skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Trump marks first 100 days in office in campaign mode, focused on grudges and grievances; Maine's Rep. Pingree focuses on farm resilience as USDA cuts funding; AZ protesters plan May Day rally against Trump administration; Proposed Medicaid cuts could threaten GA families' health, stability.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Trump marks first 100 days of his second term. GOP leaders praise the administration's immigration agenda, and small businesses worry about the impacts of tariffs as 90-day pause ends.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Migration to rural America increased for the fourth year, technological gaps handicap rural hospitals and erode patient care, and doctors are needed to keep the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians healthy and align with spiritual principles.

MI lawmakers call for labels on lab-grown meat

play audio
Play

Monday, February 24, 2025   

Some Michigan lawmakers are backing a bipartisan bill to ban labeling lab-grown substitutes as "meat" and require clear ingredient disclosure.

They said it would promote transparency for shoppers and fair competition for farmers. Supporters of the legislation, which is an update to Michigan's food laws, argued clear labeling protects consumer trust, sustains demand and prevents misleading marketing.

Rep. Jerry Nyer, R-Shepherd, who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, introduced the bill. He emphasized its significance to the meat industry.

"This is by no means a typical process of growing a meat product," Nyer contended. "When you buy a pork chop, or you buy a steak, it's just one ingredient. It's meat. When you look at lab-grown meat there, there's a whole litany of material that's used to produce that."

Critics of the legislation argued it could hinder food innovation, create unnecessary regulations and limit consumer choice for alternative types of protein.

Supporters countered it would help sustain rural economies by protecting demand for farm-raised meat, which in turn supports farmers, ranchers and agricultural workers. Though regulators approved lab-grown chicken nearly two years ago, it has yet to reach grocery stores.

Nyer urged Michigan to implement transparency measures before then.

"This process of producing lab-grown meat hasn't gone fully commercial yet, at least not here in the states," Nyer acknowledged. "They're ramping up production for that. I don't know of any that has gotten approval to go commercial. This is sort of a preemptive thing there."

Nyer expects a hearing on the bill in about a month in the House Agriculture Committee.


get more stories like this via email

more stories
In Illinois, counties cover the operational costs of juvenile detention centers, while the state reimburses for staffing at more than $40 million per year. (Adobe Stock)

Social Issues

play sound

Two bills aimed at reforming the juvenile justice system in Illinois are close to becoming law. Senate Bill 1784 proposes raising the age of …


Social Issues

play sound

The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston is one of many historic and cultural institutions across the nation to lose access to federal funding…

Social Issues

play sound

New national rankings out this week show South Dakota jumped a few spots higher in teacher pay for each state. However, there are questions about …


Social Issues

play sound

Wyoming labor unions will gather Thursday in Casper in honor of May Day, a holiday celebrated in 80 countries commemorating the labor movement and …

Healthy School Meals for All serves up more than 600,000 meals every school day in Colorado, regardless of a student's ability to pay. (Adobe Stock)

Social Issues

play sound

As Colorado lawmakers grapple with $1.2 billion in budget cuts, child nutrition advocates are turning to voters to protect funding for the state's …

Social Issues

play sound

By Whitney Curry Wimbish for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Minnesota News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Coll…

Environment

play sound

A pair of new reports shows Ohio communities are quietly leading the way on clean energy, from urban centers to small towns, with solar power playing …

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021