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Since last year, worker advocates and industry representatives in Illinois have negotiated over a potentially groundbreaking piece of legislation that would require employers to protect laborers from ...

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In late February, President Trump approved attacks on Iran — and potentially blew a hole through a signature campaign promise. As he ran for a second presidency, Trump said repeatedly he would “defeat ...

Foreign ownership of farmland, which was once a niche concern in agricultural policy circles, has become a prominent political issue in Oklahoma. In this year’s Republican primary for governor, ...

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Leer en español. Eliseo Affholter noticed a car following him, moving slowly as he walked through the streets of Milan, Missouri. Walking was his wind-down routine after work at a Kraft Heinz plant, ...