A farmer harvests corn near Slater, Iowa on Oct. 17, 2020.(Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Agriculture Committee Friday released the draft bill text of the long-awaited…
U.S. Rep. Glenn G.T. Thompson delivers opening remarks on the first day of 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Jan. 6, 2024. (Commonwealth Media Services) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House…
Over the last year or more, several states have passed legislation restricting the use of AI in political ads or requiring that it be disclosed. (Photo via Getty Images) Members…
Childcare in Fort George Mead (Photo via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0) More than a decade ago, Celia Sims sat in a room with parents whose precious children had died while…
A section of the Brown v. Board mural is seen on April 2, 2024, at the Kansas Statehouse. The mural appears outside the former Kansas Supreme Court room where 11…
Donors committed more than $33 million to Luther College in the 2023-24 academic year, breaking previous records of single-year funding. (Photo courtesy of Luther College) With a multi-million dollar gift…
Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, speaks Wednesday, May 8, 2024, on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Harbors owned and operated by Alaska’s cities…
About 25% of all the remaining old-growth trees across all national forests and grasslands in the lower 48 states are in national forests in the Northwest that are managed by…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay dairy farms with confirmed avian influenza infections to help contain the virus’ spread. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State Dairy Association) The U.S. Department…
More than half of states, all with Republican attorneys general, have sued to block a recent U.S. Department of Education final rule seeking to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination. (Getty…