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Fake farms get tax breaks, but Hawaii can't stop them yet

By THOMAS HEATON/Honolulu Civil Beat Hawaiʻi's 6,500 farms range from small operations that produce food and raise livestock for their families and their communities to large companies that supply big box stores and export coffee, macadamia nuts and other luxury foods. But what exactly ...

New Michigan program aims to train, retain more early childhood teachers

By ISABEL LOHMAN/Bridge Michigan One of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's signature initiatives has been to expand the availability of early childhood education. But efforts like offering free pre-kindergarten and providing grants to open new classrooms have not resolved a central problem: ...