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Reefer Madness

Rapidly changing regulations in the cannabis industry are leaving small businesses behind, and their customers are frustrated.

For a budding market, the recreational cannabis industry in the U.S. has hit some major roadblocks. Small businesses across the country trying to capitalize on the legalization of marijuana in their states now find themselves struggling to stay afloat. New rules, new taxes, a major shift in marijuana's federal classification, and a tightening of hemp regulations have licensed dealers irate. As a result, some pot users are turning back to the black market, where the unlicensed product is more affordable—and more dangerous.

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Olivia Hines
January 28, 2026
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Why Is This Election So Important to YOU?

Reporters Inc. readers share hopes and fears of 2024 election outcome

The Reporters Inc. asked our readers and supporters to tell us what matters most--WHY the 2024 presidential election is so important to them. The responses we received are eye-opening, heartwarming and emotional. Some of these Americans are anxious, some are hopeful, but all are determined to make THEIR vote count.

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Olivia Hines
October 16, 2024
Staying Alive BusinessEconomyJournalismNonprofits

Staying Alive

Nonprofit journalism grows and struggles simultaneously

Since 2007, the nonprofit news sector has continued expanding, matured, and contributed to democratic processes well beyond its size, according to writer Bill Birnbauer. However, unlike commercial media that is funded by advertising and subscriptions, nonprofit news sites depend on grants from foundations, wealthy supporters, and, to a lesser extent, individual donors and fundraising activities. This reliance on grants and donations puts nonprofit news organizations at potential financial risk despite their significant growth.

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Bill Birnbauer
April 22, 2019
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Falling Through the Cracks

Despite efforts to increase affordable housing, homelessness remains prevalent

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development counted nearly 7,000 people who experience homelessness in Minnesota. The reasons? A lack of affordable housing, employment and discrimination. Even for homeless people who work, the gap between living on the streets and living in a house is often insurmountable.

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Rachel Lieberman
February 20, 2019
Slop Bucket Full of Promise BusinessCareersEconomyReal Estate

Slop Bucket Full of Promise

The sacrifices people make when they believe in themselves

After being burnt out and nearly broke from his real estate business, 50-year-old Jim McCleary started working as "cater-waiter" clearing dirty dishes off tables at black-tie events he used to attend. McCleary says he had no larger aspirations or goals outside his meager living until he started working alongside "young, wide-eyed dreamers...Being around them reminded me of the dreams I'd shelved years earlier."

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Jim McCleary
September 7, 2017
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Starting Over

Middle-aged VP leaves corporate world to pursue acting

At age 52, Anthony Smith had achieved the brass ring: a top-level marketing executive position at one of the largest athletic wear companies in the world. He had what most would consider a dream life, author Vicki Kunkel writes. But Anthony felt unfulfilled. In Kunkel's new book she explains why Anthony and others are in search of a career second act.

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Vicki Kunkel
November 7, 2014
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