Investigate Midwest

Investigate Midwest

The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting is a nonprofit newsroom that operates independently, dedicated to informing the public about important issues in the Midwest. It particularly emphasizes agribusiness, along with related subjects like government initiatives, environmental concerns, and energy matters. Founded in 2009 by journalist Mike Sherry, this Center aims to offer training and education for students, professional journalists, and community members. Its goal is to enhance understanding of agribusiness and its effects at local, regional, and global levels. The Center also plans to leverage both traditional and cutting-edge digital tools to analyze data on agribusiness and share its findings widely.

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  • 3 days ago | investigatemidwest.org | Ayurella Horn-Muller

    In early May, after some equivocation, President Donald Trump briefly endorsed the idea to hike taxes on the wealthiest Americans in his budget proposal to Congress. Economists were quick to point out the meager impact a new millionaire tax bracket would have on the ultra-rich, particularly in the context of other proposed tax cuts that would offset any pain points for them. Still, the backlash from Republican members of Congress was swift.

  • 1 week ago | investigatemidwest.org | John McCracken |Investigate Midwest

    Despite rising child labor violations and new Senate demands to investigate the nation’s largest meat processor, the U.S. Department of Labor remains silent on whether it has the staff to conduct future probes amidst a major reduction in its workforce.

  • 1 week ago | investigatemidwest.org | Mónica Cordero |Investigate Midwest

    Tomatoes, found in everything from tacos to soups, are suddenly at the center of a new cost concern, not because of crop failure, but because of tariffs. The Trump administration’s plan to impose steep levies on fresh Mexico-grown tomatoes, which supply most of the U.S. market, could drive up prices for restaurants, grocers, and families alike.

  • 1 week ago | investigatemidwest.org | Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco |Frida Garza

    This story was originally published by Grist. Two years ago this week, the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. the Environmental Protection Agency significantly limited the agency’s ability to use the 1972 Clean Water Act to safeguard the nation’s wetlands from pollution and destruction. The decision determined that wetlands — waterlogged habitats that help filter water and sequester carbon — must be indistinguishable from larger bodies of water to be eligible for protection under the law.

  • 1 week ago | investigatemidwest.org | Dave Dickey

    Let’s be honest. The Food and Drug Administration is a huge dumpster fire when it comes to complying with federal food inspection laws. In January of this year, the U.S Government Accountability Office reported that FDA has not met its domestic and foreign inspection targets since fiscal year 2018. That’s six years and counting. Some years the inspection numbers are gosh awful.

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