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The state House of Representatives considered and passed at least 10 energy bills on March 26 and 27. -
A new study about potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP found that Texas could see its gross domestic product shrink by $7 billion. -
Kansas created the night vision hunting season for coyotes in 2021. Hunters say it’s a great option and want it expanded, but some property owners and regulators have concerns. -
The Satanic Grotto's protest was aimed at criticizing religious oppression in Kansas politics. But Gov. Laura Kelly had the Satanic Grotto's permit amended, and legislative leaders modified policy to target the group, saying the First Amendment didn't apply. -
The USDA's Rural Development agency has provided billions of dollars each year to small towns, farmers and businesses. Now staffing upheaval and budget cuts brought on by the Trump administration may be eating into the agency’s effectiveness.
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Ralph Daily from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons/Sometimes, being an adult just means being a larger version of the tiny little monsters we were when we were children. In Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half, the book-length collection of Brosh's popular mid-aughts webcomic and blog, readers encounter the familiar struggles of getting up in the morning, compulsive behaviors, and everyday absurdities. -
This week Classical Music Amarillo is playing music by perhaps the most famous Austrian who ever lived! -
This week, we'll discuss soil amendment: what it is and how it can improve the quality and function of your soil. To find out the benefits and uses of various organic materials, such as compost, manure, peat, and others, check out this episode! -
Michal Lewi, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons/For High Plains Public Radio Readers Club, I’m Shane Timson in Colby, Kansas. Today we are talking about What’s so Funny – A Cartoonist’s Memoir by David Sipress. You know, I’d never heard of David Sipress before this book and at first, I had a problem.
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The White House and former USAID staff have differing views on the nature of the U.S. response to the earthquake that struck Myanmar and neighboring countries.
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