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Public News Service - Social Issues

As Oregonians recognize the 39th anniversary of civil rights protections in the Fair Housing Act, people of color are still facing challenges in ...Read More

Minnesota workers are marking "Workers' Memorial Day" today by remembering those killed on the job. Diane O'Brien with the state AFL-CIO says it's ...Read More

A once-popular plan to build a biomass power plant in Torrance County is being scrutinized because it might not be so "clean" and "green" after all ...Read More

Thousands rallied in Boise Sunday to call for immigration reform. Families from around the state made the trip to talk about how the immigration ...Read More

Nashville, TN - This weekend is a shopping opportunity in Tennessee -- a tax holiday where certain items are exempt from the state's famous highest- ...Read More

Salem, OR - People across the state are joining Governor Kulongoski this "Hunger Awareness Week" by trying to survive on the average food stamp ...Read More

Salem, OR - As Oregon's population ages, more and more residents are needing long term care. Nursing home workers from across the state gathered in ...Read More

Fourteen workers died last year in North Dakota's factories, farms, and oil fields. On Saturday, labor leaders from across the state will honor them ...Read More

Charleston, WV - West Virginia workers who died on the job last year are being honored this weekend for Workers Memorial Day, including 47 who died ...Read More

Albuquerque - American immigration policy is out of line with American values, according to Peter Simonson of the ACLUof New Mexico, who will ...Read More