Electric cooperatives scored key wins in a $1.1 trillion spending bill that, among other things, boosted Rural Utilities Service funding, sidelined the “Cadillac tax” until 2020, improved cyber security information sharing, and delayed federal listing of the … [Read more...]
One Phone Number, Multiple Scams
The bad guys are becoming ever more flexible and creative in the ways they scam electric cooperative members. “You never know who they’re going to be in a given day,” said Mike Morley, corporate communications manager at Midwest Energy [2] in Hays, Kan. “They’ve … [Read more...]
Texas decision is good news, but fight continues
Kansas Farm Bureau, the state’s largest agriculture organization, welcomes this week’s decision by a U.S. District Court judge dismissing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a “threatened” species. “This decision is a … [Read more...]