Kevin Hardy

Kansas City

Reporter at Stateline

Reporter for @stateline_news. Previously @KCStar @DMRegister and @TimesFreePress [email protected]

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Articles

Marijuana legalization hits roadblocks after years of expansion

6 days ago | news-journal.com | Kevin Hardy

As every state surrounding Idaho legalized marijuana, state Rep. Bruce Skaug started to view it as inevitable that the Gem State would follow suit. Skaug, a Republican, supported two bills this legislative session taking aim at marijuana use: one to impose a mandatory minimum $300 fine for possession and another that would take away the right of voters to legalize pot at the ballot box.
State lawmakers take aim at ‘black market’ restaurant reservations

6 days ago | bostonherald.com | Kevin Hardy

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.orgLawmakers in several states are pushing bills to prohibit unauthorized sales of hard-to-get restaurant reservations. Proposed bills in California, Florida, Illinois and Louisiana take aim at online platforms such as Appointment Trader that allow diners to sell coveted reservations on the open market — sometimes without a restaurant’s knowledge.
State Lawmakers Take Aim at ‘Black Market’ Restaurant Reservations

1 week ago | perishablenews.com | Michele Hurtado |Kevin Hardy

Lawmakers in several states are pushing bills to prohibit unauthorized sales of hard-to-get restaurant reservations. Proposed bills in California, Florida, Illinois and Louisiana take aim at online platforms such as Appointment Trader that allow diners to sell coveted reservations on the open market — sometimes without a restaurant’s knowledge.
USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms

2 weeks ago | duncanbanner.com | Kevin Hardy

Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program that allowed schools and food banks to buy fresh products from small farms helped her forge new business relationships. It allowed her to spend more with local feed mills and butchers, and was starting to build a stronger supply chain of local foods. kAmqFE ?@H E92E E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@?
USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms

2 weeks ago | cnhinews.com | Kevin Hardy

Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program that allowed schools and food banks to buy fresh products from small farms helped her forge new business relationships. It allowed her to spend more with local feed mills and butchers, and was starting to build a stronger supply chain of local foods.
USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms

2 weeks ago | heraldpalladium.com | Kevin Hardy

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USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms

2 weeks ago | stateline.org | Kevin Hardy

Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program that allowed schools and food banks to buy fresh products from small farms helped her forge new business relationships. It allowed her to spend more with local feed mills and butchers, and was starting to build a stronger supply chain of local foods.
USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms

3 weeks ago | southernminn.com | Kevin Hardy

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Federal cuts squeeze already-struggling food banks, school lunch programs

3 weeks ago | dailynews.com | Kevin Hardy

Free food is distributed to residents in need at a weekly food bank at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn on Feb. 28, 2024, in New York City. The weekly distribution has been seeing a continual growth of clients and now serves over 300 people in line every week.
GOP lawmakers in two states take aim at voter-approved sick leave laws

4 weeks ago | stateline.org | Kevin Hardy

Missouri lawmakers are on the verge of gutting a voter-approved law requiring most employers to provide workers with paid sick leave. On Wednesday, a state Senate committee approved a bill overturning the sick leave requirement. Already approved by the House, the bill has only Senate approval left before being sent to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, who has voiced support for the proposal. In November, Missouri’s Proposition A passed with 58% of the vote.