Wednesday, January 22, 2025
By Laura Aka for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Illinois News Connection reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Servic…
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Kane County officials plan to launch four composting programs at large-scale facilities to reduce food waste, as part of meeting the county's climate …
Illinois plans to spend $1.5 billion through 2027 in significant grid investments to help meet the state's ambitious clean-energy goals, with nearly …
Friday, January 24, 2025
Indiana lawmakers are advancing a plan to bring nuclear energy to the state.
House Bill 1007 would establish a framework for investing in advanced …
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Indiana lawmakers are moving forward with plans to expand the state's Lifeline Law, which protects those seeking emergency help in alcohol-related …
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Indiana lawmakers are advancing a measure focused on parental rights.
Senate Bill 143 has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee with a 9-2 vote…
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Advocates for young Iowans worry proposed federal cuts could affect families who rely on Medicaid for their health care.
A new national report …
Thursday, January 23, 2025
A company working to create sustainable energy sources is investing in corn to make jet fuel, which it said burns far cleaner than the traditional…
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Increasing housing options for the state's seniors is at the top of AARP Iowa's priority list for the new legislative session and the group is pushing…
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Proposals by some congressional Republicans call for almost $2.5 trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid, known as Kan-Care in Kansas. A new report from …
In the coming days, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide whether to list the monarch butterfly as "threatened" under the Endangered Species …
Health-care advocates are vowing to continue their fight to expand Medicaid in Kansas - despite this week's election, which expanded the Republican …
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Seven cases of H5N1 avian flu have been reported in Michigan since Dec. 16. The first case was discovered at a poultry facility in Ottawa County…
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
ADDITION: Comments by Enbridge, received after deadline, have been added. (10:10 a.m. MST, Jan. 22, 2025)
A new report says Enbridge's plan to build …
More Michigan residents need access to affordable housing and health insurance, according to a lawmaker pushing for change. Rep. Carrie Rheingans…
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Nurses in Minnesota and other parts of the country are calling attention to an issue felt by many parts of society - the growing influence of artifici…
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Minnesotans have until next Tuesday to offer their thoughts on the state's next Climate Action Framework.
Those tasked with protecting a distinct …
It's that time of year, when a strong winter storm might produce giant waves along Lake Superior shorelines that aren't frozen over. Minnesota …
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The Medicaid and CHIP programs are vital to rural Missouri, according to a report that says reliance on this safety-net health coverage is much …
In his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. condemned the poverty hindering Black Americans' rights and decades later, a new …
The last Farm Bill allocated $75 million to reduce feral hog populations around the country but this year, funding has expired, which could be a …
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Advocates for young Nebraskans worry proposed federal cuts could affect families who rely on Medicaid for their health care.
A new national report …
Some farm advocates in rural America, including Nebraska, are calling on the Trump administration to continue investing in small communities…
Many towns and nonprofit groups probably have ideas about how to improve their communities and now, there is a chance to get funding for projects…
Thursday, January 23, 2025
The North Dakota Legislature isn't done trying to reshape approval requirements for future ballot questions that cover constitutional amendments…
Farmers in North Dakota and the rest of the country are monitoring an evolving legal case against a giant equipment manufacturer and they said repair …
Congressional Republicans are taking a hard look at Medicaid as they pursue spending cuts and a new report shows how the public health program is prev…
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Friday, January 24, 2025
This week marks 15 years since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
The ruling reshaped campaign …
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
As Congress debates potential cuts to Medicaid, a new report from Georgetown University sheds light on how these changes could disproportionately …
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Finding appropriate placements for youths entering Ohio's child welfare system has become increasingly difficult.
Rachel Reedy, outreach and member …
Friday, January 24, 2025
South Dakota lawmakers will soon resume debate on a budget-cutting plan targeting library services within the state.
Legislative committees are …
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Larger livestock operations can be a thorny issue in rural areas and South Dakota lawmakers are proposing restricting feedlot details with more commun…
Congressional Republicans are taking a hard look at Medicaid as they pursue spending cuts and a new report shows how the public health program is prev…
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Some Wisconsin farmers are now able to see the environmental effects from their sustainable farming practices through a new conservation program that …
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
As Congress considers cuts to Medicaid, a new report showed one in three children living in rural areas of Wisconsin are insured by the health …
A proposal to make Wisconsin's strict Voter ID law a constitutional amendment passed Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Assembly on Tuesday. Voters …
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