Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the HeartlandHEADLINESFarm Bill 2023 NPR - https://www.npr.org/2023/02/02/1151727273/congress-gears-up-for-another-farm-bill-heres-whats-on-the-menuWisconsin Democrat fights the Uphill battle for Seniors getting ripped offThe Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/01/mark-pacon-medicare-bill-elderly?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherLIGHTNING ROUNDOklahomaOklahoma's Attorney General Gentner Drummond has pledged to improve his office's relationship with tribal nations in Oklahoma. NPR - https://www.kosu.org/local-news/2023-02-01/can-oklahomas-new-attorney-general-reset-the-states-relationship-with-its-tribal-nationsOklahoma lawmakers have introduced more than 90 election and voting bills ahead of the upcoming legislative session. Oklahoma City Free Press - https://freepressokc.com/oklahoma-lawmakers-seek-to-change-elections-ballot-initiatives/IdahoIdaho state Rep. Ron Mendive thinks his state’s school kids should have to sweat for their pizza squares and chicken nuggets. The Daily Beast - https://www.thedailybeast.com/idaho-lawmaker-wants-children-to-work-for-those-free-lunchesColoradoColoradans who work public-sector jobs in government, school districts, health care and the court system could receive some labor protections under a change to state law proposed by lawmakers this week.The Denver Post - https://www.denverpost.com/2023/02/01/colorado-public-workers-union-labor-protections-bill/Violation-plagued oil and gas operator, was ordered by state regulators Wednesday to promptly pay $1.9 million in fines and clean up 78 production sites or lose its right to do business in Colorado. The Colorado Sun - https://coloradosun.com/2023/02/02/kpk-cleanup-orphan-wells-colorado/KansasRepublican legislators in Kansas are focusing on helping conservative parents remove their children from public schools. NBC - https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/school-choice-culture-war-focus-kansas-lawmakers-rcna68353Tennessee  Tennessee legislature would allow more people to have guns on school campuses. ABC - https://www.wate.com/news/tennessee/tennessee-bill-could-allow-more-guns-on-school-campuses/TexasThousands of Texans are without power The Dallas Morning News - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weather/2023/02/02/winter-ice-storm-leaves-hundreds-of-thousands-of-texans-without-power/NebraskaThe Nebraska Legislature seeks Abortion Ban, testimony against delays vote.AP - https://apnews.com/article/abortion-politics-nebraska-omaha-25e7a9968c9dbc10e93dacf7122f2f41MissouriBlack Democrats in the Missouri Senate hold chamber for three hours condemning a Republican-sponsored bill targeting diversity training and race curriculum. Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/2023/02/01/black-senators-condemn-anti-critical-race-theory-bill/A Republican legislator, State Sen. Jill Carter, wants to find a way for some Missouri school districts to opt out the state’s accreditation program. Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/lawmaker-proposes-local-control-plan-to-opt-missouri-districts-out-of-state-standards/