Stitt vetoes OETA, objects to publicly funded broadcasting
Governor Kevin Stitt has vetoed a continuation of Oklahoma’s state-funded TV station, contending taxpayer dollars shouldn’t subsidize public broadcasting.
North Dakota energy research center cuts affect 40 staff
The Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota has been forced to cut staff because of funding delays.
Florida has a new law regulating AI data centers
AI data centers will be required to pay for their own utilities and not shift the costs to customers now that SB 484 is law.
New research finds North Dakota keeps data center tax breaks hidden
Supporters of data centers argued they are good for economic development, bringing high-paying jobs, tax revenue and capital investment to communities.
101 state employees take buyouts in North Dakota
North Dakota’s state workforce will shrink by 101 employees after a round of buyouts is completed, though some of the jobs will be refilled.
Stalemate in Kansas Legislature leaves Lenexa educational farm in regulatory limbo
Senator Mike Thompson said expanding municipalities were targeting undeveloped areas in a way that disregarded what remained of farming.
Oregon faces longer fire season due to historic heat, drought, fire experts warn
Oregon’s wildfire season started early this year and is expected to last into October, according to state fire experts.
Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - May 10, 2026
From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.
Home Country – Dressing for success
Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.
Digitally altered political mailers spur lawsuit over Montana AI law
Two state lawmakers running in Republican primary elections have said that hundreds of mailers sent out depicting them waving a pride flag and wearing a button with pronouns on it violate a Montana law prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence to produce “deepfakes” in campaign materials.
But a lawsuit filed in federal district court on Wednesday says the mailers are protected under free speech provisions of the First Amendment, and Montana’s law should be struck from the books.