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Trump's not happy about TACO - Wall Street's name for tariff flip-flops; Spokane coalition aims to diversify city's economy; Indiana animal research lab reduced to shoestring staff; Louisiana Dems call union opt-out bill an attack on labor; Alcohol addiction on rise among Massachusetts women.

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U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says he feels optimistic about a Gaza ceasefire. Clean energy tax credits are in jeopardy in Congress' big budget and policy bill. And Trump administration pauses new student visa interviews.

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Immigrants drive rural population growth, especially in Texas, North Carolina and Iowa, ICE agents are targeting immigrant labor groups along with their leaders, and Louisiana's T-Rey's lures customers with hogshead cheese and boudin.

Mark Moran

Producer-Editor

Mark Moran is a veteran journalist who began his reporting career in Alaska covering the environment, local government and the Oil Industry. He moved south and opened Iowa Public Radio's State capitol bureau where he covered the state legislature, Iowa's presidential caucuses and statewide issues. Heading over to Arizona, Moran was News Director and then VP of News for the NPR station in Phoenix. There, he helped create the Fronteras Desk, a bi-national reporting network covering issues of immigration, demographics, cultural and social issues and opened bureaus in the U.S. Southwest and Mexico. He likes dogs and horses and spends as much time outdoors as possible.


Honors and Awards: Multiple Edward R. Murrow awards AP awards

Languages Spoken: English Some Spanish

Topic Expertise: Climate Water Immigration Desert topography

Local Expertise: Phoenix area, Sonoran Desert US-Mexico Border

Location: Mesa, AZ

Demographic Expertise: Central and South American Immigrants Homeless

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Cryptocurrency kiosk regulations become law in Iowa

A new rule passed by the Iowa Legislature is intended to protect seniors from fraud at unregulated cryptocurrency kiosks. The measure is part of a …

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Iowa partners to study agriculture's link to cancer

By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration …

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Suicide second-highest cause of death among Nebraska youth

A recent murder-suicide in Cozad, Nebraska, has prompted mental health professionals in the state to heighten their efforts to address a mental …

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Iowa farmers fear SNAP cuts would limit their markets

Farmers in Iowa fear that proposed cuts in SNAP benefit funding could limit the market for their products. The Trump administration says it is …

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Medicaid cuts would reduce services, wages in Iowa hospitals

The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on the federal budget as soon as today, which contains large reductions to Medicaid services. In Iowa…

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Report: Medicaid cuts would hobble rural Alaska health care

Proposed cuts to Medicaid would put hospitals in jeopardy in rural states, where health care services are already scarce, according to new research …

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Rural Nebraskans want safer workplaces, higher child care wages

Health care wages, the consolidation of nursing homes, and clean water for Nebraska were among the priorities for attendees of this month's Rural …

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Rural Iowans call for clean water during summit

Rural Iowans are asking lawmakers to be more aggressive in fighting for cleaner water in the state's notoriously dirty rivers, lakes, and streams…

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Iowa dairy farm manure spill kills 100,000 fish

By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration On …

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New research shows most Nebraskans want to know their Alzheimer's status

Four of five Americans surveyed want to know if they face a future with Alzheimer's disease before symptoms arise, according to the latest …

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