Agribusiness Trump made meatpacking investigation a campaign promise but antitrust staff has been gutted Four companies own 85% of US beef production. Independent ranchers say consolidation has narrowed their market options, and past federal antitrust cases have largely ended in fines rather than meaningful changes. By John McCracken, Investigate Midwest / 31 Mar 2026
Dave Dickey New WOTUS proposal not a long-term solution to Clean Water Act ambiguities The EPA’s latest plan to better define the Waters of the US is a bandage for bigger systemic problems at the federal level. By Dave Dickey, Columnist / 8 Dec 2025
