diff --git a/assets/styles/layout/_news.scss b/assets/styles/layout/_news.scss
index 0d4ab7a2f..4abaa8031 100644
--- a/assets/styles/layout/_news.scss
+++ b/assets/styles/layout/_news.scss
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@
         white-space: nowrap;
     }
 
+    .layout-news-link,
+    .layout-news-link:visited,
+    .layout-news-link:active {
+        color:#ffffff;
+        font-weight:700;
+    }
+    .layout-news-link:hover {
+        text-decoration: underline;
+    }
+
     .layout-news-close {
         line-height: 1.5;
         cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/plugins/appState.js b/plugins/appState.js
index 5a60ea340..91920d16f 100644
--- a/plugins/appState.js
+++ b/plugins/appState.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const $appState = {
     install: (Vue, options) => {
-        Vue.config.globalProperties.$appState = reactive({ theme: 'lara-light-blue', darkTheme: false, codeSandbox: false, sourceType: 'options-api', newsActive: false, announcement: {} });
+        Vue.config.globalProperties.$appState = reactive({ theme: 'lara-light-blue', darkTheme: false, codeSandbox: false, sourceType: 'options-api', newsActive: true, announcement: {} });
     }
 };