Agriculture

If sale of pot in Ohio becomes legal,Â former 98 Degrees band member and Jessica Simpson's ex-husband Nick Lachey will be partial owner of the 10 farms that almost all marijuana growth will be restricted to. (AP Photos)

Politics

Nick Lachey: Ohio’s marijuana king?

November 4, 2015 12:43 am

Amidst the jungle of crony capitalism, corporate welfare, and federal boondoggles that Congress has created, the sugar program may be the least defensible.Â (AP File Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Columnists

Marco Rubio needs to get past his sugar problem

Timothy P. Carney -

November 3, 2015 10:52 pm

On Monday, MyPlate.gov, a division of USDA that dispenses nutrition advice, tweeted out a list of 10 things parents can do to help preschoolers build

Politics

USDA to parents: Don’t badmouth icky foods to your kids

Pete Kasperowicz -

November 2, 2015 11:25 pm

Obama Kush, a type of marijuana available for recreational purchase, is displayed at Twenty After Four Wellness Center in Eugene, Ore. Several states will have pot legalization measures on the ballot in 2016. (The Register-Guard via AP)Â

Education

Recreational weed laws could be in for a change

Washington Examiner Staff -

November 2, 2015 6:00 am

EPA says the update to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standards it announced Monday would cover the two million farm workers and their families who are stricken by thousands of cases of pesticide exposure each year.Â (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Energy and Environment

EPA seeks to stem ‘devastating impact’ of pesticide-borne illness

John Siciliano -

September 28, 2015 8:28 pm

President of Navajo Nation Russell Begaye looks on as EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy testifies on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, September 16, 2015, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Energy and Environment

EPA created ‘culture of distrust’ after causing toxic spill: Navajo head

John Siciliano -

September 16, 2015 7:56 pm

An estimated 2,000-2,500 shepherds come into the U.S. each year through the visa program.Â (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Economy

Immigrant labor harming U.S. shepherds, lawsuit says

Sean Higgins -

August 25, 2015 4:01 am

Walker took heat in March when he seemed to say that he wouldn't ax the ethanol mandate any time soon. (Getty Images file)

Beltway Confidential

Walker eyes two-year sunset for ethanol mandate

Timothy P. Carney -

August 17, 2015 2:49 pm

Carson suggested that the government could fund more research into alternative energy with oil revenues. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Economy

In Iowa, Carson calls for phasing out agriculture subsidies in 10 years

Joseph Lawler -

August 16, 2015 10:09 pm

Firefighter in California battles a wildfire. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

Forest Service warns of 300-day fire seasons, 82 percent of the year

Paul Bedard -

August 5, 2015 7:47 pm

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