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Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is in Salt Lake City today to speak at the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation, the nation’s largest general farm organization.

Looking ahead to a contentious political year, the American Farm Bureau Federation plans to insist lawmakers don’t leave key agricultural policies on the back burner any longer.

A controversial legal doctrine with wide-ranging impacts may come to an end soon. Travis Cushman, deputy general counsel for litigation and public policy with the American Farm Bureau, explained the premise of the Chevron Deference doctrine. “What it does is it instructs courts to defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of a legal statute,” Cushman […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to keep the cross-border EV trade dream alive.

The Supreme Court is poised to upend a longstanding legal doctrine that industry critics say gives federal agencies too much power to interpret the laws passed by Congress.

Over the last several months, the Department of Corrections has needed an additional $6.5 million to keep up with inmate medical costs, including a 176 percent increase in ambulance costs

Five years ago, California voted yes on Proposition 12, which institutes standards to make the state's pork production more humane. Today, L.A. pitmasters are paying the price.

Five years ago, California voted yes on Proposition 12, which institutes standards to make the state's pork production more humane. Today, L.A. pitmasters are paying the price.

The Supreme Court released its opinion on the Sackett v. EPA case, limiting the scope of the Clean Water Act.