04/18/2022 10:00 AM EDT
— Vice President Kamala Harris has been touring an unconventional group of smaller cities and towns, as the Biden administration hustles to inform rural communities about the funding opportunities and benefits they could see from the new infrastructure law.
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called off his additional state inspections of trucks coming across the border, but not before facing even more backlash over the spoilage of fresh produce.
— New York could be on the verge of implementing a 40-hour overtime law for farmworkers, after the state legislature and governor approved a budget that includes tax credits for farm employers, who were worried about the increase in labor costs.
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