Staying informed is key to staying safe. Here are state & local resources offering support for the #LosAngelesFires: - ca.gov/LAfires/ - lacounty.gov/emergency/ - fire.ca.gov/incidents - laworks.com/2025fires - airnow.gov ➡️ fema.gov/disaster/4856#…

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From day 1 of the Biden-Harris Administration through its final week, @usda and our partner agencies have fought for a food & agriculture system that’s equitable, sustainable, & nourishes people & whole communities. Learn more about the changes underway: civileats.com/2025/01/15/how…

Amazing work at FSA under the leadership of Zach Ducheneaux.

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 17, 2025: Farewell to Secretary Tom Vilsack After serving 12 of the last 16 years as agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack will end his tenure leading Dept. of Agriculture at the change of administration Monday. We sit down with Vilsack for an exit interview. Full episode

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Cecile Richards dedicated her life to protecting and expanding women’s rights. She never wavered in her commitment to ensuring that women had access to the reproductive health care they needed, and her leadership at Planned Parenthood led to the inclusion of important healthcare

Phoenix is currently experiencing its second-longest “dry streak” at 154 days as of Thursday. The city’s record consecutive number of days without rain is 160, set in 1972. (2/2)

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military. Altogether, 992 pilots graduated from the Tuskegee Air Field courses, and they flew 1,578 missions and 15,533 sorties, destroyed 261 enemy aircraft, and won more than 850 medals.

Every media headline is calling it a “buyout” but when you read the actual email from OPM it’s simply an offer to telework until September. No cash buyout.

The U.S. Census Bureau shape file site is offline. I can't stress how important these geospatial datasets are.

From our earliest days, Black history has always been American history – and Black folks have profoundly shaped our American culture through music, art, literature, sports, and beyond. One month a year is not sufficient to celebrate the power of the movements and the people who

Where did all the water go after it was released from two California dams? My colleagues and I looked into the sudden water releases ordered by Trump, and here is what we found: latimes.com/environment/st… jessica garrison Sean Greene

Where are my "Government needs to be more transparent" people at? Y'all would lose your mind if election data was taken offline. I mean...you did. It actually wasn't...but you lost your minds anyway.

A federal funding freeze will have major impacts on #Arizona public health programs | Thanks for covering this ⁦Katherine Davis-Young⁩! ⁦KJZZ Phoenix⁩ kjzz.org/politics/2025-…

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Somos 4 cuates que crecimos en México escuchando rock & roll – Los Beatles, Los Stones, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Los Eagles, Santana, etc etc. Soñábamos con compartir nuestra propia música con el mundo. Queríamos compartir los sonidos y el espíritu de México y Latino América. Ser

We all want our kids to go to school and get a good education. How does tearing down the Department of Education help with that? Teachers are already stretched thin and this will only make things worse.

Did you wake up today thinking “gosh, rich people sure need a tax cut?” Neither did I, but Elon Musk and Donald Trump did. I just got done speaking on the Senate floor about why their plan is a handout to the rich paid for by working families.