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Election Day in Virginia matters. After Donald Trump pushed redistricting efforts in TX with Greg Abbott, states like California and Virginia are putting the power directly in voters’ hands. There’s still time to make a difference: If you’re in Virginia, make sure to vote TODAY!
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—3D-printed housing project in rural Illinois collapses amid FBI investigation
—Chinese farmland ownership a major issue in Oklahoma gov.'s race
—Red states advancing their own versions of the SAVE Act
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—Why rural areas vote Republican despite worse health outcomes
—Maine passes first-in-nation freeze on big data centers
—Why are half of all rural counties losing population?
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—Opinion: Defusing the Christian right requires understanding it and offering something better
—Five myths about rural health care
—USDA cuts and tariffs raise concerns for farmers and rural areas
How Project 2025 is hurting rural America this week:
—Trump’s budget would eliminate low-income heating and AC assistance
—The hidden culprit behind rising gas utility bills
—Trump's new order on mail voting would burden rural counties, create confusion
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—How Trump's orders to prop up gas power in rural areas could raise locals' utility bills
—Rural Utah becomes epicenter of measles outbreak
—Drought places strain on NC farmers, rural communities
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—EPA launches “back-to-basics” blueprint to help rural drinking water systems
—New immigration strategy shakes agro-industrial towns
—Urgent care clinics could fill abortion care gaps in rural areas
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—Rural hospitals expect strain in meeting MAHA healthier food demands
—Trump seeks more cuts to rural and food programs
—Excitement and dread grows in rural Virginia over Dems’ redistricting referendum
See how Project 2025's agenda is hurting rural America this week:
—Small farm bankruptcies climb
—Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
—New nuclear safety rules reduce protections for workers, the public
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—Farmers, facing labor shortages, push for immigration reform
—Trump's promised manufacturing boom hasn’t arrived
—West Virginia jails will no longer accept civil offenders detained by ICE
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—NC’s electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Dems
—Trump pushes farm aid in funding package
—USDA halts REAP grant applications as rising energy costs squeeze farmers
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This is just what happens when you put Big Balls in charge of farm policy.
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—Why small municipalities have become cybercriminals’ favorite prey
—Rural Wisconsin schools may fill child care gap
—States starting to grapple with federal Medicaid cuts' impact on rural health care
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—How postal changes from the Trump administration threaten rural voters
—Rural Americans show up for No Kings rallies
—Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
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Across the country, No Kings rallies are happening today, bringing people together. Public pressure already forced the Trump admin to respond and ICE had to retreat from Minneapolis. Our voices still matter. All over this nation, including small rural towns, we need to be heard.
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—Wisconsin’s coming political shakeup
—Measles spike in federal detention facility reaches the Texas public
—Questions mount as Interior’s wildfire agency takes shape
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—USDA cancels $300M program to help farmers buy land amid anti-DEI push
—A movement to ban data centers gains steam across U.S.
—Hurricane evacuation tool will soon expire due to DHS approval delays
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—Commentary: Health care is the way for Dems to win
—USDA says roads needed to fight rural wildfires, but new study says roads worsen fires
—Nearly 150 USDA county offices have no conservation staff
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—Right-to-repair movement reflects deeper rural frustration with economy
—Florida passes its version of SAVE Act
—Supreme Court ruling against mail-in ballot grace periods would hit rural voters harder
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—GOP leaders throwing money at a rural AZ House race — Dems say it's telling
—Farmers can access free mental health resources
—Oz escalates Medicaid fraud claims against states after focus on Minnesota
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—Contraceptive visits drop at Planned Parenthood after Medicaid cuts
—Fertilizer, gas price surges tied to war hitting farmers
—Millions more Americans uninsured after lapse of ACA subsidies
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—ICE’s warehouse purchases strip tax revenue from communities
—The threats to Minnesota’s Medicaid funds are unprecedented. Other states could be next
—Research: The US Postal Service’s fiscal crisis
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—Federal funding cuts shift state budgets
—Rural Arizonans fight bill that would let a hedge fund sell their water to Phoenix
—Trump admin. turns to migrant workers to address farm labor shortage
Donald Trump ran on mass deportation, yet the White House and top GOP officials are now telling Republicans not to talk about it ahead of the 2026 midterms. We are going to keep talking about mass deportation.
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From tariffs to the economy to immigration to international conflicts, Trump’s growing list of failures is colliding all at once. On top of new revelations showing how reckless the cuts to programs were under DOGE, many people are starting to realize the chaos was never a plan.
