Farm bill text released in U.S. House, setting up fight with Senate
Doug Goyings, a fifth-generation farmer in northwestern Ohio, received a USDA Rural Energy for America Program grant in 2023 to install a 288-panel solar array (seen at left) at his…
More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
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…
$79 million for Arkansas water projects coming down the pipe
(Getty Images) Projects to improve water quality, upgrade sanitary systems and install key water infrastructure can soon begin in counties across Arkansas through funding recently approved by the Department of…
House Ethics Committee drops complaint against GOP Rep accused of signature fraud
Rep. Austin Smith, R-Surprise, on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror An ethics complaint filed against Republican…
Colorado advocates hail ‘year of transit’ as Gov. Polis signs funding bills into law
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs a bill reauthorizing zero-fare transit programs aboard an RTD commuter train on May 16, 2024. (Gov. Jared Polis) Gov. Jared Polis used a brief whistle-stop…
Analysts say Michigan’s overall revenue continues to grow, while School Aid Fund shrinks
Michigan Capitol | Susan J. DemasMichigan Capitol | Susan J. Demas Despite no longer having the cushion of federal COVID funding, Michigan should still see modest growth in net tax…
Groups sue over grazing agreements in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Mature aspen trees with leaves in full autumn gold color shimmer in the wind next to Upper Red Rock Lake at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Cortez…
Graves undecided on what district he’ll run inÂ
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., speaks to the Louisiana Seafood Safety Task Force on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) U.S. Rep. Garret Graves is committed to…
DPU approves utility deals with Everett LNG terminal
THE STATE DEPARTMENT of Public Utilities gave its blessing to a series of agreements between local utilities and Constellation Energy that will keep the liquefied natural gas terminal in Everett…
Iowa woman pleads guilty after banking more than $328,000 in dead mother’s Social Security checks
The U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont in Burlington. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger BURLINGTON — An Iowa woman has pleaded guilty to illegally collecting hundreds of thousands…