Jul 23 On Both Sides of Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Awaiting a Prop 8 Verdict By Hari Sreenivasan It's been a long, slow summer for those waiting for a verdict in the legal dispute over Proposition 8. Californians went to the polls and voted Proposition 8 into law, overturning a state Supreme Court decision that said gays… Continue reading
Jul 22 Newshour Connect: Housing, Jobs Concerns Persist in Calif., Okla., Idaho By Hari Sreenivasan In our continuing coverage of issues across the United States, this Newshour Connect focuses on the economy. We speak with Thanh Tan of Idaho Public Television, Lori Rasmussen from OETV in Oklahoma City and Erik Anderson from… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch Around the Country, Economic Starts and Stops Gwen Ifill talks to PBS correspondents from New York, Virginia and California about the state of local economies. Continue watching
Jul 09 Governors Meet in Boston as State Budget Crises Loom The National Governors Association kicked off its annual meeting Friday in Boston. For three days, the group will tackle health reform, government efficiency, education, the environment and, of course, the economy. As these state leaders gather to discuss… Continue reading
Jun 17 Blueprint America: Dubuque’s Move From Gambling to Green Lab The Blueprint America series on infrastructure -- a collaboration with WNET -- has taken us to several places around the country over the last several months: Chicago, San Francisco, and Detroit to name a few. On Thursday's… Continue reading
Jun 15 ‘New Recruits’ Documents Young Entrepreneurs in the Field By Larisa Epatko The PBS documentary "The New Recruits" follows three young business students to India, Pakistan and Kenya as they try to apply the concept of social enterprise as an alternative to charity where the poor pay a nominal amount for services… Continue reading
May 06 NewsHour Connect: The Flavor of Tea Parties Around the U.S. By Hari Sreenivasan Dante Chinni wrote a new post this week as part of the Patchwork Nation project on the composition of tea parties around the country and the diverse set of issues that do — or do not — bring… Continue reading
Apr 28 NewsHour Connect: Immigration Debate Reignited in Phoenix, San Diego By Hari Sreenivasan By now you’ve heard about the new law in Arizona which allows police to ask for proof of immigration status if they have reason to suspect that someone is not in the country legally. While the world may… Continue reading
Apr 19 Oklahoma City Commemorates 15th Anniversary of Bombing By Anna Shoup Fifteen years ago today at 9:02 a.m., a bomb detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla. In total, 168 people died, including 19 children, and more than 600 were injured in what was at the… Continue reading
Mar 02 Texas GOP Primary a 3-Way Fight to Possible Run-Off By Anna Shoup Updated 5:45pm EST Voters in Tuesday's Texas GOP primary have three options in the governor's race: incumbent Gov. Rick Perry faces U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina, a candidate from the ever-growing Tea Party… Continue reading