North Dakota s farming landscape is seeing policy shifts dealing with corporate ownership of agricultural interests. Now, there s fresh debate at the federal level. Earlier this year, the Legislature loosened restrictions under the state s longstanding anti-corporate-farming law. .
The Students for Justice in Palestine chapters at the University of Florida and the University of South Florida are filing lawsuits against the deactivation orders issued by State University System Chancellor Raymond Rodrigues and Gov. Ron DeSantis. The groups claim the looming orders come at a time when the conflict in the contested territories of Israel and Palestine are a matter of vital public discourse, depriving them of essential resources. .
Conservation groups are celebrating a long-fought battle to protect the dwindling population of wolverine in the Northwest and northern Rockies. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced wolverine warrant being listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. .
This week, a bipartisan group in Arizona officially launched its campaign to do away with the state s current system of primary elections - which are only open to people in the two major political parties. The goal is to get a measure on the 2024 ballot to make the state s future primary elections open to all candidates and all voters, regardless of their party affiliation. But first, it needs more than 389,000 signatures by July of next year. .
As world leaders gather in Dubai for the international conference on climate change, the City of Long Beach is acting on multiple fronts to help the U.S. lower carbon emissions. The city s Climate Action Plan looks to reduce pollution from shipping, trucking, and public transportation. .