U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports
Soybeans being 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…
Biden to announce 1 million claims granted for VA benefits under toxic exposure law
The PACT Act added 23 illnesses to the list of toxic-exposure-related ailments presumed to be connected to military service. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to…
Delaware joins permit-to-purchase states, faces legal challenge
Why Should Delaware Care?Permit-to-purchase is a major reform to the way that Delawareans will be able to soon buy handguns, the most common firearm in the state. By requiring a…
Biden to announce 1 million claims granted for VA benefits under toxic exposure law
The PACT Act added 23 illnesses to the list of toxic-exposure-related ailments presumed to be connected to military service. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to…
U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports
Soybeans being 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…
Biden to announce 1 million claims granted for VA benefits under toxic exposure law
The PACT Act added 23 illnesses to the list of toxic-exposure-related ailments presumed to be connected to military service. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary WASHINGTON…
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale: It’s time for the Vermont Kids Code
This commentary is by Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, D-Chittenden Southeast. As a Vermont senator and the mother of a toddler with a new baby on the way, I feel a…
Legislative interns help Missouri school districts claim over $1 million in federal funds
Interns Santino Bono (left) and Alanna Nguyen stand with legislative assistant Dustin Bax after receiving resolutions from the Missouri House of Resolutions to commemorate their service (courtesy of Santino Bono).…
Trump’s corporate tax cuts paved the way for inflation
(Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary Next year, when key provisions of President Trump’s 2017 tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations expire, we have an…
Communities struggle to get connected, despite billions in broadband investment
Luke Dwenger accesses his coursework online from the parking lot of his local library while his dad Todd Dwenger waits with him in the car. (Photo by Mitchell Lierman) By…