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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Does North Dakota law limit how much counties can increase property tax revenue each year?
December 18, 2025
The cap applies to counties, cities, townships, and park districts, while school districts are subject to separate provisions.
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Choctaw Nation partners with Rosetta Stone to revitalize language, promote accessibility
December 18, 2025
Interested language learners will be able to access Level One of the new resource this June, which also integrates Choctaw culture.
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Kauaʻi Renters Are Fighting A Hawaiian Homesteads Condo Project
December 18, 2025
Residents of an apartment complex on Kaua‘i who are being displaced by a Hawaiian homesteads project are having a tough time finding rentals on the small island with a lack of housing units.
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Feds, Wyoming greenlight new helium plant, among world’s largest
December 17, 2025
The Dry Piney helium production and CO2 sequestration project would rival ExxonMobil’s neighboring Shute Creek plant near LaBarge.
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Board allocates nearly $1 million in opioid funds to support two Shasta College programs
December 17, 2025
The funding will help support paid internships for students working towards future careers in drug and alcohol treatment.
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‘Homesick for the Land Itself’
December 17, 2025
Author, farmer and advocate Brooks Lamb on cultivating common ground through love for the land.
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Libraries: ever evolving, ever more enriching
December 16, 2025
Perhaps because of their egalitarian role, polls show that libraries are the most trusted of civic institutions.
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‘Nobody here knew’: Dozens were exposed to hazardous material in Missouri warehouse before EPA cleanup
December 16, 2025
Children, homeless people and even city officials entered the building unaware they were inhaling toxic dust.
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From big cities to rural Pennsylvania: The ‘Shop Ladies of Brookville’ have brought flair to a small town
December 16, 2025
Drawn by historic homes and a slower pace, these women moved to rural Pennsylvania and opened their own storefronts all while building a network of support and friendship.
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Bright Spot: Turning tragedy into hope through an annual hockey tournament
December 16, 2025
What began as a push for meaningful conversations turned into action, with hopes of making mental health struggles visible.
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Rural Ohio trans candidate nearly drops out of race after being targeted online, wins seat in Republican stronghold
December 15, 2025
Amy Heutmaker pledges to heal political divide in her rural Ohio township.
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China is investing billions in Latin America, potentially sidelining US farmers for decades to come
December 15, 2025
Chinese state-backed money is remaking the hemisphere’s ports —from Santos to Chancay — reshaping grain routes to Asia and squeezing U.S. farmers as tariffs deepen the split with Washington.
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‘It took us by surprise’: Rapidly rising floodwaters, a 1 a.m. wakeup and washed out bridges in Libby
December 15, 2025
Officials estimate that this week’s rain and snowmelt may have caused “tens of millions of dollars” of damage, and they’re not out of the woods yet.
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Oklahoma child care group sues DHS over cuts to subsidies for school-age children
December 15, 2025
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) announced the removal of a $5 per day “add-on” to providers’ subsidy rate schedule – implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic – for children ages six and older.
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A Proposed 1,500-Mile Trail Across Texas Will Take a Village – Or Dozens
December 15, 2025
Texas towns, landowners, ranchers, and recreation enthusiasts come together to build a new trail system.
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