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Food and Environment Reporting Network
Trump’s assault on small farmers
May 16, 2025
The president’s policies are accelerating farm consolidation and hollowing out farming communities. In a collaboration with Mother Jones, the FERN examines how Trump’s second term jeopardizes small farms as we know them.
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City mulls moratorium on expanding historic districts
May 15, 2025
In a city like Ithaca that struggles with housing supply and has seen a rapid rise in home values, while also being very sensitive to changes in aesthetic character, the conversation around historic preservation can be a tense debate.
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Has Maine learned how to make heat pumps lower electricity costs for all?
May 14, 2025
Heat pump adoption in the state has soared. Now a new state energy-efficiency plan aims to accelerate the trend to cut emissions and control power prices.
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SD 8 election: Bryan Logan wins eastern Oklahoma seat
May 13, 2025
Logan will become the 40th member of a Senate Republican Caucus that is nearly split between a more hardline conservative faction and a more moderate faction.
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If you really want to close the US trade deficit, try boosting innovation in rural manufacturing
May 12, 2025
Economists recently found that urban businesses export significantly more than rural ones – a difference with significant implications for national trade.
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Tourism leaders worried soft economy will slow revenues
May 12, 2025
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism officials across the state are feeling cautious, and perhaps even a bit worried, that tourist numbers and revenues will be lower this year.
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Montana to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day
May 09, 2025
Marsha Small, Northern Cheyenne, has testified in support of establishing a state-recognized holiday for the last six legislative sessions. Now, she can’t wait to celebrate.
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Local Activism Highlights Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in what is now known as Shasta County
May 09, 2025
This week, local Tribal members led a prayer walk to demand justice for missing and murdered Native people, particularly those local to the North State.
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‘Devastating’: Blue Cross moms now face out of pocket costs for breastfeeding help
May 09, 2025
Mississippi moms will no longer be able to use Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi insurance to cover lactation services after they leave the hospital.
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Nebraskans throw tons of glass into landfills each year. Some are trying to change that.
May 07, 2025
Nebraska City is one of roughly two dozen towns and cities in the state that now offer glass recycling — a practice that comes with environmental, and sometimes economic benefits. But difficulties transporting it have forced some rural communities to scrap glass recycling, advocates say.
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Mat-Su to weigh all-day phone ban for students across district
May 07, 2025
The ban includes phone use during lunch and passing periods.
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Frio County public officials among six indicted after elections investigation, Paxton says
May 07, 2025
The county judge, two city council members and others are accused of vote harvesting.
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In fiery testimony, Friesen says ODMHSAS has ‘likely’ been plagued by ‘corruption’
May 05, 2025
Testifying for the second time in front of a House investigative committee examining the agency she leads, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Allie Friesen went on the attack.
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Poll: South Dakota Republicans support Trump but policies mixed
May 01, 2025
Trump’s popularity is strongest in South Dakota’s rural areas, matching a national trend.
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$50,000 in funding cuts puts strain on Willits Senior Center’s services
May 01, 2025
The center has been a supportive network for seniors since it was founded in 1974.
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