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Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown; EPA expected to OK Texas' Class VI carbon capture primacy request; Hoosier children show troubling obesity increase; Seasonal protection against Lyme disease on the horizon.

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The Public News Service daily newscast September the 30th, 2025.

I'm Mike Clifford.

A government shutdown fast approaching Democratic and Republican congressional leaders left a White House meeting with President Trump Monday afternoon showing no sign of compromising from their entrenched positions in order to avoid elapsed funding.

That for the Associated Press.

They report if government funding legislation isn't passed by the Congress and signed by Trump on Tuesday night, many government offices across the nation will be temporarily shuttered and non-exempt federal workers will be furloughed, adding to the strain on workers and the nation's economy.

The AP notes that Democrats are using one of their few points of leverage to demand legislation to extend health care benefits, but Republicans are refusing to compromise.

Next to Texas, a state seeking approval from the Environmental Protection Agency to receive Privacy Class 6 underground injection wells for carbon capture and storage.

The facilities are used to inject carbon dioxide into wells below reservoirs that store drinking water.

Mariam Al-Shayma with the Bipartisan Policy Center says if the request is approved, the state will have control over the implementation and permitting of the process.

Instead of the EPA regulating this, Texas is trying to demonstrate that they have the regulations and enforcement capabilities and monitoring capabilities in place to do this at the state level instead.

Texas already has primacy for class one through class five wells.

The EPA has proposed its approval of the request.

The Texas Railroad Commission will be in charge of the program.

I'm Freda Ross reporting.

The Safe Water Drinking Act allows the EPA and authority to states that have local expertise and understand their water resources.

Meantime, child obesity is rising in Indiana.

Our Joe Ulori reports, new research shows the trend is getting worse.

The Indiana Youth Institute says more than one in five Hoosier children between the ages of two and 19 live with obesity.

Tammy Silverman, president and CEO of the nonprofit group says the problem is widespread and requires widespread action.

This isn't a single issue.

The complex problem is something that families, schools, youth serving organizations, healthcare providers, community organizations, and policy makers all can come together and should come together to try to create solutions for our kids.

Experts caution that obesity is not simply about personal choices.

Genetics, food access, neighborhood safety, and family economics all play major roles.

Community leaders say reversing the trend will take everyone working together to make healthy choices easier and more affordable for Indiana families from parents and schools to policy makers.

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The gunman who killed at least four worshippers, wounded eight and was shot to death by police Sunday at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan had a sign emblazoned with the last name of Donald Trump outside his home, public record show.

That for the Guardian.

About one in five homes in the Las Vegas area owned by a corporate investor.

That's according to new data from Redfin, but legislative efforts to rein in the problem are stalled.

Critics say corporate investors squeeze supply and drive prices up by taking too many homes off the market and turning them into high priced rentals.

State Senator Dina Neal says first time home buyers have a hard time finding an affordable option.

Limiting corporate investors, that's a part of the larger play of making sure that there is something available that you can purchase and that you're not competing against a corporate investor so that you can actually achieve the American dream.

Neal's bill to limit corporate purchase of homes to 100 per year failed in the state Senate in May in the face of Republican opposition.

I'm Suzanne Potter.

And in Michigan and across the country, the rush is on for those wanting to buy an electric vehicle as federal tax credits worth up to 7,500 bucks for new AVs and $4,000 for used models expire today.

Michigan has more than 85,000 registered electric vehicles on the road, ranking in the top 15 states nationwide.

The credits were structured so buyers could see the savings right at the dealership.

Ingrid Malgrim with Plugin America says clean car standards and EB tax credits helped automakers shift away from gas-powered vehicles and boost the job market.

This led to manufacturing plans for both batteries and EVs in a number of states around the country, leading to hundreds of thousands of new jobs.

Those opposed to the tax credits contend markets should decide which vehicles succeed, not subsidies.

They see tax credits as interfering with free market dynamics or picking winners and losers.

Crystal Blair reporting.

Finally, a new treatment is being developed for seasonal protection of Lyme disease, which is on the rise in states like Wisconsin.

Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria.

Seth Letterman heads Tonic Pharmaceuticals, the company licensing the antibody treatment.

He says it works by neutralizing a key component of the bacteria.

There are about 70 million people in the United States who are in areas where there's significant infestation with ticks infected with Borrelia, and right now there are not good alternatives to treat it.

Wisconsin saw nearly 6,500 cases of Lyme disease in 2024, highest on record.

Letterman says the intention of the antibody treatment is to provide seasonal protection with people receiving it in spring for protection through summer and fall.

I'm Judith Ruiz Branch reporting.

This is Mike Clifford for Public News Service.

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