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Kevin Fujii for Civil Beat
Kaua‘i Shrimp: Harvesting Pounds From Ponds To Help Feed Hawai‘i
The shrimp farm has been part of West Kaua‘i’s agricultural landscape for decades.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Texas takes over voter registration in Val Verde County amid struggles with registration
The secretary of state is using a law that was originally written to focus on problems in Harris County.
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Wisconsin’s lead pipe count is falling. But the search isn’t over.
New inventories show fewer lead service lines than previously estimated, but Wisconsin water systems still aren’t sure what 180,000 pipes are made of.
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Drought delivers ‘worst case scenario’ for fire scar recovery in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin
At the front end of what’s shaping up to be another active fire year, landowners and rangeland specialists speak to the challenges of healing a landscape burned over by the Red Canyon Fire.
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Rachel Livinal for The Merced FOCUS
Young Brains, Huge Stakes: How transitional kindergarten is shaping San Joaquin Valley’s youth
As California expands transitional kindergarten statewide, this four-part series examines whether San Joaquin Valley schools can meet the needs of young learners.
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Courtesy of U.S. Senate
Cardinal News 250: Virginia’s stories. A nation’s birth.
The project spotlights Virginia’s overlooked contributions to America’s march to independence ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial.
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Gordon Hodges for Door County Knock
Locked Out: Door County’s affordable housing shortage
An in-depth series on Door County’s affordable housing shortage, examining its causes, shrinking availability and the roadblocks to building more.
MORE NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Health officials issue advisory about large gatherings as measles outbreak grows in Buckingham County
June 12, 2026
There have been 89 confirmed measles cases in the county this year.
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More than 60 Ukiah Valley residents pack meeting to learn about annexation proposal
June 12, 2026
Among the most common concerns residents had were whether residents get to vote on annexation and whether property taxes would go up.
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Texas agency to set rules for using treated fracking wastewater on farmland
June 12, 2026
The state’s environmental regulator will hold a public hearing June 15 on its proposed rules for how the toxic wastewater can be reused. Here’s what you should know.
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A couple was killed in Bedford County in 1985. Jens Soering was convicted but has steadfastly maintained his innocence — and says he has new evidence to prove it.
June 11, 2026
Soering served 33 years in prison in a case that garnered worldwide attention. His new court filing seeks to erase his two convictions.
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How the end of Wisconsin’s Child Care Counts funding will affect Door County
June 11, 2026
Wisconsin child care programs are losing state funding many have been relying on since the Covid pandemic. Industry advocates are warning this “fiscal cliff” will potentially put hundreds of facilities out of business or require them to raise tuition for families already struggling to pay.
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Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins
June 11, 2026
The level of billionaire funding shows how the race, which could decide control of the U.S. Senate, has drawn interest and funding from some of the wealthiest people in the world.
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Microgreens grower AeroFarms acquired by investment firm
June 11, 2026
The indoor vertical farming company in Pittsylvania County had faced possible closure for months before it was sold.
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Poison hemlock raises concern in Athens County
June 11, 2026
For the past decade, the invasive plant poison hemlock has been making inroads in Athens County, and local municipalities are now working to address its spread.
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Q&A: Gov. Patrick Morrisey says West Virginia’s economic momentum is real. The state’s top business advocate thinks the state is falling behind.
June 11, 2026
Mountain State Spotlight spoke with Chamber of Commerce President Steve Roberts about what the data shows about West Virginia’s economy, and what the state could do to support businesses, from workforce training to childcare support.