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—Undocumented GOP mayor of Kansas town could be deported over voter fraud charges
—What the U.S. government is dismissing that could seed a bird flu pandemic
—Medicare Advantage's effect on rural US
—Undocumented GOP mayor of Kansas town could be deported over voter fraud charges
—What the U.S. government is dismissing that could seed a bird flu pandemic
—Medicare Advantage's effect on rural US
Rural News Clips, Nov. 18, 2025
Undocumented GOP mayor of Kansas town could be deported over voter fraud charges; What the U.S. government is dismissing that could seed a bird flu pandemic; Medicare Advantage's effect on rural US
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November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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—Undocumented GOP mayor of Kansas town could be deported over voter fraud charges
—What the U.S. government is dismissing that could seed a bird flu pandemic
—Medicare Advantage's effect on rural US
—Undocumented GOP mayor of Kansas town could be deported over voter fraud charges
—What the U.S. government is dismissing that could seed a bird flu pandemic
—Medicare Advantage's effect on rural US
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—Funding bill pauses Medicare cuts through Jan. 30
—Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
—NM initiative to connect rural students with high-demand careers
—Funding bill pauses Medicare cuts through Jan. 30
—Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
—NM initiative to connect rural students with high-demand careers
Rural News Clips, Nov. 14, 2025
Stopgap funding bill pauses Medicare cuts through Jan. 30, Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits; NM initiative to connect rural students with high-demand careers
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November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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—Funding bill pauses Medicare cuts through Jan. 30
—Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
—NM initiative to connect rural students with high-demand careers
—Funding bill pauses Medicare cuts through Jan. 30
—Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
—NM initiative to connect rural students with high-demand careers
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—Trump administration to deeply cut homeless housing program
—Rural Va. voters say Democrats need to shift focus
—Rural child care providers in Nebraska band together to stay open amid crisis
—Trump administration to deeply cut homeless housing program
—Rural Va. voters say Democrats need to shift focus
—Rural child care providers in Nebraska band together to stay open amid crisis
Rural News Clips, Nov. 13, 2025
Trump administration to deeply cut homeless housing program; Rural Va. voters say Democrats need to shift focus; Rural child care providers in Nebraska band together to stay open amid crisis
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November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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—Trump administration to deeply cut homeless housing program
—Rural Va. voters say Democrats need to shift focus
—Rural child care providers in Nebraska band together to stay open amid crisis
—Trump administration to deeply cut homeless housing program
—Rural Va. voters say Democrats need to shift focus
—Rural child care providers in Nebraska band together to stay open amid crisis
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—Fury over SNAP in rural Louisiana but little blame for Trump in shutdown
—Coal miners with black lung say gov't is suffocating the working man
—How sex-trafficking lurks in rural communities
—Fury over SNAP in rural Louisiana but little blame for Trump in shutdown
—Coal miners with black lung say gov't is suffocating the working man
—How sex-trafficking lurks in rural communities
Rural News Clips, Nov. 10, 2025
Fury over SNAP in rural Louisiana but little blame for Trump in shutdown; Coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the working man; How sex-trafficking lurks in rural communities
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November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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—Fury over SNAP in rural Louisiana but little blame for Trump in shutdown
—Coal miners with black lung say gov't is suffocating the working man
—How sex-trafficking lurks in rural communities
—Fury over SNAP in rural Louisiana but little blame for Trump in shutdown
—Coal miners with black lung say gov't is suffocating the working man
—How sex-trafficking lurks in rural communities
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—Commentary: When conservation funding dries up, so does rural progress
—Gov't shutdown, trade wars, pummel farmers’ bottom line
—SNAP cuts in the OBBB will cripple rural recession response
—Commentary: When conservation funding dries up, so does rural progress
—Gov't shutdown, trade wars, pummel farmers’ bottom line
—SNAP cuts in the OBBB will cripple rural recession response
Project 2025 Weekly Rural News Clips
Commentary: When conservation funding dries up, so does rural progress; Gov't shutdown, trade wars, pummel farmers’ bottom line; SNAP cuts in the OBBB will cripple rural recession response
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November 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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—Commentary: When conservation funding dries up, so does rural progress
—Gov't shutdown, trade wars, pummel farmers’ bottom line
—SNAP cuts in the OBBB will cripple rural recession response
—Commentary: When conservation funding dries up, so does rural progress
—Gov't shutdown, trade wars, pummel farmers’ bottom line
—SNAP cuts in the OBBB will cripple rural recession response
We're working to get 85,000 signatures this weekend on our petition telling the #Trump administration to stop playing politics with #SNAP. Please sign it now if you haven't already. sign.moveon.org/peti...
