DARK SECRETS: 2 - The Real Truth

New law killing "THC loophole" could hurt state programs and businesses, advocates say

A last-minute provision re-criminalizes many hemp-derived products, reversing their 2018 legalization.

Axios · Nov 15, 2025

Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets

Two years after President Abraham Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture in 1862, he nicknamed it “the people’s department” because half of all Americans lived on farms at that time. Today, fewer than 2% of Americans farm, but the Agriculture Department still touches people’s lives in many ways.

The Conversation · Jan 21, 2025

Will Republican control of Congress lead to updated ag laws? Texas farmers hope so.

The historical bipartisan legislation includes a bevy of policies from crop insurance to food stamps.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 9, 2025

Costa to challenge Scott as top House Agriculture Democrat - Roll Call

Rep. Jim Costa of California says he'll challenge Rep. David Scott of Georgia to be the top Democrat on House Agriculture.

Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024

Senate farm bill differs from House on CCC, food stamp benefits - Roll Call

The Senate's draft farm bill comes with only a few weeks left to finish legislation and with differences from the House bill.

Roll Call · Nov 18, 2024

Boozman, Klobuchar lined up to follow Stabenow on Agriculture - Roll Call

Sen. Amy Klobuchar looks like the top Democrat on Senate Agriculture next year, working with current ranking member John Boozman, R-Ark.

Roll Call · Nov 1, 2024

How the election impacts our food system

"The new president will bring their own agricultural policy agenda to the job. . . "

Salon · Sep 30, 2024

Texas lawmakers, farmers and ranchers sound alarm over languishing farm bill

Millions of Texans would lose food subsidies and farm insurance if Congress doesn’t act before the end of the year.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 30, 2024

Supreme court’s Chevron decision adds ambiguity to cannabis law: ‘It’s a mess’

Decision that weakened power of government regulatory agencies sows confusion to already chaotic cannabis law

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2024

Squeezed by inflation and politics, a Texas food bank gets creative to keep people fed

To help raise money, the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 27, 2024