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Drought cost Vermont farmers $15.9M
January 14, 2026
The majority of Vermont farmers claim 2025 was the worst drought they’d ever seen. Now, agricultural advocates are asking the state to fiscally support farmers facing climate extremes.
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Everything you need to know about Montana’s rural health windfall
January 13, 2026
How far could the $1 billion, five-year investment go toward filling the hole left by Medicaid cuts?
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New Wyoming PAC forms to oust ‘anti-public lands’ lawmakers
January 13, 2026
Founders say federal land takeover legislation spurred formation of political action committee on behalf of hunters, anglers and other outdoor recreationists.
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5 things to know: Our investigation into China’s shift to Latin American agriculture
December 30, 2025
Chinese companies are investing billions to buy more agricultural products from Brazil and other countries.
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AI Hallucination? Proposed Westfield data center appears abandoned by developers
December 30, 2025
The Shoestring’s investigation uncovered signs the project’s developers may have abandoned it, even after local officials spent years arranging for significant tax breaks.
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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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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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Health insurance prices in Colorado set to soar for 225,000 people as Senate fails to extend subsidies
December 12, 2025
The average person who shops for health coverage on their own will see a 101% increase in what they pay in 2026 unless the subsidies are extended.
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Counting the Invisible: Why Rural Homelessness Stays Hidden
December 08, 2025
Data about the depth of homelessness in rural areas is such a challenge that an accurate number doesn’t exist, according to frontline homeless outreach workers in rural Oklahoma.
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Possible end of federal health care subsidies could hit Alaskans especially hard
November 24, 2025
Randy Garcia and Heidi Adams help patients navigate health care at JAMHI Health & Wellness, regardless of insurance coverage. Nov. 17, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) Thousands of Alaskans who rely on the federal marketplace for health insurance are experiencing sticker shock as they apply for coverage for the coming year. That’s because key health […]
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Farmers – long Trump backers – bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration and slashed renewable energy subsidies
November 20, 2025
Today, the economic effects of policies affecting farmers are broader and deeper – and the resolve that carried farmers’ support for Trump through the first trade war may no longer be enough.
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How a billionaire’s plan to export East Texas groundwater sparked a rural uprising
November 19, 2025
The citizens of six East Texas counties where Trump took around 80 percent of the vote last November are now turning to their state government to protect them from billionaires.
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Groups push back on Montana’s ‘data center boom’ in petition before utility commission
November 18, 2025
The petitioners argue that NorthWestern’s plan to sign electricity service agreements before garnering regulatory approval is “unreasonable, insufficient and contrary to Montana law.”
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What happens when wolves leave Yellowstone
November 16, 2025
The National Park Service has two chief goals: preserving and protecting natural systems, and visitor enjoyment. Wolves figure into both.
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Elected officials in rural Ohio submit testimony in favor of state’s ‘drag ban,’ spurring response and a protest
November 14, 2025
The mayor of Greenville, Ohio, calls bill violators ‘degenerates’ in his letter to the state’s House of Representatives.
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