Open enrollment is almost here — and costs are up again.
PNS reporters covered what people need to know in states across the country, from Medicare plan reviews in South Carolina to rising premiums in Colorado. Find your state here.
#OpenEnrollment #HealthInsurance #ACA

Half of families in the top income bracket — making more than $156,000 a year — struggle to afford childcare, per a new Georgetown index. In #Pennsylvania, 41% are burdened by health care costs.
#Affordability #Childcare #healthcare

Dinner or a full tank of gas? With grocery, housing and health care costs still high, a September survey found 60% of Americans want the president and Congress laser-focused on affordability. In #Indiana, job growth is slowing, too. #CostOfLiving #Midterms

21 million eligible voters nationwide lack easy access to the documents needed to prove citizenship. In #Mississippi (one of 38 voter ID states), VoteRiders will cover the cost of a state ID and the paperwork behind it, for free. #VoterID #Midterms2026

The National Park Service is trucking up to 200,000 gallons of water a day to the Grand Canyon's South Rim after August flooding cut off supply for about 2,000 residents and workers. Repairs are expected in November.
#GrandCanyon #Arizona

#Colorado's 1 million #feedlot cattle produce an estimated 34 billion pounds of manure a year, more than four times the waste of the state's human residents, per a Food & Water Watch analysis of USDA data. Now the group is in court over whether the state monitors it enough.
#CleanWater #Agriculture

Today on #2026Talks: Trump stumps in #Ohio as polls show Democrats ahead; DHS raids home of vocal Trump critic, Rep. Ilhan Omar; and Puerto Rican statehood is a major issue among Hispanic voters this #midterm season. Listen now.

Your health plan can change completely from one year to the next. Montanans: Medicare open enrollment starts Oct. 15, and the marketplace opens Nov. 1. Check more than the premium — deductibles, co-pays and whether your doctors are still covered.
#Montana #OpenEnrollment #HealthInsurance

Electric semitrucks in #California have been priced in secret. A new law signed by Gov. Newsom, passed unanimously, makes companies taking state subsidies publish their prices. Backers say that could make e-trucks cost-competitive with diesel.
#CleanTrucks #EVs

One rural Nebraska hospital says getting its data formatted the way each agency wants can take weekly calls for up to two years. Same information, different formats, and a tiny staff stretched thin. A collab with @dailyyonder.bsky.social.
#RuralHealth #HealthIT

For the first time, heart disease has passed cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in the U.S., per the American Heart Association. A key barrier: 41% of Hispanic adults have limited health literacy, vs. 9% of white adults.
#HeartHealth #Missouri #HispanicHeritageMonth

Early voting starts Oct. 13 in many #Idaho counties. Voters 50 and older cast nearly 55% of all ballots in Idaho in 2024. AARP Idaho's new voter guide covers where, when and how to vote. #Midterms #IdahoVotes

What happened this weekend in #politics? Find out now: livestreamed military #execution draws heavy, bipartisan criticism. #NoKings rallies are scheduled for the weekend. And South Dakotans are asked to vote on previously rejected ballot measures. Listen now.

Catch up on weekend news with #PSNDailyNews: Trump announces an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Record diesel prices could ramp up the EV truck transition. A so-called "tax bomb" awaits Americans with income-driven student loans. And more. Listen now.

Egg producers accused of coordinating to drive up prices are settling for a fine worth about 0.23% of one year's profits.

"It's really more of like a cost of doing business." — Sarah Carden, Farm Action
#EggPrices #Antitrust #Alabama

Federal energy policy changes could cost Ohio households an extra $690 a year by 2040, per a new Energy Innovation analysis.

"Solar and wind resources, along with grid batteries, are really the way to push down prices." — Daniel O'Brien, Energy Innovation
#Ohio #EnergyCosts #CleanEnergy

Michigan lost more than 2,000 farms between 2017 and 2022. One Cadillac program is giving small growers a reason to plant more.

"That security as a farmer is everything." — Mary Galvanek, Forest and Farm
#FoodAccess #MichiganFarms #LocalFood

A bill to study commercial-scale offshore fish farms has stalled in the Senate, and it's split environmental groups down the middle.

"These are big open cages akin to factory farms for fish out in the middle of the ocean." — Jim Walsh, Food & Water Watch
#Aquaculture #OceanHealth #Seafood

New York's organic farmers are still working with 2018 funding levels — and the latest Farm Bill extension expired at the end of September.

"Why aren't we doing research to find the tools for farmers to get into that organic market?" — Liana Hoodes, NOFA-NY
#FarmBill #OrganicFarming #NewYork

One #Illinois mom needs 130 plasma donations a year just to stay healthy.

"It's a superpower worth sharing, and it is a superpower worth celebrating." — Christy Savino of Elgin
#PlasmaAwarenessWeek #PlasmaDonation