Agriculture & Rural Policy

21+ min ago   (201+ words) Updated - September 16, 2026 07:24 pm IST - IDUKKI M. M. Varghese, district president of the Grama Panchayat Presidents’ Association and Kumily grama panchayat president, said the special meetings will be held across all 52 local bodies in the district at 2 p.m. on Sunday. “Following the special…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (51+ words) Yahoo State Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 21 other AGs in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's new public charge rule that she says would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for legally using public benefits. (Sept. 16, 2026)...

14+ min ago   (100+ words) PITT COUNTY, N.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Pitt and Greene counties as primary natural-disaster areas because of drought. The designation allows eligible farmers to apply for emergency loans through the USDA Farm Service Agency. Beaufort, Bertie, Craven, Duplin,…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (506+ words) New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is leading a coalition of 21 other states in one of the suits, said the rule would force needy immigrant families to choose between seeking assistance and seeking legal status in the country. California,…...

11+ hour, 57+ min ago   (257+ words) The states’ suit, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and joined by states including California, Illinois, Michigan and Washington, was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The coalition is asking the…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (593+ words) by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois September 15, 2026 CHICAGO — The state of Illinois and city of Chicago, along with a coalition of other states and cities controlled by Democrats, are suing the Trump administration to block a new federal rule that…...

5+ hour, 59+ min ago   (242+ words) NEW YORK (MNTV) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and state officials have sued to block a Trump administration rule that broadens the use of public benefits as grounds to deny immigrants residency, warning it could push vulnerable families away…...

11+ hour, 54+ min ago   (539+ words) DETROIT LAKES — The Becker County Board on Tuesday approved a preliminary property tax levy of just over $32.7 million for next year — an increase of 7.26% over this year’s levy. That amount can be lowered but not increased when the final 2027 levy…...

9+ hour, 39+ min ago   (665+ words) Raipur, September 15, 2026: A routine day at a small roadside stall at Raipur’s Telibandha Marine Drive took an unexpected turn for Meera when Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai’s convoy stopped beside her stall, where she was selling earthen lamps. The…...

11+ hour, 55+ min ago   (356+ words) Rep. Pfluger’s bipartisan bill passed the House, aiming to recover critical minerals from contaminated sites and waste streams. House passes Pfluger bill: Rep. August Pfluger said his bipartisan bill to “recover critical minerals from contaminated sites and waste streams” passed…...