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USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown
The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs.
Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say
A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.
‘Going to get tougher’: Tribes grapple with ongoing government shutdown
The United States is 20 days into the third-longest federal government shutdown in history and Indian Country is bracing for an unstable future ahead as reserve funding for many tribes could begin to dry up.
Government shutdown delays energy assistance funds for low-income Minnesotans
A federally funded program that provides hundreds of dollars to households for energy bills is without funding during the government shutdown. However, a Minnesota official said that people should still apply to make sure they’re covered when that funding frees up.
Minnesota cities can't regulate guns. St. Paul is introducing an assault weapon ban anyway
St. Paul city leaders are expected introduce a gun ordinance Wednesday, as part of an ongoing push from several Minnesota cities to get the state to repeal a law that prevents stricter municipal gun laws.
Minn. Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting discriminated against transgender weightlifter
In an opinion released Wednesday morning, the Minnesota Supreme Court largely sided with a transgender weightlifter who sued USA Powerlifting after the organization banned her from competing in its women’s division.
Judge agrees to extend block on Guard deployment in Chicago while awaiting Supreme Court ruling
As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to clear the way for the National Guard in Chicago, a federal judge on Wednesday agreed to extend a two-week block on Guard deployment in the Chicago area by 30 days.
Israel takes steps to shut down international aid groups in Gaza and the West Bank
Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.