These people aren’t serious about our most basic enterprise: food
The farm bill is bogged down, not by flood waters, like in this 2019 file photo from Hamburg, Iowa, but by politics. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Politicians do not…
Alaska Permanent Fund leaders vote to hire law firm to investigate leaker and themselves
The trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. are seen during a quarterly meeting on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The board in charge of Alaska’s…
Watch: California’s high gas taxes still haven’t improved its roadways
Despite paying direct and indirect taxes on fuel that are three times the national average, California’s motorists are driving on highways that are subpar vis-à-vis those in other states.
First responders, veterans hail benefits of psychedelic drugs as California debates legalization
Dave Hodges is the founder and pastor of the Church of Ambrosia, which considers magic mushrooms a sacrament. Hodges says the effects of psilocybin are profoundly spiritual because they “allow…
Why a Bay Area transit rescue plan is on hold
In summary A Bay Area transit funding bill is delayed so supporters can seek consensus on how the money will be raised and distributed. Many California transit agencies are trying…
Free direct filing of federal taxes may be offered soon throughout the U.S.
After the success of the Direct File pilot program this year, the IRS plans to make permanent the free filing of federal tax returns. (Phillip Rubino/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Taxpayers…
On this day in 1964
JUNE 1, 1964 Ruby Hurley, youth secretary of NAACP, between 1943 and 1950. Credit: NAACP Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (113.00.00) Courtesy of the NAACP The U.S.…
Workshops planned for North Idaho water rate increase request
CDS Stoneridge Utilities, based in Blanchard, is seeking approval from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to increase its rates. (Getty Images) The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will host two public…
States are already collecting more abortion data. And HIPAA won’t always keep it private.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 15 states already require providers to gather information about a patient’s reason for seeking an abortion, with varying degrees of specificity. Many of those states…
Edible hemp industry spared in Louisiana, though lawmakers add restrictions
The Louisiana Legislature has ditched a proposal that would have ended the consumable hemp products industry in the state. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) A proposal to do away with edible hemp…