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October 1, 2025

These Rural Counties Grow Crops for the World. They’re Also Going Hungry.

Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation

Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest
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September 25, 2025

The False Promises of VA Privatization

Thanks to Congress, accessing health care will now be more difficult for rural veterans

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September 18, 2025

Wisconsin Notches a Win Against Big Ag—For Now

Appeals court rejects Big Ag’s attempt to deregulate water pollution permits. But the battle for local control continues.

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September 10, 2025

MAHA Strategy Report Finds the Movement at a Crossroads

The report’s timid language around industrial farming practices has MAHA supporters—and critics—digging in for battles ahead

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September 8, 2025

What Medicaid Cuts Mean to One Rural Hospital

Residents in a rural New York county wonder if their only hospital will survive

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September 4, 2025

A Winning Food and Farm Policy for Rural America

Here’s my plan to help farmers and rural communities gain independence from corporate domination

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September 1, 2025

What Happens When Moms for Liberty Takes Over Your School Board

In Laramie County, Wyoming, concerned citizens are pushing back

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August 28, 2025

Hunted to Near Extinction, Bobcats Are Edging Their Way Back

The bobcat’s return to rural Ohio, and nationwide, means a healthier ecosystem for all

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August 27, 2025

Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy

Microplastics are increasingly present in samples pulled from the Great Lakes. Researchers are working to understand them—and to remove them.

Sarah Mattalian, Inside Climate News
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August 18, 2025

An EV Startup Promised 45,000 Jobs to Struggling Towns. They’re Still Waiting.

Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs.

Ames Alexander, Floodlight
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August 14, 2025

A GOP Rural Hospital ‘Slush Fund’ Raises Questions

Republicans passed their tax bill in part by funding $50 billion for rural health. But health experts say the “devil’s in the details.”

Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News
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August 13, 2025

Did Religion Motivate Assassination of Minnesota Lawmaker?

The media has overlooked Vance Boelter’s connection to the New Apostolic Reformation in his alleged targeting of public officials

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