Key takeaways from our investigation revealing how expensive properties use a system meant to help farmers and ranchers.

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Properties classified ‘agricultural’ get a tax break despite no bona fide operations. Can lawmakers’ new proposals tighten qualifications?

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A dramatic shift by Latino voters toward Trump helped create a red wave.

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Temporary employees warn that important work will go undone all over the country.

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Climate, public lands and tribal law regulations are now likely to face legal challenges.

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A new study finds a link between air pollution and low birth weight.

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The report contradicts claims that the new rules are the ‘most robust in the country.’

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One of the nation’s fastest-growing cities relies on a vulnerable population of workers to fuel its economic explosion.

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El auge económico de una de las ciudades estadounidenses con mayor crecimiento depende del trabajo de un grupo vulnerable de personas.

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Long-awaited Interior Department policy will raise financial assurance and royalty rates.

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