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House passes funding package to end partial government shutdown; ME leads on climate action as U.S. withdraws from global agreements; Amid federal DEI rollbacks, MS Black women face job loss and severe wage gap; Judge denies Trump bid to end TPS for Haitians as ICE fears loom; Report: Feds have delivered on Project 2025 at expense of public lands.

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The Public News Service Daily Newscast February 4th and 24th.

I'm Mike Clifford.

The Republican-led House Tuesday voted to pass the government funding package to end the partial shutdown, the measure which received some bipartisan support.

Passed with a vote of 217 to 214, it now heads to President Trump's desk for a signature.

That's from ABC News.

The bill also includes a two-week short-term measure to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded through the end of next week.

They report the measure provides funding for the Pentagon, education, Treasury, labor, and state departments through the end of the fiscal year.

ABC notes that lawmakers in both chambers remain far apart on immigration enforcement reform have until February 13th to negotiate a deal to keep DHS funded.

If a deal is not reached and passed in both chambers by then, DHS would then shut down.

Meantime, legal experts say America's recent withdrawal from global climate agreements could force states like Maine to shoulder more responsibility for climate action.

The Trump administration has withdrawn from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which has served as the global foundation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the past 30 years.

University of Maine law professor Anthony Mafa says cities and states can still lead by example with strong climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.

There are folks in the United States who still are taking this seriously.

Maine can be one of those places that sends that message.

At least 33 states, including some GOP-led coastal states, have crafted formal climate action plans.

MAFA says many state-level clean energy projects were incentivized by former President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law, which the Trump administration has tried to unwind, but some courts have intervened.

I'm Catherine Carley.

And thousands of Black women in Mississippi and nationwide are facing unemployment amid the Trump administration's push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the unemployment rate for black women increased nearly one and a half percent from January to December of last year.

That includes thousands in federal rolls laid off due to budget cuts.

To cover living expenses, many of these workers must apply for full or partial government assistance.

Employment attorney Shakita Hall-Jackson believes economic uncertainty and job losses linked to Trump's orders have hit black women the hardest.

And they come in and wipe out positions, buy out the fourth early retirement and ultimately fire and target black people in their roles, especially leadership roles.

This is where we land.

Danielle Smith reporting.

Black women are increasingly using entrepreneurship to create income streams.

A Wells Fargo 2025 report shows the number of black women-owned businesses rose more than 7 percent the year.

The number of businesses owned by Black women increased by 33 percent between 2019 and 2023.

This is Public News Service.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end temporary protected status for Haitians, a decision that immediately affects hundreds of thousands of people nationwide.

The decision came after weeks of anxiety in Springfield, where faith leaders and community groups had been preparing for the possibility of mass deportations.

Carl Ruby, senior pastor of Central Christian Church, says he learned of the ruling while driving.

I pulled off the road and wept.

It was such a huge relief.

And then I started calling Haitian members of my congregation and letting them know, and many of them wept.

There's no way to comprehend the sense of relief that that decision brought.

The ruling keeps TPS in place for Haitians who have lived and worked legally in the U.S. for years, many of whom came after the 2010 earthquake and later political violence.

The decision is expected to be appealed.

Farah Siddiqui reporting.

This story is produced with original reporting by Daphne Duret for the Marshall Project in association with media in the public interest and funded in part by the George Gunn Foundation.

And on the campaign trail, President Trump completely disavowed Project 2025, sweeping plan to reshape the federal government and yet a new report finds his administration has already pushed through 80 percent of the plan's recommendations on public lands in Nevada and across the US.

Researchers from the Center for Western Priorities found multiple efforts to undermine the environmental review and public comment processes under the National Environmental Policy Act.

Kate Gertzinger with the Center says this is highly relevant in Nevada where just over 80 percent of the land belongs to the federal government.

The Trump administration has really cut the public out of public land by limiting the amount of work that companies need to do to get a permit and limiting the opportunities for public participation in permitting.

The Trump administration maintains that environmental reviews often take years, slowing down projects that could support jobs and tax revenue.

I'm Suzanne Potter.

Finally, as Michigan lawmakers begin the 2026 legislative session, cancer prevention advocates are urging the state to take stronger action against tobacco use, noting that nearly a third of cancer deaths in Michigan are caused by smoking.

Molly Medinblick with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network says while lawmakers recently increased funding for tobacco prevention programs, Michigan still lags far behind most states.

We spent about 1.8 million dollars.

The legislators increased that to 4.6 million is how much we spend on these prevention cessation programs in the state but we still rank 44th in the country for how much we spend.

She adds the stakes are high with more than 68,000 Michiganders expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year.

Crystal Blair reporting.

This is Mike Clifford for Public News Service.

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