South Dakota revisits family benefit cuts and hospital payment changes after public backlash

Washington gets $538M in delayed COVID-era payments from FEMA

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Feds award $77M to rural New Mexico water pipeline project years in the making

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Governor Polis appoints Matthew G. Margeson to the 7th Judicial District

Governor Polis appoints Courtney L. Dinnel to the Mesa County Court

Drought causes federal disaster designation in four South Dakota counties

Extreme temperature swings, disease lead to troublesome Kansas wheat outlook

Kansas AG issues opinion exempting some state facilities from anti-trans bathroom law

State officials demand transparency as businesses get billions in Trump tariff refunds

Cutting tribal college funding a threat to learning culture, self-determination, graduates say

Oklahoma lawmakers fail to agree on residential wind setbacks

As screwworm approaches New Mexico, agencies focus on outreach with few details on broader response

More than half the inmates Noem released early without parole board review have been re-charged

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EarthTalk – How can I push my employer to be greener?

Federal budget could shutter America's Tribal colleges and universities

Utah governor issues emergency declaration over crops lost to unseasonal weather

Measles found in Cass County; North Dakota passes 2025 total for infections

Free school meals measure in North Dakota approved for November vote

Idaho farmers can band together to buy cheaper health insurance through Farm Bureau deal

Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region’s disease-depleted population