Eve Frankel: Biodiversity is nature by another name
This commentary is by Eve Frankel of Waitsfield. She is the state director for The Nature Conservancy in Vermont. Growing up as part of an immigrant family in Queens, New…
U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports
Soybeans are loaded from a grain bin onto a truck on June 13, 2018, in Dwight, Illinois. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding $300 million in grants to expand…
Trump signals he’s open to state limits on contraceptive access, then insists he’s not
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was asked if he supports “any restrictions on a person’s right to contraception.” (Photo of a package of birth control pills by Getty Images)…
What happens to clinics after a state bans abortion? They fight to survive.
Kelly Flynn, president of A Woman’s Choice in Jacksonville, Florida, stands in the doorway of her office. (Agnes Lopez/The 19th) Voters in several states will likely have the chance to…
Noteworthy Colorado legislative primary races draw significant cash
A view of the Colorado Capitol on May 4, 2024. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) Seven sitting Colorado lawmakers are facing primary challenges this year as they work to retain their seats,…
Trump signals he’s open to state limits on contraceptive access, then insists he’s not
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was asked if he supports “any restrictions on a person’s right to contraception.” (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee…
Trump-era tax cuts, corporate greed drive inflation
High prices at the grocery store and consumers’ memories of their pre-pandemic budgets may be playing a role in how Americans feel about their finances as recession fears recede. –…
States need to keep PFAS ’forever chemicals’ out of the water. It won’t be cheap.
Jackson Quinn brings PFAS water samples into a temperature-controlled room at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati in April. In the coming years, states will need to enforce…
Gun safety group, U.S. Senate architects of 2022 law call for stricter measures
Law enforcement officers speak together outside of Robb Elementary School following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. As the two-year anniversary of…
Va. teacher pay gets a boost in budget, but it’s still projected to fall short of national average
Thousands of demonstrators rallied for better teacher pay and more public school funding during a January 2018 rally at the Capitol. Education groups still doubt that the state’s current spending…