Laura Hatch

Idaho voters could overturn the state's near-total abortion ban by passing Proposition 1 ton Nov. 3. The neighboring state is taking an approach discussed in Wyoming but not taken: Let voters decide whether abortion is legal or not.

National reporting indicates the federal government spent more than $60 million in park entrance fees on work like repairing ornamental fountains and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. At the same time, the Trump administration has canceled or delayed around 1,500 projects in national parks, including 16 in Glacier National Park and 45 in Yellowstone National Park.

The Trump administration moved forward with repealing the Roadless Rule last week, kicking off a final public comment period ending Sept. 21.

The two companies offering plans in Wyoming are asking to increase monthly premium rates by 9 to 25%.

Apartments add more housing and slash carbon emissions.

The advocacy group Friends of the Earth says in fiscal year 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $4.8 billion on food for school meals, food banks and tribal communities. Almost half of that went to just 25 companies.

The lapse affected about about 7,500 Public Health Service veterans and 500 military retirees from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It's largely due to the length of the shutdown and a funding oversight.

The Gun Violence Data Hub examined firearm suicide rates and found across the country, they are the highest among people 70 years of age and older.