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Promised lands: Western NC farmers wait for Helene aid to come. And wait.
January 22, 2025
Reeling from losses to land and livestock, many farmers are holding out for help. If it doesn’t come soon, spring may yield a bitter harvest.
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Biden commutes Leonard Peltier, sending him home to North Dakota to carry out life sentence
January 22, 2025
On his final day in office, President Joe Biden commuted Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Turtle Mountain Chippewa man convicted of killing two FBI agents. Many Indigenous communities around the state and nation are celebrating the decision.
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Wyoming locks up kids at the highest rates in the nation. Bill to help understand why died without debate.
January 22, 2025
State has been working for years to better track juvenile justice issues. Last week a key fix to expand access to critical data was voted down by freshman lawmakers.
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$1M from the state prevented this rural hospital from closing, but its troubles aren’t over
January 22, 2025
For years, health care administrators and experts have said workforce shortages and increased operating costs have exacerbated financial problems, especially for hospitals in rural areas where residents are typically older and more reliant on Medicare and Medicaid, which reimburse at lower rates than private insurance companies.
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Departing Biden commutes Leonard Peltier sentence
January 22, 2025
Oklahoma’s Congressional delegation did not sign the letter, nor did members release statements following Biden’s decision to commute Peltier’s sentence.
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Local activists argue against incoming Dollar Tree
January 21, 2025
One of the core arguments against dollar stores is the extraction of resources from local communities.
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Migrants at Texas border in shock after Trump canceled their asylum appointments
January 21, 2025
Hours after Trump’s inauguration, his administration canceled appointments allowing migrants to enter the U.S. to request asylum, leaving many of them stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Trump elimina el Parole para migrantes venezolanos, cubanos, haitianos y nicaragüenses
January 21, 2025
Esta eliminación forma parte de una serie de medidas más amplias anunciadas ayer por Trump para endurecer las políticas migratorias, incluidas en su orden ejecutiva “Securing the Border” (Asegurando la Frontera).
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Alaska Native leaders call to preserve Denali name for Mount McKinley
January 21, 2025
Activists argue that Indigenous values should take precedence over honoring of a pro-tariff president.
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Dearth of women in top higher ed leadership in North Dakota causes concern
January 21, 2025
Currently only one woman is in a position of leadership among 11 institutions.
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Nonprofit pushes for tougher DUI laws amid spike in fatalities
January 17, 2025
Mom and sister of Columbia Falls man hit by drunk driver rewarding people who find a sober ride.
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Vermont’s child and youth mental health crisis
January 17, 2025
The mental health of Vermont’s children and youth is at a crisis level never seen before.
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Interior Secretary nominee questioned about stance on Native issues
January 17, 2025
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum faced a Senate committee Thursday that questioned related to his nomination as Secretary of the Interior including on issues affecting tribes.
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EPA takes unprecedented step to remove uranium waste from the Navajo Nation
January 17, 2025
The decision opens the door for new ways to manage uranium pollution on tribal land.
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Fresh off Kelly Parcel sale, lawmakers seek to bar similar federal land deals
January 16, 2025
A young Republican rancher from Big Horn County wants to ensure land deals in Wyoming do not increase the federal government’s share of ownership.
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