The policies that impact our daily lives are often shaped at the local level. Yes, state and national policies are very important, but I cannot help but notice that sometimes we lose sight of what’s ...

Local officials and the Ohio Secretary of State's office have agreed on ballot language for the November referendum on the development of wind farms in the county. People who want wind farm ...

BOSTON (AP) — The state’s highest court will decide a challenge to a proposed November ballot question that would ban the sale of food products from farms that keep animals in overly restrictive cages ...

MINOT — Grand Farm is an agriculture research site west of Fargo, and on today's episode of Plain Talk, we talked about what a big deal it is with Grand Farm board chair Greg Tehven and state Rep.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday he is leaning toward opposing an August ballot measure that would insert a right to farm in the Missouri Constitution, ending his silence on the subject.

A new controversy has emerged surrounding the already-contentious ballot measure seeking to ban larger livestock and poultry farms in Sonoma County: Could the ballot language prejudice voters? At ...