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The Capitol is seen through a window in the Russell Senate Office Building, in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
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Congressional candidates discuss expanding executive power and need for political will
Charlie Schlenker, Ben Howell
Congressional approval ratings are in the tank. By some measures this is one of the least productive sessions of Congress in living memory. WGLT's Charlie Schlenker reports those things may not change much any time soon.
White wind turbines rise up from harvested fields and stand against a blue sky. Wind turbines near Burlington Junction in northwest Missouri, Oct. 15, 2022.
Carlos Moreno
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KCUR
Harvest Public Media
Rural areas reap economic benefits from wind and solar projects, new Midwest study finds
Jana Rose Schleis
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert departs the federal courthouse, in Chicago, June 2015.
Christian K. Lee
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Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
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