Politics & Policy

Proponents say right-to-farm laws protect family farmers. In reality, right-to-farm laws fuel rural poverty by empowering industrial ag and dispossessing local governance

In the face of lax enforcement by Biden’s Labor Department, labor organizations have stepped up to protect farmworkers

A proposed law from a coalition of activists and legislators would raise wages and make home care more affordable for seniors and the disabled

The nursing home industry opposes the first-ever staffing minimums but advocates say the proposed rules do not go far enough

Bayfield County residents stand up to a shadow book banning group in support of the Iron River public library

As OB-GYNs leave states with abortion bans, with them goes the first line of defense for women facing domestic violence

Highly engaged electorates make their voices heard

Two political strategists make the case for a political revival

An ‘explosion’ of rural communities apply to fund infrastructure projects under a new Wisconsin program

"It’s important to meet people where they are," says David Zuckerman, who ran on both the Democratic Party and Vermont Progressive Party tickets

“If we Democrats don’t stand unequivocally for family farmers, why do we think they should stand with us?”