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High Plains regional news
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Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids said that Kansans will begin to feel the effects of the spending cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program at the beginning of the year. -
The number of cases tied to the months-long measles outbreak in Texas has not increased in three weeks, and a spokesman for the Department of State Health Services said, "It appears the height of the measles outbreak is behind us." -
President Donald Trump’s budget bill brings stricter rules to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal food assistance program, and shifts costs to states -
Amid increasingly intense weather, the Chemical Safety Board is the lone independent agency watching over the Gulf Coast's petrochemical corridor. -
The massive legislation extends tax cuts and increases safety nets for farmers who grow commodities, like corn, wheat and rice. But deep cuts to federal food assistance spending could hurt specialty growers who benefit from programs like Double Up Food Bucks.
Happenings across the High Plains
Regional Features
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Tune in to Classical music Amarillo this week as we close out the month of July with our last episode of concertos! -
In this week's show Luke tells about one of his favorite outdoor destinations, The Choctaw Hunting Lodge (www.choctawhuntinglodge.com) in southeast… -
Another local, but uncorroborated story, comes from the Wichita Eagle; there are claims by locals that young Bonnie and Clyde may have spent time in and around Hugoton, Kansas, near the Oklahoma panhandle, possibly living as "Jewel and Blackie Underwood". -
We've all heard of composting, and many of us have bins or pits near our gardens to help build a little microbe factory for our soil. But HOW you make your compost pile, how often you churn it, and other factors can affect the quality of your composted material. We'll talk this week about some ways to keep your rotting organic pile cranking out nutrients for your garden!
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Both countries said they would make the formal announcement at the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
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