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Geoff Stellfox for The Gazette
Investigate Midwest
Lost in translation: How USDA barriers leave immigrant farmers and ranchers behind
Federal agriculture funding is a vital resource, but immigrant producers face language and cultural obstacles to benefiting from it.
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Buffalo’s Fire
Oklahoma Legislature overrides governor’s veto of tribal regalia bill
The Oklahoma Legislature on Thursday overrode Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill that would allow students to wear Native American regalia during high school and college graduations.
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The Maine Monitor
Behavioral teletherapy for students in rural Maine brings ‘hope to the hallways’
Mental health issues became a crisis in a rural Maine school district during the pandemic. An online counseling program now augments in-person services.
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The Sierra Nevada Ally
Farmington, a town in need of a jolt
Once so polluted no one could see the mountains 100 miles away, Farmington’s air is now clear – but fossil fuels may power its future.
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The Shoestring
Aphiwat Chuangchoem for Pexels.com
Growing Danger: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry
In a joint investigation with The Nation magazine, The Shoestring exposes safety issues present in the booming industry after a Western Massachusetts woman working in a cannabis-processing facility died on the job.
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Door County Knock
Samuel Kersebet for Door County Knock
As short-term rental revenue climbs, fewer owners appear to live in Door County
About three in 10 current owners have mailing addresses with Door County ZIP codes. This story is part of a series on the state of the short-term rental industry in Door County.
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The Daily Yonder
Cory Lum for Honolulu Civil Beat
Breaking Point: Examining Health Inequities in Three Distinct Rural Regions
The lack of rural health services takes a toll on both patients and practitioners. This series looks at health-equity issues in rural communities in Hawaii, Western North Carolina and Northern California – an RNN collaboration of The Daily Yonder, Carolina Public Press, Honolulu Civil Beat and Shasta Scout.
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Center for Public Integrity
Grocery taxes face the chopping block in South Dakota
May 26, 2023
A citizen-led proposal may eliminate the state’s portion of grocery taxes.
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WyoFile
Wyo Guard harassment and assault report highlights challenges
May 26, 2023
Executive-branch review puts improved outreach and unbiased communication on list of needed improvements.
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Athens County Independent
Former Hocking College athletic director claims he was not made aware of complaints against him
May 25, 2023
Amid scrutiny over Hocking College’s protections for students, the Independent reports that the school received numerous complaints about its former athletic director, including multiple complaints he claims the college never revealed to him.
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Columbia Insight
Why are we still mismanaging beavers?
May 25, 2023
A surge in efforts to find ways to co-exist with beavers continues to be opposed by ag lobby and other landowners.
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Grist
There’s big climate money out there for small towns. But will they get it?
May 25, 2023
How advocates are helping understaffed communities field complicated federal grants.
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Energy News Network
Zoning norms slow efforts to cut transportation pollution in Connecticut
May 25, 2023
Land use is the single biggest factor in determining how much people drive. As the state tries to lower vehicle miles traveled, officials are seeking legislation to encourage more local governments to allow denser development.
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Open Campus
A rural town, a fleeing flagship, and a faltering faith in higher ed
May 25, 2023
The growing rift between the public and their universities is especially felt in places like Montgomery, W. Va., where people feel they’re not valued.
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NonDoc Media
Oklahoma broadband upgrade efforts are gaining speed
May 25, 2023
The Oklahoma Broadband Office, which is poised to disburse as much as $1.6 billion to internet service providers to establish high-speed internet for underserved areas of Oklahoma, seems to be moving from a dial-up pace to one more closely fitting to its name.
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VTDigger
Hard frost threatens crops and the farmworkers who tend them across Vermont
May 24, 2023
Since last week’s freeze, apple orchards and vineyards across the state have reported particularly grim circumstances, with 50% of primary buds reportedly lost in many Vermont vineyards.