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How Pig Welfare Became a States’ Rights Issue
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHouse Republicans’ farm bill includes a provision reversing a California law promoting more humane housing conditions for livestock. Opponents say the...
U.S. House panel debates nutrition benefit changes in GOP farm bill proposal
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe committee’s $1.5 trillion omnibus farm bill would set policy and funding levels for agriculture...
GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
theGrio· 7 days agoIn his bid to become North Carolina’s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails...
Social safety net eats up 42% of state budget – No. 1 in the nation
The Center Square· 9 hours ago“There’s a recognition that there needs to be a social safety net, but whether or not that net is...
"Confirms my worst fears": Republican farm bill would slash SNAP benefits, gut animal welfare laws
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 days agoOther groups have complained that the bill would weaken child labor laws, unfairly reduce...
GOP-led House faces RECA deadline on aid for Trinity Test victims
Axios· 3 days agoThe Republican-controlled U.S. House has just a few days to vote on a bipartisan Senate bill that would expand compensation for victims of the Trinity Test — the world's first atomic explosion ...
A fight over SNAP funding could derail the farm bill
The Hill via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoA partisan fight over federal food support programs is posing a major challenge to both chambers as they try to craft a mammoth farm bill ahead of an...
Sen. Sanders introduces the End Polluter Welfare Act
WCAX-TV Vermont· 6 days agoVermont Senator Bernie Sanders Thursday introduced a bill aimed at ending loopholes he says benefit the fossil fuel industry. Sanders was joined by Rep....
Why Trump Could Win the Union Vote
The Wall Street Journal· 7 days agoThese views aren’t necessarily shared by rank-and-file union members, much...on issues like religion, patriotism, gender and law enforcement—that many...
Lawmakers give Oklahoma oil and gas industry $50 million in budget agreement
The Oklahoman via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoShe said it was especially galling because GOP negotiators were haggling over projects like public...