Hope for quick progress on farm bill stalled by politics
Farmers like North Dakota producer Mike Schlosser seek a 2018 farm bill as Congress returns for the lame duck session. With the 2014 bill expired and disputes over stricter food stamp work requirements, lawmakers aim to pass legislation funding subsidies, rural development and export programs to backstop farmers amid the China trade war.
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Iowa prison costs dip as audits flag savings and closures
A state audit shows Iowa averaged 92.19 per day to house 8,321 inmates in nine prisons for the year ended June 2017, down from 95.16 in 2016 and with total general fund prison expenditures around 280 million. The report notes lower per inmate costs despite inmate numbers rising 1.3 percent over five years, cites cost variances among facilities, and details DHS facility cost declines tied to closures.
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