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The following is a weekly update of Montana Farmers Union involvement in the 2023 Legislature. MFU is the state’s largest and oldest grassroots

(AUSTIN) — The extraordinary economic factors that have given the 88th Legislature an unprecedented amount of money for general-purpose spending also are generating record-high revenues for Texas’ Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF), the state savings account that’s commonly called the Rainy Day Fund.

The following is a weekly update of Montana Farmers Union involvement in the 2023 Legislature. MFU is the state’s largest and oldest grassroots

Montana Farmers Union’s Government Affairs team based opposition and support for sevearl bills heard this week on MFUs member-written, grassroots policy, including speaking against bills that would confuse food safety

 In response to the number of opioid-related drug deaths stemming from prescription misuse over the course of the last 20 years, Texas and 13 other states filed a lawsuit against several pharmaceutical companies for their role in causing the opioid crisis. As a result, Texas will receive an anticipa

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In the November/December issue of  Fiscal Notes ,  the Comptrollers office examines droughts and their toll on the Texas economy, most notably the state’s agricultural industries and municipalities.

(AUSTIN) — Texas is currently experiencing the worst drought since 2011, which cost the state’s economy about $7.62 billion in direct agricultural losses and nearly $17 billion in total losses. In the November/December issue of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller’s office examines droughts and their to

(AUSTIN) — Texas is currently experiencing the worst drought since 2011, which cost the state’s economy about $7.62 billion in direct agricultural losses and nearly $17 billion in total losses. In the November/December issue of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller's office examines droughts and their to

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