November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We're working to get 85,000 signatures this weekend on our petition telling the #Trump administration to stop playing politics with #SNAP. Please sign it now if you haven't already. sign.moveon.org/peti...
Nearly 65,000 people have signed our petition telling Trump's USDA to stop playing politics with SNAP. USA Today highlighted one of the petition signers, Anna from PA. This isn't about politics. It's about people's lives. Sign the petition: sign.moveon.org/peti... #SNAP #Rural
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Nearly 65,000 people have signed our petition telling Trump's USDA to stop playing politics with SNAP. USA Today highlighted one of the petition signers, Anna from PA. This isn't about politics. It's about people's lives. Sign the petition: sign.moveon.org/peti... #SNAP #Rural
In Maryland alone, 1 in 10 people rely on SNAP to put food on the table. Cutting off benefits doesn’t just hurt families — it hurts local economies.
As Gov. @martinomalley.bsky.social says: “We all need to eat. This isn’t partisan — it’s about basic human decency.”
As Gov. @martinomalley.bsky.social says: “We all need to eat. This isn’t partisan — it’s about basic human decency.”
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
In Maryland alone, 1 in 10 people rely on SNAP to put food on the table. Cutting off benefits doesn’t just hurt families — it hurts local economies.
As Gov. @martinomalley.bsky.social says: “We all need to eat. This isn’t partisan — it’s about basic human decency.”
As Gov. @martinomalley.bsky.social says: “We all need to eat. This isn’t partisan — it’s about basic human decency.”
“The president is not a king. Two federal courts ordered the administration to fund SNAP, yet families are still waiting." @repshontelbrown.bsky.social reminded us on our press call today that this isn’t about politics. It’s about feeding Americans in need.
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“The president is not a king. Two federal courts ordered the administration to fund SNAP, yet families are still waiting." @repshontelbrown.bsky.social reminded us on our press call today that this isn’t about politics. It’s about feeding Americans in need.
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—A rural doctor tries to puncture his red county’s media bubble
—Rural groceries in peril over SNAP cutoff
—Senate bill would strengthen USDA ReConnect rural broadband program
—A rural doctor tries to puncture his red county’s media bubble
—Rural groceries in peril over SNAP cutoff
—Senate bill would strengthen USDA ReConnect rural broadband program
Rural News Clips, Nov. 4, 2025
A rural doctor tries to puncture his red county’s media bubble; Senate bill would strengthen USDA ReConnect rural broadband program; Rural groceries in peril over SNAP cutoff
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November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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—A rural doctor tries to puncture his red county’s media bubble
—Rural groceries in peril over SNAP cutoff
—Senate bill would strengthen USDA ReConnect rural broadband program
—A rural doctor tries to puncture his red county’s media bubble
—Rural groceries in peril over SNAP cutoff
—Senate bill would strengthen USDA ReConnect rural broadband program
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—Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
—New Richmond Fed center to support rural economies
—Rural health providers worry about losing funding race
—Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
—New Richmond Fed center to support rural economies
—Rural health providers worry about losing funding race
Rural News Clips, Nov. 3, 2025
Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues; New Richmond Fed center to support rural economies; Rural health providers worry about losing funding race
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November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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—Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
—New Richmond Fed center to support rural economies
—Rural health providers worry about losing funding race
—Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
—New Richmond Fed center to support rural economies
—Rural health providers worry about losing funding race
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—Trump's policies hit hard in rural Iowa
—Report: Federal cuts threaten rural progress in Wisconsin
—Under Trump, a lifeline for young women in rural Virginia fights to survive
—Trump's policies hit hard in rural Iowa
—Report: Federal cuts threaten rural progress in Wisconsin
—Under Trump, a lifeline for young women in rural Virginia fights to survive
Project 2025 Weekly Rural News Clips, Nov. 3, 2025
Trump's policies hit hard in rural Iowa; Report: Federal cuts threaten rural progress in Wisconsin; Under Trump, a lifeline for young women in rural Virginia fights to survive
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November 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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—Trump's policies hit hard in rural Iowa
—Report: Federal cuts threaten rural progress in Wisconsin
—Under Trump, a lifeline for young women in rural Virginia fights to survive
—Trump's policies hit hard in rural Iowa
—Report: Federal cuts threaten rural progress in Wisconsin
—Under Trump, a lifeline for young women in rural Virginia fights to survive
According to the New York Times, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to continue paying for food stamps during the federal shutdown. The judge ordered distribution of funds “as soon as possible.” www.nytimes.com/live...
