‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?
Top agricultural leaders in Congress diverse sharply over food assistance benefits in the 2023 farm bill (Scott Olson/Getty Images). WASHINGTON — The stalemate over the current farm bill may be…
Unauthorized immigrants are key players in Idaho’s economy, agricultural sector, study shows
Workers weed a field of peppers on a farm in Fruitland, Idaho. (Kirsten Strough/U.S. Department of Agriculture) Para leer esta historia en español, haga clic aquí. Unauthorized immigrants make up…
Indiana awards communities $51 million in housing infrastructure boost
A wooden building frame on a development site. (Dan Reynolds Photography via Getty Images) About a dozen Hoosier communities will split $51 million in state funding for public infrastructure set…
Environmental lawyers say end of Chevron deference could hurt Wisconsin water quality
Starkweather Creek empties into Lake Monona at Olbrich Park in Madison. (Henry Redman | Wisconsin Examiner) Environmental and administrative lawyers say that efforts to protect Wisconsin’s water from contaminants such…
Iowa colleges see lower federal student aid completion rates
(Photo illustration via Getty Images) As Iowa colleges and universities receive the last of the federal student aid applications for the upcoming school year, financial aid officials are seeing fewer…
‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?
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…
Wyoming wolf torment case catalyzes pack of activists calling for national reform
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Flanked by three fellow activists, Kristin Combs was tired, hungry and catching up on messages after hours of trying to convince congressional staffers that legislation was needed following the…
Lawmaker: Northern Wyoming dam cost ‘close to not making sense’
The increased cost of the proposed Alkali Dam near Hyattville has rendered the project “close to not making sense,” the speaker of the Wyoming House told state water developers earlier…
Like safe roads? Thank aggregates, gravel and hard workers
It took 58 employees from Evans Construction and HK Construction to get the job done on Teton Pass. That’s not counting personnel from the Wyoming Department of Transportation and other…
6 strategies to enhance safety for children with autism and disabilities
Getty Images. Children with autism and disabilities often face unique challenges when it comes to safety, particularly due to the risk of elopement. Elopement, or wandering away from safe environments,…