Embarking on his 2nd term as president, Barack Obama envisions an ambitious agenda. Inside the Capitol, lawmakers prepare for battle on everything from fiscal policy to gun control. Tensions mount in California, where too many people are competing for too little water.Market analysis with Tomm Pfitzenmaier. (27:45)
In the News
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Ireland Won't Ease Drunken-Driving Law For Farmers
(Jan 25, 2013) A proposal this week asked for a permit that would allow isolated farmers the ability to drink a few pints and then return home in their car, or on their tractor, without fear of being busted.
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Beverage Attorney: NYC Drinks Limit Bad For Public
(Jan 25, 2013) Association argues the rule will harm minority businesses and "freedom of choice in low-income communities."
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Barge Damages Mississippi River Lock Idling River Traffic
(Jan 25, 2013) A proposal this week asked for a permit that would allow isolated farmers the ability to drink a few pints and then return home in their car, or on their tractor, without fear of being busted.
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Georgia Cutting Funding For Farming Visa Workers
(Jan 25, 2013) Farmers around the country have long claimed the federal guest worker program is difficult to use and doesn't provide workers when they need them.
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Midwest Bankers Survey Suggests Continued Growth
(Jan 25, 2013) Rural economy is still expanding at a moderate pace and that farm communities "appear to have shed the negative impacts of the 2012 drought."
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Governor Proposes Bill To Improve Washington Water Supply
(Jan 25, 2013) Governor Inslee calls the plan a concrete and specific proposal for bolstering agriculture and the economy.
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USDA To Survey Farmers, Ranchers On Expenses
(Jan 25, 2013) Nearly 33,000 producers nationwide will be surveyed between January and April.
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Nebraska Governor OK's Pipeline Route Through State
(Jan 25, 2013) Heineman sent a letter Tuesday to President Barack Obama confirming that he would allow the controversial project to proceed in his state.
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Kerry Vows Leadership On Climate Change
(Jan 25, 2013) Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has made climate change a central focus of his Senate career and led a failed effort in the Senate for a climate change bill in 2010.
