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May’s tax receipts show Nebraska’s deficit may exceed its projected shortfall of $170 million.
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Juan Carlos Rodriguez/USAIDPresident Trump has tried to kill Food for Peace – the nation’s leading international food aid program. Farm state legislators restarted it at the USDA, and pending legislation would keep it there permanently. But experts worry about the fate of food aid at an agency with no humanitarian mandate. -
Rachel Cramer/Harvest Public MediaA bill allowing year-round sales of E15, a fuel blended with up to 15% corn-based ethanol, is being debated in the Senate. While the bill is hailed as a boon for corn growers, there are concerns that it could hurt soybean prices. -
Abigail Bottar/Harvest Public MediaDevelopment of large-scale data centers is booming across the Midwest and South. As some communities push back, local and state governments are trying to catch up on how to regulate the new development. -
Lance Cheung/USDA FlickrExtreme heat combined with high humidity is becoming more common as the climate warms, making it harder for people to cool their bodies.
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Albania's government has given preliminary approval to plans for the luxury resort along a stretch of coastline, prompting daily protests and legal challenges by environmental groups. -
The moves to the federal departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively, would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close. -
A large study finds you may share about a quarter of your oral and gut microbes with the people you live with. Should you worry? We asked the experts. -
The U.S. may be the world's biggest producer of crude oil, but that's not the case for motor oil. The cost of lubricants is soaring, and even a tentative deal to end the war won't solve the problem. -
New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none.
