Gov’s $5.4M veto won’t slow UAF’s pursuit of top-tier research status this year, chancellor says
Fall sun hits the University of Alaska Fairbanks entrance sign on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon) A $5.4 million veto from Gov. Mike Dunleavy took a bite…
‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?Â
A farmer planting corn near Dwight, Illinois, on April 23, 2020. Partisan gridlock in Congress has led to a stalemate on the current farm bill, which provides crop subsidies and…
Trump to campaign in Butler ahead of Republican National Convention
Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally outside Schnecksville Fire Hall on April 13, 2024 in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Former President Donald…
Northwest ecosystems changed dramatically when wolves were nearly exterminated, study finds
Gray wolves can be found in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, Michigan and the Yellowstone area of Wyoming, according to the National Wildlife Federation. (Getty Images) Ecosystems in the Northwest were…
Leaders in Arkansas water infrastructure hope for relief with latest federal funding
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has ordered a review of the Arkansas Water Plan, which directs water policy and infrastructure decisions. (U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service/Flickr) Arkansas rural…
Key court decision elevates the need for consumer rights advocacy
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom) A recent landmark Supreme Court ruling marks a significant shift in the enactment and enforcement of consumer protection rules.…
Dust from the Great Salt Lake has outsized impact on disadvantaged communities, study says
The shores of the Great Salt Lake near Syracuse, with Antelope Island in the background, are pictured on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)…
Alabama state senator files bill to enforce laws around underage nicotine use
Jeremy Wong smokes an e-cigarette at The Vaping Buddha on Jan. 23, 2018, in South San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) An Alabama senator has pre-filed a bill that would…
How will Nevada cities and counties react to U.S. Supreme Court homeless ruling?
(Photo: Ronda Churchill) Policy, politics and progressive commentary Though a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision gives cities more leeway to criminalize unhoused people for sleeping in public, Nevada municipalities have…
‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?Â
A farmer planting corn near Dwight, Illinois, on April 23, 2020. Partisan gridlock in Congress has led to a stalemate on the current farm bill, which provides crop subsidies and…