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Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary; New data show ICE arrests in Kentucky are on the rise; IN Senate advances immigration enforcement bill; Analysis: Xcel gas infrastructure plan targets communities of color; ND gets ready to unleash rural health funds.

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The Public News Service Daily Newscast, January the 28th, 2026.

I'm Mike Clifford.

Senators Tom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign Tuesday, making them the first Republicans in Congress to say she should step down.

That from NBC News.

Tillis, who is now running to seek another term in Congress, said some of Noem's actions reflected amateurish, assistant manager sort of thought process, calling them unacceptable for someone in a cabinet level position.

The Alaska Republican Murkowski, whose term runs until January 2029, said Noem should not be running DHS.

"Yes, she should go," Murkowski told NBC News.

Meantime, nearly 2,000 people in Kentucky were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement between January and October of last year, and that number is expected to increase, according to new data.

The majority of arrests are happening in jails or prisons, but around 25 percent are occurring at workplaces, residences, or in public spaces.

Ashley Spaulding is a senior fellow with the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, the group that analyzed the latest statistics.

She adds the number of detainees has ballooned and many local jails are renting beds to ICE.

The number of ICE detainees is at a historic high.

We're seeing these trends play out in Kentucky.

There's just no sign of it slowing.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds nearly 60 percent of Americans say federal immigration tactics have gone too far. 12 percent believe they haven't gone far enough, and 26 percent said operations were about right.

This week, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear publicly called for the retraining of every federal immigration officer after the killing of two Minneapolis citizens by immigration agents.

This is Nadia Ramlagon with Kentucky News Connection.

Indiana lawmakers are advancing a Republican-backed immigration enforcement bill that expands cooperation with federal authorities and punishes local governments that refuse to comply.

Senate Bill 76 was approved on a party-line vote and sent to the House.

It would require jails to honor immigration detainer requests, notify judges when a detainer applies, and follow statewide rules set by the Department of Correction.

It also allows the government to withhold state funding from local governments that fail to comply.

GOP Senator Liz Brown of Fort Wayne authored the bill.

She says it responds to what she calls a national crisis.

This state has always been in the side of law enforcement and we've had our own policies such as banning sanctuary city policies to ensure that law enforcement can do the job we have tasked them to do.

Supporters argue the measure helps law enforcement do its job and ensures uniform cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Democrats warned the bill could strain overcrowded county jails and damage trust police and immigrant communities.

I'm Joe Ulery, Public News Service.

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This is Public News Service. 70 percent of all projects proposed in the XO Energy 2025 Colorado Gas Infrastructure Plan are in or adjacent to Latino, Indigenous, and low-income neighborhoods already burdened by pollution and health risks according to a new analysis by Green Latinos.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is currently accepting public comments on the plan.

Patricia Garcia Nelson with Green Latinos says disproportionately impacted communities deserve investments that improve health and the transition to clean energy, not projects that lock in decades of reliance on fossil fuels.

Not only do we want there to be no expansion of gas infrastructure in disproportionately impacted communities, but we also want Excel to stop passing the costs of their gas infrastructure onto the ratepayers.

Excel says its plan will provide safe, efficient, and resilient energy service by providing the cleanest gas systems possible.

They also argue that the proposed projects across Colorado will deliver a low-carbon future.

I'm Eric Galatas.

And rural health leaders in North Dakota are eager to see new investments to boost access to care after the state authorized the use of new federal funds.

All U.S. states are getting started on an initial wave of aid under the Rural Health Transformation Program approved by Congress last summer.

Providers and organizations working on solutions are eyeing the grant application process.

Jacob Warren, director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota, is confident the rural health care workforce will see more stability.

That is a really unifying theme that we hear as we work with hospitals, clinics, and other providers across the state of North Dakota.

The ability to rethink how we do recruitment, to focus in on how we retain the providers that we are able to recruit.

Nationally, health researchers and advocates label the fund as a band-aid in offsetting cuts tied to Medicaid changes approved in the same law.

I'm Mike Moen.

And a new report shows many kids in Alabama are missing out on after-school programs that play an important role once the school day ends.

For families, it's not just about homework, help or enrichment having safe, reliable place to go while parents finish work.

The report finds most parents programs, keep kids safe, and help children build connections for middle school after school programs, in and student council help.

They make me a better pers in numerous amount of way different people getting your brain to think harder and just people are pushing you in a good way to just do different things and it's just good to have that diversity.

The report finds demand for after-school programs in Alabama far outweighs availability of

Shanteya Hudson reporting.

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