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Voice for the region: Four policy resolutions adopted by CSG’s Midwestern Legislative Conference Read More

Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Laws reflect interest in, concerns about future of Midwest farmland Read More

Health and Human Services

2023 MLC Chair’s Initiative on Food Security | Rates of ‘food insecure’ households vary in Midwest; state policy is one of many factors Read More

Agriculture and Rural Affairs

2023 MLC Chair’s Initiative on Food Security | Feed people, help farmers: How two nutrition programs have grown in two Midwestern states Read More

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Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Citing food and national security concerns, legislators mull new limits on foreign ownership of farmland Read More

Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Under leadership of Michigan Sen. Roger Victory, CSG’s Midwestern Legislative Conference is exploring policies to improve food security in the region’s states and provinces Read More

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Agriculture and Rural Affairs

How four Midwestern states changed tax policy or began grant programs in 2022 to help farmers start up, recover or retire Read More

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State Governments and Legislatures

10 Midwestern states, 10 new laws enacted in 2022 with bipartisan support Read More

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