Liz Crampton
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Why Nevada wants to use drones inside prisons
Prison staffing has grown so dire that governors in Florida and West Virginia have declared states of emergency in recent weeks. → Read More
Violent crime to labor shortages: Mayors say Covid's toll on cities is far-reaching
Mayors across the country sounded off in a new POLITICO survey about the challenges brought on by Covid-19. → Read More
‘A humanitarian crisis’: Why Alabama could lose control of its dangerous prisons
Alabama sends so many people to prison that the state can no longer safely house its inmates, consequences of a tough-on-crime mentality among politicians and the public that keeps aggressive sentencing laws on the books. → Read More
It’s not just McAuliffe vs. Youngkin. The fight is on for control of Virginia’s House.
Virginia might be increasingly blue at the presidential level, but Democrats only flipped the state legislature in 2019. Next month, they could lose the governor’s mansion and the state House. → Read More
There are just 9 female governors. Both parties want change.
The 2022 gubernatorial election could shift the female balance of power between the parties. → Read More
Policy Hackathon: How to crisis-proof our food supply
The pandemic revealed that the U.S. system for producing and distributing food is surprisingly vulnerable to short-term shocks. POLITICO brought together top food and agriculture officials and experts from around the country to figure out how to fix it. → Read More
Inside the Democratic strategy to expand voting rights state by state
While America has focused on a flood of GOP voter restrictions, Democrats in many states have been orchestrating an expansion of voting rights. → Read More
11th-hour deal strips FDA oversight of genetically modified animals
This is the latest instance of Trump political appointees overriding the agency's scientists. → Read More
Vilsack chosen as Biden's Agriculture secretary
Easing hunger during the pandemic and rebuilding the rural economy will be among the USDA's first tasks. → Read More
Fudge emerges as frontrunner to lead housing agency
The Ohio congresswoman had previously been lobbying for the position of Agriculture secretary. → Read More
Vilsack emerges as Biden's top choice for USDA
The former Iowa governor served as Obama's longtime Agriculture secretary. → Read More
Minnesota's Peterson voted out of Washington after 30 years
The Minnesota Democrat was defeated by a female GOP recruit. → Read More
Biden courts Black farmers to dent Trump's lead among rural voters
For the first time in years, a presidential nominee includes the needs of farmers of color in his campaign platform. → Read More
Harvest of shame: Farmworkers face coronavirus disaster
Agricultural counties across the U.S. face high rates of Covid-19, a POLITICO analysis reveals. → Read More
Feds outline how to protect seafood workers from pandemic
Corn staters to Wheeler: No SREs! — Second round of U.S.-U.K. trade talks wrap up today → Read More
In absence of federal action, farm workers’ coronavirus cases spike
Florida, North Carolina and Washington preview further spread as harvest season advances. → Read More
‘Something isn’t right’: U.S. probes soaring beef prices
One hundred years ago, U.S. antitrust prosecutors broke down monopolies in meatpacking. But can they do it again? → Read More
Trump to order meat plants to stay open as worker deaths rise
The president plans to declare meat-processing plants critical infrastructure amid fears of disruptions to the food supply. → Read More
Save your bacon: A real meat shortage looms with virus shutdowns
Multiple economists who spoke with POLITICO said May could be when consumers have fewer options when buying meat. → Read More
Trump to halt most green cards, with notable exceptions
Trump's proclaimed immigration ban will exempt temporary foreign workers, the biggest source of immigration at the moment. → Read More