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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released on February 11, 2025, provides key updates on U.S. and global agricultural markets, with shifts in wheat, corn, rice, and livestock sectors shaping the year’s economic outlook. Wheat: Increased Domestic Use Lowers U.S. Ending Stocks The…
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The Department of Energy’s (DOE) preliminary list of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs), designated large swaths of land across multiple states for potential transmission projects. The proposed corridors could impact millions of acres of private property, triggering concerns over federal overreach and property rights. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has called on Energy Secretary Chris Wright…
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The Rent-Seeking Framework, Population Politics and Potential Health Risks– A Modern Land Grab or Necessary Infrastructure?
As reported in our previous articles, Balancing Energy Progress and Property Rights and Kansas Fights Back Against Federal Transmission Corridor Plans opposition to the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs) is growing among landowners, state officials, and advocacy groups in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Concerns about eminent domain, environmental impacts, and potential health…
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“…the handiwork on that building – during those times – defies description.” -Aug Blanchat We’ve talked many times about the old Springfield School our social media groups and how it was built in 1889 by the Swiss Stonemason Joseph Blanchat. This is an update to the previous blog. The building served as the elementary and…







