American farmers and ranchers benefited handsomely from President Donald Trump’s massive spending and tax package that passed last week. According to Agri-Pulse, an agriculture news service that covers farm and food policy news, the legislation…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas honored the memory of one of his congressional interns who was shot to death in Washington, D.C. Estes offered condolences to the family of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21,…

Since 1979, Harvesters — The Community Food Network and our partner agencies have served our region providing consistent access to nutritious food for those experiencing food insecurity.  We now serve 27 counties and provide more…

LAWRENCE — Shelley Miles lives on a quaint, tree-lined street in Lawrence. She used to share her split-level home with her husband, Kirk. But then he was diagnosed with dementia. Miles said in 2021, Kirk’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump implored House Republicans at the Capitol to drop their fights over his big tax cuts bill and get it done, using encouraging words but also the hardened language of…

Congress is forging ahead with its budget for next year, but the most controversial program on the chopping block — Medicaid — is causing a rift within the Republican Party. Earlier this year, Congress passed…

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he heard his punishment. Santos,…

A bipartisan-backed bill in Congress seeks to help young farmers and ranchers gain better access to farmland, responding to a growing challenge recently highlighted by Investigate Midwest. The New Producer Economic Security Act would increase…

I don’t know about you, but I’ve about had it with the “leadership” at both our national and state levels. I was a Republican until George W. Bush lied and got us into an ill-conceived…

TOPEKA — Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas pushed back against President Donald Trump’s vision of a trade war by joining a dozen cosponsors of federal legislation restricting unilateral tariffs without consent of Congress.…