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The Yonder Report: News from rural America - February 12, 2026
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Colorado bill would expand the kinds of food home chefs can sell
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Oklahoma lawmakers aim to subtract screen time, add physical activity in schools
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Despite January increase, jobs report shows a historic stall in hiring last year
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Despite national decline, Oregon unions continue to stack wins
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Iowa Senate panel approves bill that could restrict mail-order abortion medication
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Feds cutting public health funding for Colorado, three other states
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Many middle-income families spend at least a tenth of their income on health insurance
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South Dakota House halts health care provider conscience exemption bill
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EarthTalk - ¿Cómo logró la India duplicar su población de tigres salvajes en sólo una década?
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EarthTalk - How did India double its wild tiger population in just a decade?
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New Mexico case against Meta tied to child exploitation opens in Santa Fe courtroom
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In the next decade, states will see a surge in obesity
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Movie Review - GOAT
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Kratom has given and taken from chronic pain patients — will Utah ban it?
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Experts: Understand your Colorado health benefits before you need them
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Wyoming ranks 46th nationally for worker education and earnings
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With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients