Sen. Mitch McConnell closed a loophole in a hemp law. Now $28 billion THC industry fights to surviveThe industry hopes to save itself by restricting impairing products to people 21 and older, limiting how much THC can be in a package, and banning imported cannabis compounds.Fortune3d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodMitch McConnellhemp law loophole closure
Peltola yanks campaign post that took aim at factory trawling and used footage of Alaska-based CDQ shipThe trawlers and their bycatch have become a key focus of the Senate race between front-runners Mary Peltola, a Democrat, and two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.Anchorage Daily News13d agoWhole story →FoodDan Sullivanalaska senate race
‘None of Them Have Shame’: Video of a Nearly Unresponsive McConnell Being Redirected Mid-Vote as He Almost Sides with Dems Sparks Fears of Elder AbuseA vote on the farm bill was the first real test of whether Sen. Mitch McConnell was ready to return to work after three months away dealing with seriousAtlanta Black Star20d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodMitch McConnellfarm bill vote
Mitch McConnell casts Senate vote after months awaySen. Mitch McConnell, who returned to Congress in September after being hospitalized in June, cast the deciding vote to advance a Senate farm bill.USA TODAY20d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodMitch McConnellfarm bill markup
McConnell return gets long-stalled farm bill out of Senate committeeSen. Mitch McConnell's long-awaited return gets stuck farm bill out of committee; Iowa's Ernst fails in bid for amendment on California pork standardsDes Moines Register20d agoWhole story →FoodEconomyMitch McConnellfarm bill markup
GOP senator tries to tell soft-spoken Mitch McConnell how to vote during farm bill markupA Republican senator tried to tell Sen. Mitch McConnell how to vote Wednesday on the Kentucky Republican’s third-day back at work after a three-month absence due to health issues.New York Post21d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodMitch McConnellfarm bill markup
McConnell Has to be Told How to Vote on Farm Bill (VIDEO)Senator Mitch McConnell had to be told how to vote on the "Farm Bill 2.0" on Wednesday.The Gateway Pundit21d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodMitch McConnellfarm bill vote
Sullivan, Peltola trade barbs over high fuel costs and wasteful bycatch at Kodiak fisheries debateDan Sullivan tried to paint Mary Peltola as a do-nothing lawmaker, while Peltola attacked Sullivan for backing a war that has dramatically raised fuel and other costs for fishermen.Anchorage Daily News22d agoWhole story →FoodEconomyDan Sullivanalaska senate debate
