217 Today: It tastes like chicken, but ‘cultivated’ meat sees growing opposition from U.S. lawmakers
Chicken prepared at the GOOD Meat headquarters in Alameda, California that is partially made up of meat grown from chicken cells. Some states have banned the sale of cultivated meat. Dana Cronin / Harvest Public Media
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Today's headlines:
- Lawmakers in Springfield are proposing a merger of the Chicago area's three transit agencies into one big transit organization.
- Fewer freshmen are starting college this fall, according to new national data.
- The Republican challenger to 13th District Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski says the federal government's immigration system needs fixing.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn why cultivated meat is seeing growing opposition from U.S. lawmakers.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mawa Iqbal, Lisa Kurian Philip, Kulsoom Khan and Jim Meadows.