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What Would a Harris Presidency Mean for Rural America?
July 24, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris doesn’t have much of a rural background, but her work with the Biden Administration demonstrates significant rural investments.
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Young Appalachians Want Better Intergenerational Political Conversations
July 23, 2024
Within the national media, stories about adults who feel their children have shut them out over political or social issues are common. But for some young adults, there is eagerness to start those discussions, especially about issues that directly impact them, like poverty, workers’ rights and gender.
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What the Republican and Democratic platforms say (indirectly) about Southwest and Southside Virginia
July 23, 2024
Here’s what the two parties say about economic issues that relate directly to rural Virginia.
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What a Kamala Harris presidency could mean for the West
July 22, 2024
Harris has prioritized protecting public lands and pursued accountability for polluters, but her track record on tribal affairs is more complex.
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Is Growing Your Own Food Considered Agriculture? Hawaii County Says No
July 21, 2024
Subsistence farmers on the Big Island say recent changes to county agricultural laws threaten their ability to keep farming.
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Tester calls on Biden to end campaign
July 18, 2024
Tester, considered one of the most vulnerable Democratic senators seeking re-election this year, become only the second to publicly call on Biden to end his re-election bid.
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J.D. Vance’s ‘fake holiday’ and ‘two-spirit’ comments raise concerns
July 18, 2024
Native leaders speak out about the GOP vice presidential nominee’s perspectives on Indigenous issues.
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Honolulu Bill To Rein In Fake Farms Threatens Real Ag Enterprises
July 05, 2024
Beekeepers, kennels and livestock owners say a proposed change to Honolulu’s land use ordinance would drive them out of business.
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Over 100 Wisconsin school districts fielded inquiries, challenges to books
July 03, 2024
‘Gender Queer’ by Maia Kobabe was most challenged book since 2020. Restricted books included ‘The Bluest Eye,’ ‘The Kite Runner’ and ‘Slaughterhouse-Five.’
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Wyoming’s transgender athlete ban goes unchallenged in court
July 01, 2024
Both opponents and supporters expected litigation when the ban went into effect one year ago today. But that won’t be happening anytime soon.
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Former Uvalde schools police chief indicted for role in Robb Elementary shooting response
June 27, 2024
Pete Arredondo, the former chief, and former officer Adrian Gonzales face felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child.
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Wyoming and Utah sue feds to halt controversial ‘conservation rule’
June 19, 2024
Environmental groups hail the measure, which Gov. Gordon says is part of Biden’s attempt to kill Wyoming’s fossil fuel industries.
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As a Texas city debates an abortion “travel ban,” maternal care is scarce in nearby rural counties
June 14, 2024
Amid a fight over an “abortion travel ban,” women health care experts say more attention is needed to the plight of pregnant Texans in the Panhandle where there are few hospitals and OBGYNs.
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Western Wisconsin congressman compares judge in Trump case to Nazi, calls him “Communist Scum” after jury convicts on all counts
June 03, 2024
Many Republicans attacked the justice system after a jury convicted Donald Trump in his hush-money trial. But Van Orden’s comments, one expert said, were “unhinged.”
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Poll: Amendment to expand South Dakota abortion rights has nearly 20-point lead
June 03, 2024
Scientific survey shows 53% of respondents support Constitutional Amendment G, which would reverse South Dakota’s abortion ban. Opponents vow a court challenge.
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