ohio Helps Make College Dreams a Reality for Foster Youth  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Liaisons at universities, community colleges and technical schools all over the state are helping former foster youth seeking higher education. As part of the Ohio Reach program, these liaisons are helping guide these young adults through their college years. 

State Attorney General Mike DeWine pointed out that getting through college can be a struggle for former foster youths, because they can't simply call mom or dad when they need help.
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<category>Youth Issues</category>
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<title>Report: New Policies Needed as Millennials Lead AZ Driving Decline</title>

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<description><![CDATA[Report: New Policies Needed as Millennials Lead AZ Driving Decline PHOENIX - Arizona's driving boom is over. A new <a href="http://arizonapirgedfund.org/reports" target="parent">report</a> from the Arizona Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund says total vehicle travel miles peaked in 2007. 

According to PIRG public interest advocate Serena Unrein, driving is likely to decline further because of demographic changes involving the Millennial Generation, those born between 1983 and 2000.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32455-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
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<title>"Major Milestone" for Maryland Kids Eating School Breakfast</title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA["Major Milestone" for Maryland Kids Eating School Breakfast ANNAPOLIS, Md. - More Maryland children are starting their day with a healthy breakfast, and they're eating it at school, according to a new report. 

Cathy Demeroto, director of Maryland Hunger Solutions, which published the report, said participation rates in the school breakfast program hit new highs last school year.
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<category>Poverty Issues</category>
<category>Hunger/Food/Nutrition</category>
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<title>Iowa Farmers Still Have a Chance to Affect Climate Change </title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Iowa Farmers Still Have a Chance to Affect Climate Change  DES MOINES, Iowa - There isn't much time now for farmers to get a spring crop in, thanks to the cool wet weather lately, but a new <a href="http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Banking-On-Carbon.pdf" target="parent">report</a> from the Center for Rural Affairs shows that even now farmers might be able to alter their practices that would affect climate change. 

According to Johnathan Hladik, energy policy advocate with the Center, rural communities and farmers can play a critical role in adjusting to climate change.

"Whether it's adopting renewable-energy practices or it's just being smarter about how you farm, when it comes to adopting to climate change few areas are going to play a role as critical as our small towns," he declared.
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<category>Environment</category>
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<title>More Than 160,000 Coloradans Eligible For Health Coverage in 2014</title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[More Than 160,000 Coloradans Eligible For Health Coverage in 2014 DENVER - This week Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law that will expand Medicaid to include more than 160,000 Coloradans who are currently living without health-care coverage. 

Elisabeth Arenales, the Health Program Coordinator for the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, pointed out that until now those living without coverage still were getting sick, a problem made worse by a lack of preventive coverage. 

"People still get sick whether or not they have health insurance, and they don't get the proper preventive care so they're not going to the doctor, they're not getting their screenings, they're showing up at the emergency room because they don't have a usual source of care," she declared. "...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32450-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>PA Transgender Student Battles District on Prom, Graduation Policies</title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[PA Transgender Student Battles District on Prom, Graduation Policies HARRISBURG, Pa. - A transgender high school senior in Pennsylvania is at odds with district officials over their
policies about his gender identity. Issak Wolfe was born in a female body, but came out as transgender and began living as a boy almost two years ago. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32443-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>California Farmers Rely on Organic Boost</title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[California Farmers Rely on Organic Boost SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California farmers are asking Congress for an organic "boost." Last year's national Farm Bill extension failed to include funding for a program that helps organic farmers offset the cost of getting certified. 

According to Tom Page, a farmer from Ramona who is vice president of the Pacific Southwest Chapter of California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), they need the certification to be able to sell to places like Whole Foods or local natural-food markets so, without the financial assistance cuts will have to be made.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32442-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Sustainable Agriculture</category>
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<title>WI Bison Farmer: Keep The Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative</title>

<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[WI Bison Farmer: Keep The Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative BALDWIN, Wis. - Loren Smeester manages a herd of 200 bison on 400 acres of grazing land near Baldwin in St. Croix  County. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32417-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Animal Welfare</category>
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<title>Petition Circulated for Medicaid Expansion</title>

<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Petition Circulated for Medicaid Expansion HELENA, Mont. - Several groups in Montana are circulating an online <a href="http://bit.ly/YDtQdU" target="parent">petition</a>, asking the Legislature to come back and take another vote on Medicaid expansion. The expansion died at the end of the session this year, and since lawmakers went home, several more states have accepted the deal, with Kentucky being the latest, last week. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32441-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Teachers Face Challenges as School Year Winds Down</title>

<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Teachers Face Challenges as School Year Winds Down PIERRE, S.D. - As the school year winds down, graduations and the excitement of summer vacation contrast with challenges that teachers face. According to Sandy Arseneault, president of the South Dakota Education Association, the ranks of experienced teachers will thin rapidly over the next few years.
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<title>Is Mon Power Trying to Stick Customers With a White Elephant?</title>

<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Is Mon Power Trying to Stick Customers With a White Elephant? CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Consumer advocates say Mon Power is trying to stick ratepayers with an overpriced white elephant, in a deal that would benefit another subsidiary of FirstEnergy.

The utility has asked the Public Service Commission to let it buy 80 percent of the huge Harrison power plant from sister company Allegheny Energy Supply. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32433-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Climate Change/Air Quality</category>
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<title>Don't Get Scammed on Your Light Bill</title>

<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Don't Get Scammed on Your Light Bill CHICAGO - With deregulation of electric-power providers comes a lot of confusion over utility bills, and consumer groups say con artists are coming out of the woodwork, offering people deals or threatening to turn off the lights unless an immediate payment is made. 

According to Scott Musser, associate state director for AARP Illinois, if someone knocks on your door and you're not sure about that person, it's best to call your utility and ask if they sent someone out. And be careful with your account number.
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<title>Maryland Navy Veteran Calls for Presidential Action on Sexual Assaults</title>

<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Maryland Navy Veteran Calls for Presidential Action on Sexual Assaults ANNAPOLIS, Md. - President Obama is under new pressure to deal with military sexual assaults after a new report shows the number of incidents increased by more than a third in the last year. Navy veteran Brian Lewis, of Baltimore, who recently testified before a U.S. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32420-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Brown Continues Push to End “Too Big to Fail”</title>

<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Brown Continues Push to End &#8220;Too Big to Fail&#8221; COLUMBUS, Ohio - Saying Wall Street banks still have too much influence over the economy, an Ohio U.S. senator is continuing his charge to end "too big to fail."

Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and David Vitter, R-La., introduced legislation aimed at ending the advantage the six biggest U-S banks have over the small guys. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32418-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Bed Sharing Safely: Not All Co-Sleeping is Created Equal</title>

<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Bed Sharing Safely: Not All Co-Sleeping is Created Equal NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When it comes to the potential risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome from a mother sharing her bed with her baby, there is a push to change the message from "just don't do it" to "here is how it's done most safely."

The shift is needed because co-sleeping will never be eliminated and not all forms are equal, said <a href="http://cosleeping.nd.edu/mckenna-biography/" target="parent">Dr. James McKenna, director of the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame</a>. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32414-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Striking Out at Stroke, Minnesota's Third Leading Killer</title>

<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Striking Out at Stroke, Minnesota's Third Leading Killer ST. PAUL, Minn. - Every year there are nearly 12,000 hospital admissions in Minnesota due to stroke, and a new effort aims to help more survivors return to a normal life, instead of being permanently disabled. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32413-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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