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After regulators deny Ameren request, legislators and the governor accommodate it

After regulators deny Ameren request, legislators and the governor accommodate it

COLUMBIA - Several years ago, an ice storm knocked Ameren Missouri's largest customer, an aluminum smelter in…

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Medicaid patients could face restrictions to access to antipsychotic medications

Medicaid patients could face restrictions to access to antipsychotic medications

JEFFERSON CITY - Longstanding law mandates that people with severe mental illness should face "no restriction…

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Decrease in lobbyists' gifts hasn't limited influence at the Missouri Capitol

Decrease in lobbyists' gifts hasn't limited influence at the Missouri Capitol

JEFFERSON CITY - Sitting in a third-floor room in the statehouse on Jan. 18, the senator had a question. The …

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One man helps elect many Victoria County politicians - Victoria Advocate

One man helps elect many Victoria County politicians - Victoria Advocate

All current countywide elected officials in Victoria County have employed one man in one campaign capacity or…

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A year later: McAllen's response to the immigration crisis

A year later: McAllen's response to the immigration crisis

During summer 2014, thousands of immigrants, mostly children, crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. McAllen officia…

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The Last 911 Call: A Mentally Ill Dallas Man and the Cops Who Saved Him, Until They Didn't

The Last 911 Call: A Mentally Ill Dallas Man and the Cops Who Saved Him, Until They Didn't

During the summer of Michael Brown, many in Dallas' black community voiced concerns about the city's recent s…

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The USDA fired its experts on seed industry concentration. Then, it proclaimed it was working on the issue.

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By Sky Chadde Verified, Investigate Midwest
| Devils Lake Journal Verified
Key takeaways Staff loss. Under Biden, the USDA hired a number of attorneys and economists focused on promoting fair markets. DOGE fired them. Bayer agreement questions. The DOJ and USDA announced an agreement with Bayer last month, but it appears to have no legal backing, a situation that one expert called “quite head-scratching.” Cognitive dissonance.
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Food prices just had their highest month-to-month jump in years

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By Sky Chadde Verified, Investigate Midwest
| Devils Lake Journal Verified
(May 19, 2026) – Food prices jumped 0.68% in April compared with the previous month — the largest month-to-month inflation bump since August 2022, according to the Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation. Food inflation has been growing since the COVID-19 pandemic, which shocked supply chains, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which affected oil prices, in early 2022. After a massive uptick, food inflation began to ease during the last two years of the Biden administration.
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The USDA fired its experts on seed industry concentration. Then, it proclaimed it was working on the issue.

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By Sky Chadde Verified
| WAUK-AM (Jackson, WI) Verified
Last month, when the Trump administration reached an agreement with Bayer to curb what officials lambasted as anticompetitive practices, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins hailed it as a win for farmers. But she cautioned the concentrated nature of the seed industry required continued antitrust vigilance.
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