On this Thanksgiving Day, let’s not fail to appreciate our nation and our people.

This summer, the U.S. House and Senate passed their versions of the 2018 Farm Bill.

Today, the USDA will receive the last expressions of interests from states hoping to become the new home for the Economic Research Service, currently located in Washington, DC.

Two former governors from both sides of the political aisle on Wednesday thanked congressional negotiators for coming up with a massive legislative package to fight the opioid epidemic, but they stressed that much more is needed.

The 2014 Farm Bill created the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research to encourage public/private partnerships focused on cutting edge agricultural research and provided it with initial funding of $200 million.

There may not be a big infrastructure package this year, but inland waterway operators see funding action likely for locks and dams.

President Trump will use his State of the Union address on Tuesday to make another push for his infrastructure plan, a key part of the speech’s theme of “building a safe, strong and proud America.”