PNS Daily Newscast: July 8, 2025

More than 160 people still missing after deadly Texas floods, governor says; Ohio small businesses seek clarity as Congress weighs federal ownership reporting rule; Hoosiers' medical bills under state review; Survey: Gen Z teens don't know their options after high school; Rural Iowa farmers diversify crops for future success.

Kerrville didn't have weather sirens used by other cities; Ohio bill could chill ballot access, spark voter challenges; Medicaid cuts: Disproportionate impact predicted for LGBTQ+ in IL; MN's construction trades hopeful data center incentives pay off; Texas doctors leery of changes to 'clarify' abortion law language.

Flooding looms as searchers scramble to find missing in TX; CT educators frustrated by feds withholding school funds; NM renewable energy advocates decry 'herky-jerky' policies; AR hunger rating could worsen under new federal budget; AARP invests in CO projects to make communities more livable.

Congress passes 'One Big Beautiful Bill'; rural NH residents could lose out on healthcare options due to new budget; national pride is at an all-time low according to a new Gallup Poll; an AL fire chief discusses firework safety on the Fourth of July; an IL poli-sci professor says white English speakers are commonly seen as 'American'; a KS electric vehicle manufacturer worries about impacts of ending tax credits; and a WV coal mining lawsuit moves ahead.

Rural Alaska village banks on alternative energy as economic driver; Portland hospital workers vote to join service employees union, and CA's Channel Islands Fox is a conservation success story.

The U.S. Senate passes President Trump's domestic agenda bill in a 50-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaker. Columbia University agrees to pay $9 million to settle a lawsuit over misreported college ranking data, and a New Mexico university offers degrees in Artificial Intelligence.

Small businesses brace for changes in the 'Big Beautiful Bill,'; Pending SCOTUS arguments reignite the thorny issue of campaign spending; and politics and mental health are top factors in Gen Z college decisions.

Marathon votes took shape Monday in the U.S. Senate on the budget reconciliation bill; New report renews concerns about "forever chemicals" detected in U.S. waterways; Tribal advocates in Washington State sound alarm over opioid and fentanyl deaths.

Despite pushback, U.S. presses ahead for final adoption of budget reconciliation bill to send it back to the House; FL immigrant advocates describe chaos in light of SCOTUS decision related to birthright citizenship; New report renews concerns about "forever chemicals" detected in U.S. waterways.

Senate parliamentarian disqualifies key portions of GOP megabill; Supreme Court curbs injunctions that blocked Trump's birthright citizenship plan; Alabama groups fight proposed federal cuts to food, health programs; During Pride Month, CA LGBTQ+ advocates fight proposed cuts to Medi-Cal; League of Women Voters: Proposed federal cuts threaten MI health.