Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Visa cancellations sow panic for international students
The speed and scope of the federal government’s efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the country
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 15, 2025

Judge in Abrego Garcia case orders officials to testify under oath
The federal judge overseeing the wrongful deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia said she will order expedited discovery in order to "apply the law to the facts."
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 15, 2025

Oregon Snowpack Starts To Melt
While temperatures are warming across the Northwest, snow remains in many of the higher elevations, especially in Oregon. The statewide snowpack is currently 134% of average. Matt War...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 15, 2025

Winter Wheat Crop Looks Good Locally And Nationally
“The heading progress for winter wheat, nationally, 8% of the U.S. winter wheat crop headed by April 13th. That's right on par with the five-year average, two points behind last year&...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 15, 2025

Central Washington Organizations Call for EL 22.1 Funding
County officials, cities, ports, economic development councils, agricultural associations, farmers, businesses and community institutions, have formally expressed their strong support for the EL 22.1 ...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 15, 2025

Long-Range Weather Looks Encouraging For Yakima Basin
Snowpack and reservoir levels are already creating concerns for irrigators in the Yakima Basin. But it looks like, according to one expert, that Mother Nature will help in other ways this y...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 15, 2025

Oregon Democrats Want Fishery Disaster Declared
On Monday, members of Oregon's delegation, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging that a federal fishery resource disaster be declared for the 2024 Oregon troll salmon fishery. "This ...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 15, 2025

Price at the Pump: Tariff Talk Continues To Push Oil Prices Lower
No surprise here, the back-and-forth tariffs and retaliatory tariffs are giving oil investors a case of vertigo. Oil prices in Monday’s trade were slightly higher, trading a...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 15, 2025

FCS Provides Quarterly Ag Economy Update
The Farm Credit System says the U.S. economy entered 2025 with key indicators in favorable positions. Expectations for first quarter growth have been reduced, however, by weaker personal co...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 15, 2025

Democrat Lawmakers Want Information on How Tariffs Affect Farmers
Senator Amy Klobuchar and 18 of her Democrat colleagues are asking U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for information on how the Administration’s "tariff taxes"...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 15, 2025


