Longtime listeners recognize Jacki Lyden's voice from her frequent work as a substitute host on NPR. As a journalist who has been with NPR since 1979, Lyden regards herself first and foremost as a storyteller and looks for the distinctive human voice in a huge range of national and international stories.
The online investigative newsroom Capital & Main is launching its DOGE Impact Tracker this week. For the past two months, it's been focusing on writing and aggregating stories that detail the human impact of the drastic cuts.
Dozens of food and agriculture bills that could affect farmers, ranchers, consumers and more were set to be heard in conference hearings at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol last week. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.