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
According to the New York Times, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to continue paying for food stamps during the federal shutdown. The judge ordered distribution of funds “as soon as possible.” www.nytimes.com/live...
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—Democrats eye rural voters amid tight Virginia governor race
—Already strained food banks brace for Sunday’s SNAP deadline
—US to fund rural air service during shutdown
—Democrats eye rural voters amid tight Virginia governor race
—Already strained food banks brace for Sunday’s SNAP deadline
—US to fund rural air service during shutdown
Rural News Clips, Oct. 30, 2025
Democrats eye rural voters amid tight Virginia governor race; Already strained food banks brace for Sunday’s SNAP deadline; US to fund rural air service during shutdown
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October 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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—Democrats eye rural voters amid tight Virginia governor race
—Already strained food banks brace for Sunday’s SNAP deadline
—US to fund rural air service during shutdown
—Democrats eye rural voters amid tight Virginia governor race
—Already strained food banks brace for Sunday’s SNAP deadline
—US to fund rural air service during shutdown
This week, more than 50,000 people across the country signed our new petition demanding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) keep food assistance programs like SNAP fully operational during Donald Trump’s ongoing government shutdown.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This week, more than 50,000 people across the country signed our new petition demanding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) keep food assistance programs like SNAP fully operational during Donald Trump’s ongoing government shutdown.
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—See map: GOP bill will strand millions of rural Americans with outrageous health-insurance premiums
—Rural areas try to prep for SNAP cutoff
—Study: $100k H-1B visa fee would hit rural areas hardest
—See map: GOP bill will strand millions of rural Americans with outrageous health-insurance premiums
—Rural areas try to prep for SNAP cutoff
—Study: $100k H-1B visa fee would hit rural areas hardest
Rural News Clips, Oct. 29, 2025
See map: GOP bill will strand millions of rural Americans with outrageous health-insurance premiums. Rural areas try to prep for SNAP shutdown; Study: $100k H-1B visa fee would hit rural areas hardest
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October 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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—See map: GOP bill will strand millions of rural Americans with outrageous health-insurance premiums
—Rural areas try to prep for SNAP cutoff
—Study: $100k H-1B visa fee would hit rural areas hardest
—See map: GOP bill will strand millions of rural Americans with outrageous health-insurance premiums
—Rural areas try to prep for SNAP cutoff
—Study: $100k H-1B visa fee would hit rural areas hardest
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USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown, as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history.
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USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown, as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Sign the petition!
USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown, as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history.
sign.moveon.org/peti...?
USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown, as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history.
sign.moveon.org/peti...?
Jonna Higgins Freese traveled all the way from Iowa to Washington D.C to tell her story and urge lawmakers to protect health insurance coverage for working families. Allowing the Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire is a death sentence for working class and rural people.
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Jonna Higgins Freese traveled all the way from Iowa to Washington D.C to tell her story and urge lawmakers to protect health insurance coverage for working families. Allowing the Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire is a death sentence for working class and rural people.
