By Ed Montgomery THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (NORMAN, Okla.) The Farm Bill that has benefited conservation efforts in Oklahoma and other states comes up for renewal by Congress next year, and an article in the August-September National Wildlife magazine says the outlook is not good.
SEATTLE - In a bid to save money, the state is paying health care premiums for people who switch from Medicaid to their employer's health plans. About 1,300 people have made the switch since the state began the pilot program two years ago.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded nearly $900,000 to help Northwest regional farmers find better ways to grow crops, manage their risks and provide educational programs for minority growers.
The Education of Hannah Stauts Now well into her first year as Stanley's mayor, 23-year-old Hannah Stauts is finding that being mayor can involve a lot more than running a tiny town's city council meetings and marrying off local couples.
For some it’s been a dream since they were young boys and girls; for others it has been a way to pay for a quality education. Nineteen firefighters-in-training from east Alabama began recruit school five weeks ago.
A coalition including parents, educators and the 13,000-member National Education Association are suing the state, alleging that school district budgets fail to adequately provide for state-mandated exit exam proficiency.
A statewide medical task force claims that Alaska will need to double its doctor force over the next 20 years to make up for an increase in doctor retirements and the state’s elderly population.
The state goes on trial Monday, charged with shortchanging Alaska schools for decades and cheating children of the education promised by the state constitution.
A lawsuit set for trial Monday charges that the state's school-funding method doesn't provide enough money to fulfill the Alaska Constitution's promise of an education for all children.
