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Trump signs new executive orders limiting birthright citizenship; Indiana road funding reimbursements begin; A new report finds that Building codes are critical for rethinking Ohio’s housing crisis; Wisconsin Head Start leaders: Federal rule will pummel rural communities.

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The Public News Service Daily Newscast, August 7, 2026.

I'm Mike Clifford.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he was signing two executive orders on immigration, including one limiting the number of people eligible for U.S. citizenship after being born in the United States.

The second order focused on stopping people from coming to the U.S. to give birth.

The Washington Post notes immigration advocates and many legal experts say the Constitution is clear in outlining who is considered to be a citizen.

Meantime, Indiana counties are beginning to receive state reimbursements for road funding lost during the gas tax holiday.

Our Joey Lurie lets us know the State Board of Finances approved nearly $38 million to replace revenue lost in April and May.

The payments are helping keep road work on schedule, but some local officials say uncertainty over future reimbursements is still making it difficult to plan.

Cass County Highway Superintendent Jeff Smith says the state's first reimbursement gave his department confidence to keep road work on schedule.

It's been great as a driver to see the lower gas prices.

From my day job, it's been a concern ever since it was announced.

So I'm thankful for the governor and the legislature to make this good.

The Braun administration says local governments will be reimbursed for revenue lost during the tax holiday with additional payments expected in the coming months. but some counties say they'll remain cautious until those dollars are approved and in hand.

This story was produced with original reporting from Carson Gerber for FPI News.

Governor Mike Braun suspended Indiana's gas tax in April after oil prices spiked.

And carriage houses, also known as accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are being proposed in many Ohio cities as a way to combat the housing affordability crisis among seniors and older adults.

More now from our Nadia Ramlagan.

ADUs are often multi-generational, a smaller property behind the main house that older or younger family members can live in.

They may also be rented out, explains Erica Spade-Patras with the Greater Ohio Policy Center.

And when they are rented as rental units, they tend to rent for less than market rates, so they're a bit of affordable rental housing.

Many cities have already changed residential zoning codes to accommodate ADUs in the face of an unprecedented housing crisis.

But a Greater Ohio Policy Center report also found that making changes to building codes that regulate sewer requirements in the city of Columbus could potentially spur development.

According to a 2021 AARP survey, nearly half of older adults say they would consider living in an ADU, and nearly 70% said they would consider building one on their property for a loved one who needed care.

Allowing an ADU sewer system to connect directly to the sewerage line of the main house would make them easier to build.

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Early childhood leaders in Wisconsin say a proposed federal rule will deregulate Head Start, a program serving low-income families across the state.

The policy for the Department of Health and Human Services was published today in the Federal Register.

Jenny Maurer with the Wisconsin Head Start Association says it would roll back requirements for classroom staffing ratios, teacher qualifications and family support services.

She stresses those changes would undermine both program quality and the case for adequate funding, adding they would devastate rural Wisconsin, where nearly 70 percent of kids are already living in child care deserts. deserts.

In many cases, Head Start is either the only licensed child care provider or one of a handful.

And I think about how this rule could be a big step on the progression to losing Head Start in rural communities and how tragic that would be.

HHS says the changes aim to simplify federal requirements, reduce costs and administrative burdens.

I'm Judith Ruiz Branch reporting.

Next, all new proposed data centers in Texas must pass an audit.

Governor Greg Abbott gave the order at the beginning of the month, saying it's designed to protect the power grid.

Texas has the second highest number of data centers in the country.

As the debate over the center's use of energy continues, a recent report from the nonpartisan nonprofit Energy Innovation found that renewable energy can power the facilities cheaper than fossil fuels.

The organization's Brendan Pierpont says renewables would reduce costs nationwide by about 17 percent.

The fossil fuel pathway would add around $30 billion per year to overall national electricity costs.

Doing this with clean energy is about $5 billion cheaper.

Officials say the load could endanger the reliability and stability of the grid.

I'm Frida Ross reporting.

Finally, summer is peak snake season in New Mexico, increasing potential encounters.

If you're an avid hiker, medical experts have some tips.

Movies often suggest snake bites mean instant death, but that's more myth than fact, especially because today medical care isn't far off.

Dr. John Femling has treated snake bites in the emergency room of the University of New Mexico Hospital and says awareness and avoidance are the best defenses against a snake surprise this summer.

He's often asked if applying a tourniquet above a bite is critical to keep venom from spreading.

In the southwest and with rattlesnake bites, don't do it.

What can often happen is if you restrict that, sometimes you have worse damage where that is.

The most important thing is to get to safety as soon as possible.

New Mexico has more than 50 kinds of snakes, but only about 10 are venomous.

I'm Roz Brown.

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