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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Rural Schools Struggle to Rebuild Fresh Food Programs Cut by Trump
October 14, 2025
For the farmers, schools, community organizations and tribal nations involved, the programs were a win-win situation.
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What Medicaid Cuts Mean to One Rural Hospital
September 07, 2025
Residents in a rural New York county wonder if their only hospital will survive.
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Hunted to Near Extinction, Bobcats Are Edging Their Way Back
August 27, 2025
The bobcat’s return to rural Ohio, and nationwide, means a healthier ecosystem for all.
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Band-Aid Care: When Keeping Rural People Healthy Requires Creative Solutions
August 20, 2025
Improvised networks of health care remain a lifeline for communities that formal systems have failed.
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Beyond Legal Status: Rethinking Immigration and Health in Rural America
July 06, 2025
For immigrants on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, documentation does not guarantee access to health care.
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Senate Republicans Fast Track Budget Bill With Grave Consequences for Rural America
June 29, 2025
Rural America would face deep cuts and economic damage due to reduced federal spending in Medicaid, food assistance, research, affordable housing, clean energy, local farm and food programs and other rural economic development initiatives.
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Right to Repair Gains Traction as John Deere Faces Trial
June 18, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission’s anti-monopoly case could give farmers freedom to repair their own equipment.
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For Rural Students, Going to College is Not Easy
June 11, 2025
A professor of education examines the barriers to higher ed that rural students face.
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Trump Deportations Have Dairy Farmers on Edge
April 27, 2025
“It’s just a job that the domestic workforce hasn’t sought out for decades”
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Farmers in Trump Country Were Counting on Clean Energy Grants. Then the Government Changed the Rules.
March 26, 2025
Thousands of farmers and small rural businesses now in limbo as USDA demands grant rewrites that favor fossil fuels over renewables.
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In Red States, Rural Voters Are Leading the Resistance to School Vouchers
March 19, 2025
Convincing rural voters to walk away from public schools could be a greater obstacle than expected for the GOP.
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The New Mexico Mom Growing Political Power From a Community Garden
March 10, 2025
Small-scale growers find ways to reduce food insecurity.
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Hope in Turbulent Times: Native Leaders Take the Long View
December 15, 2024
Representatives from three tribes discuss how their communities have learned to endure by celebrating connections.
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As Goes the Black Belt, So Goes Georgia
November 13, 2024
As chair of the Bryan County Democrats, Keith McCants says that to win statewide, Democrats need to go outside of Atlanta.
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Rural America in the 2024 Election: Key Races and Ballot Measures
November 07, 2024
Here are the results of battleground races and important ballot measures that affect rural Americans.
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