Kevin Hardy

Kevin Hardy covers business, labor and rural issues for Stateline from the Midwest.

Stateline is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents

December 22, 2025

As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world.

USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms

April 7, 2025

Kevin Hardy

In Washington state, 14 farms in Benton, Franklin, Yakima and Walla Walla counties participated in LFPA while Rowley & Hawkins Fruit Farm in Mesa, Royal Ranch outside of Royal City and The Herd ranch outside Ritzville participated in LFS as recently as the 2023-24 school year.