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Dot Thurby with some of the thousands of water bottles the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs distributes to members every day. Louie Pitt Jr. has a clear memory of a day four years ago when a valve broke on the Warm Springs reservation in Oregon. He was in a meeting with the tribal operations officer when she was interrupted by a phone call. "The worst situation I was talking about," she to...

As a farmer, I know firsthand that good things take time. Every year, I plant my fields with crops like wheat, barley, peas, and saffron, and in July, August, and September, I harvest those crops and reap what I’ve sown. Writing laws is much the same — and this fall, after a long spring and summer of working with Republicans and Democrats, Montana is set to reap urgently needed upgrades to ou...

LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a law aimed at curbing the import of commodities linked to deforestation by requiring companies to prove their global supply chains are not contributing to the destruction of forests. The proposed law sets mandatory due diligence rules for importers of specific commodities into the European Union market: soy, beef, palm ...

Biden sells his infrastructure law at run-down New Hampshire bridge 03:02 (CNN)President Joe Biden will tout the electric vehicle provisions of the bipartisan infrastructure law as a way to compete with China's stronghold in the electric vehicle market and boost domestic supply chains when he travels to Detroit Wednesday, according to a White House official previewing the trip. On his second ...

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. PHOENIX — Maricopa County Community College District is in the planning stages of offering bachelor’s degrees at eight of its 10 campuses in the Valley. Community colleges across the state have been given the authority by Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona State Legislature to offe...

Florida legislators ready DeSantis' anti-mandate law By GARY FINEOUT 11/17/2021 06:58 AM EST Presented by Florida Education Champions Hello and welcome to Wednesday. Happening today — Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature will hand-deliver another victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis sometime this afternoon. It will come after a few hours of debate mostly from Democrats, who will say the quarte...

A protester holds a photo bearing the photos of the late dictator's son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, and Davao city Mayor Sara Duterte during a protest outside the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon city, Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter, Sara, on Saturday registered her candidacy for vice president in next year's elections and was chosen...

The FBI’s long history of oppression of people advocating for racial justice On Oct. 31, The Washington Post released a report detailing the many federal intelligence and law enforcement failures leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection. It revealed that despite being alerted by social media companies and FBI informants of the potential for violence, several agencies did not take the warnings se...

“There were a number of women who would come in periodically to the emergency room after failed or botched abortions, either self-induced or by some back-alley provider. These women would come in with major sepsis (an infection in the abdominal cavity). In the absence of antibiotics, we had to place four quadrant drains, which would drain pus out of the abdominal cavity, and hopefully save th...

The detente that allowed Congress to pass a law curbing surprise medical bills has disintegrated. A bipartisan group of 152 lawmakers have been assailing the Biden administration's plan to regulate the law and medical providers, warning of grim consequences for underserved patients. For years, patients have faced these massive, unexpected bills when they get treatment from hospitals or doctor...