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—Program meant to help farmers in trade war overspent, lacked transparency & compliance checks
—Trump's policies have hit hard in rural red Iowa
—40 orgs offer a plan to revitalize rural America
—Program meant to help farmers in trade war overspent, lacked transparency & compliance checks
—Trump's policies have hit hard in rural red Iowa
—40 orgs offer a plan to revitalize rural America
Rural News Clips, Oct. 28, 2025
Program meant to help farmers in trade war overspent, lacked transparency & compliance checks; Trump's policies have hit hard in rural red Iowa; 40 orgs offer a plan to revitalize rural America
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October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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—Program meant to help farmers in trade war overspent, lacked transparency & compliance checks
—Trump's policies have hit hard in rural red Iowa
—40 orgs offer a plan to revitalize rural America
—Program meant to help farmers in trade war overspent, lacked transparency & compliance checks
—Trump's policies have hit hard in rural red Iowa
—40 orgs offer a plan to revitalize rural America
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—How to place rural communities at the heart of the anti-Trump movement
—Tourism strained as shutdown leaves parks, museums undermanned
—Pilot program aims to train rural teachers in civic education
—How to place rural communities at the heart of the anti-Trump movement
—Tourism strained as shutdown leaves parks, museums undermanned
—Pilot program aims to train rural teachers in civic education
Rural News Clips, Oct. 27, 2025
How to place rural communities at the heart of the anti-Trump movement; Tourism strained as shutdown leaves parks and museums undermanned; Pilot program aims to train rural teachers in civic education
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October 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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—How to place rural communities at the heart of the anti-Trump movement
—Tourism strained as shutdown leaves parks, museums undermanned
—Pilot program aims to train rural teachers in civic education
—How to place rural communities at the heart of the anti-Trump movement
—Tourism strained as shutdown leaves parks, museums undermanned
—Pilot program aims to train rural teachers in civic education
Republicans in Congress are holding food assistance for 42 million Americans hostage to force through Donald Trump’s budget — a plan that would raise healthcare premiums for millions of working families while handing out new tax cuts for billionaires.
Stop Playing Politics With Food Assistance Programs
Republicans in Congress are holding food assistance for 42 million Americans hostage to force through Donald Trump’s budget — a plan that would raise healthcare premiums for millions of working...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Republicans in Congress are holding food assistance for 42 million Americans hostage to force through Donald Trump’s budget — a plan that would raise healthcare premiums for millions of working families while handing out new tax cuts for billionaires.
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Populist ideas for Democrats to win with in 2026; California researchers map rural heat to protect farmworkers; Eastern Tennessee rural housing loans frozen by shutdown
Populist ideas for Democrats to win with in 2026; California researchers map rural heat to protect farmworkers; Eastern Tennessee rural housing loans frozen by shutdown
Rural News Clips, Oct. 24, 2025
Populist ideas for Democrats to win with in 2026; California researchers map rural heat to protect farmworkers; Eastern Tennessee rural housing loans frozen by shutdown
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October 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Populist ideas for Democrats to win with in 2026; California researchers map rural heat to protect farmworkers; Eastern Tennessee rural housing loans frozen by shutdown
Populist ideas for Democrats to win with in 2026; California researchers map rural heat to protect farmworkers; Eastern Tennessee rural housing loans frozen by shutdown
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October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Abby shares why the differences she sees in her community are actually the reason why she loves it.
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—Mineworkers are not backing down this election season
—At least 25 states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November
—Rural Iowa newspapers are closing shop, but not without a fight
—Mineworkers are not backing down this election season
—At least 25 states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November
—Rural Iowa newspapers are closing shop, but not without a fight
Rural News Clips, Oct. 23, 2025
Mineworkers are not backing down this election season; At least 25 states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November; Rural Iowa newspapers are closing shop, but not without a fight
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October 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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—Mineworkers are not backing down this election season
—At least 25 states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November
—Rural Iowa newspapers are closing shop, but not without a fight
—Mineworkers are not backing down this election season
—At least 25 states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November
—Rural Iowa newspapers are closing shop, but not without a fight
We’re seeing the very early stages of a political shift in rural America. People who never questioned Trump are starting to wonder if he’s really on their side. Here's our conversation with @gregsargent.bsky.social
Trump's Argentine Beef Plan Creates Rift with American Cattle Ranchers
We’re seeing the very early stages of a political shift in rural America. People who never questioned Trump are starting to wonder if he’s really on their side.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We’re seeing the very early stages of a political shift in rural America. People who never questioned Trump are starting to wonder if he’s really on their side. Here's our conversation with @gregsargent.bsky.social