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The 2026 midterms are over, but if you voted by absentee or mail ballot, you may still want to check its status. Many states offer online tools that let you follow your ballot and see whether election officials have received it. Here’s how to get started.

Rising diesel and fertilizer bills are putting pressure on farm finances. Federal forecasts and a national producer survey explain what is changing.

A single aircraft carrier's grueling nine-month deployment has become a flashpoint in Washington, raising hard questions about money, military readiness, and the human toll of a war that shows no signs of ending soon.

For the ranching families who have worked Colorado's river valleys for decades, the economics of the business have grown increasingly unforgiving. Feed costs, diesel prices, and equipment expenses have all climbed in recent years, while the income from cattle sales remains volatile. Beef herds nationally are at their smallest size in 75 years — a reflection of how many producers across the West have already made the decision to reduce or exit.

The Western Slope has long dealt with a structural disadvantage. Approximately 759,000 Coloradans live in a food desert. Towns like Nucla, in Montrose County, have historically relied on a single local store to survive — and when that store closes, the nearest alternative may be 50 miles away over mountain roads.