Lawmakers push for post-election farm bill
Now that the farm bill extension reached its deadline on Monday, what’s next? While the bill expired on September 30th, the funds don’t run out until the end of the year. Some lawmakers, including Senate Ag Committee
‘It’s time for me to step back’: Missouri’s Blaine Luetkemeyer looks to retirement from Congress
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer-image courtesy CSPAN BY: MARY MCCUE BELL WASHINGTON — Through 26 years as a legislator, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer traveled back and forth from work to be with his family in St. Elizabeth. Luetkemeyer has another
Survey: Midwest economy is slumping, Iowa's economy is worse
(Radio Iowa) – Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the Midwestern agricultural sector is now in a “significant recession,” and the region’s economic picture is lagging. Creighton’s monthly survey of business leaders and supply managers in Iowa
Graves says 139th still competing for new cargo planes
C-130 cargo plane/Photo courtesy of the Air Guard 139th Airlift Wing By BRENT MARTIN St. Joseph Post Whether or not the 139th Airlift Wing at Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph lands the latest C-130 cargo planes
Study: Iowa sees progress toward wind and solar
(Radio Iowa) – A report shows Iowa made significant strides in advancing renewable energy over the last two decades with wind and solar rising to 64-percent of Iowa’s electricity generation last year. Steve Guyer, the main author
Former caseworker testifies in defense of Mo. transgender health care ban
A former case worker of the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital testified Monday in the trial challenging Missouri’s restrictions on gender-affirming care (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). Jamie Reed shared hundreds of pages of documents
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike
Image ILA HOUSTON —The International Longshoremen’s Association shut down all ports from Maine to Texas at 12:01am on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, as tens of thousands of ILA rank-and-file members began setting up picket lines at waterfront
Farm Bill has expired, congress doesn't return until after election
(Radio Iowa) – The one-year extension of the Farm Bill expired yesterday (Monday) and the temporary spending package congress approved last week to keep the government operating through December 20th did not include even a temporary continuation
KU professor: Vice presidential debate in close race elevates potential damage of stage gaffe
Robert Rowland, a University of Kansas professor of communication studies, says Tuesday’s vice presidential debate between Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Walz carries elevated importance given the extremely close presidential campaign between Donald Trump and Kamala
Group Says Iowa Top Animal Manure Producer
(Radio Iowa) – An analysis from the group Food & Water Watch says Iowa is the top-ranking state for producing manure from livestock feeding operations at 109 billion pounds annually. The nonprofit organization’s research director, Amanda Starbuck,