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1 month ago | 
publicnewsservice.org | Kathryn Carley
By Josh Israel for the Wisconsin Independent. Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for the Wisconsin Independent-Public News Service CollaborationLast year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $1.13 billion in fiscal year 2025 funds for a pair of programs to help schools, child care centers, and food banks obtain locally sourced foods.
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1 month ago | 
publicnewsservice.org | Kathryn Carley
Ahead of Tax Day, a national receipt shows where some Ohio tax dollars were spent in 2024. Lindsay Koshgarian, program director of the Institute for Policy Studies, said that cost could increase for 2025, since President Donald Trump has said he wants a $1 trillion military budget.
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1 month ago | 
publicnewsservice.org | Kathryn Carley
Time is winding down for Minnesotans to upgrade their driver's license, with new federal rules soon to kick in for what's known as "REAL ID."On May 7, federal officials will begin enforcing the REAL ID Act, adopted two decades ago in the wake of 9/11. The idea was to enhance the screening of phony identification cards but there have been repeated delays with the rollout. Now, state and federal agencies are reminding people to act.
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2 months ago | 
maineinsights.com | Kathryn Carley
Listen to the story HERE By Kathryn CarleyFebruary 6, 2025 Conservation groups in Maine are calling on the state’s congressional delegation to protect federal funding for clean energy technologies. A new report found the state has benefited from more than $2 billion in clean energy investments stemming from the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
publicnewsservice.org | Kathryn Carley
More than 160 staffers in the Office of Environmental Justice and Civil Rights have been placed on paid administrative leave. Adrienne Hollis, vice president of environmental justice, health and community resilience and revitalization for the National Wildlife Federation, said the office is critical to coordinating environmental protection efforts in Maine and elsewhere.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
publicnewsservice.org | Kathryn Carley
Massachusetts remains a national leader in educational degree attainment, according to a new report. The latest data from Lumina Foundation showed 63% of residents hold a college degree or other credential compared to the national average of nearly 55%.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
msn.com | Kathryn Carley
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
publicnewsservice.org | Kathryn Carley
Community action agencies in Massachusetts are asking state lawmakers to boost antipoverty programs as federal aid remains in limbo. Gov. Maura Healy chose not to fund the agencies' line item in her proposed budget, putting critical services for people coping with food and housing insecurity at risk. Pam Kuechler, president of the Massachusetts Association for Community Action, said a loss of funding would affect food pantries families rely on statewide.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
publicnewsservice.org | Kathryn Carley
The Trump administration aims to increase domestic seafood production through industrial aquaculture but opponents said it puts Maine's coastal communities at risk. Floating cages holding thousands of fish can harm native ecosystems by releasing pathogens and parasites into the ocean, harming the wild stocks on which local fisheries depend. George Kimbrell, legal director at the Center for Food Safety, said aquaculture permits could be fast-tracked as proposed during Trump's first term.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
m.farms.com | Kathryn Carley
By Kathryn CarleyConservation groups in Maine are calling on the state's congressional delegation to protect federal funding for clean energy technologies. A new report found the state has benefited from more than $2 billion in clean energy investments stemming from the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Jack Shapiro, climate and clean energy program director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine, said many of the programs have helped low-income and rural communities.
