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Rural voters are Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill’s” worst nightmare. We've distributed over 20K yard signs and placed over 60 local stories of the impact of Medicaid cuts to rural communities. Click the link below for a campaign update! open.substack.com/pub/ruralorgan…

Feeding America’s ‘Map the Meal Gap’ reveals stark disparities in rural child hunger. Up to half of children in some rural counties don't know where their next meal is coming from. And more than 80% of counties with the hungriest children are rural. nielseniq.com/global/en/news…

RuralProgress analysis: New federal budget creates 'unprecedented' threats to economic stability and public services in rural America. Learn more: ruralorganizing.substack.com/p/new-policy-m…

Headlines from the latest Rural News Clips — subscribe free! —Analysis: Federal budget creates 'unprecedented' threats to rural America —DNC's new billboards outside rural hospitals spotlight GOP budget cuts —Why do foreign investors buy American farmland? open.substack.com/pub/ruralorgan…

Headlines from the latest Rural News Clips — subscribe free! —As wildfires rage, firefighters clean toilets after Trump staff cuts. —Texas flood protesters go to DC. —Democratic governor Andy Beshear has won (and won again) in Trump country. What’s next? open.substack.com/pub/ruralorgan…

During our Weekly Rural Live Substack, John Ray of YouGov Blue reminds us that, despite what right-wing politicians say, NPR and local public media cuts are massively unpopular. But the real issue? They’re being done without accountability. ruralorganizing.substack.com

There's something powerful happening. People are showing up. In small towns across the country. When Trump and Stephen Miller come after our immigrant neighbors, communities fight back. When public institutions are under attack, people unite. ruralorganizing.substack.com/p/remembering-…

Trump’s immigration raids threaten rural farms and meatpacking plants where immigrant workers fill up to 25 percent of roles; potential deportations could derail harvests, strain local economies and jeopardize food security in small towns. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Rural America braces for a 75% spike in ACA premiums in 2026, threatening access to care where provider options are scarce and long drives are already the norm. Middle‑income families in small towns will feel the squeeze. npr.org/sections/shots…

Rural communities are paying the price for the AI boom as data centers drive up electricity costs, adding monthly surcharges that hit small towns hardest. Local ratepayers bear the burden while tech giants expand. kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/18/rep…

USDA’s delayed foreclosures in Maine saddled rural homeowners with massive fees and garnishments, deepening debt and leaving communities with abandoned homes and eroded homeownership dreams. propublica.org/article/usda-m…

Headlines from our latest Rural News Clips — subscribe free! —Local election officials worry about federal election security cuts —ACA insurance will cost average of 75% more next year —Trump’s anti-immigrant policies could collapse the US food industry open.substack.com/pub/ruralorgan…

Headlines from the latest Rural News Clips. Subscribe for free! —OSHA just reduced the value of a worker’s life —Some bright spots in expanding news deserts —20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters open.substack.com/pub/ruralorgan…

When Lewis passed away on July 17, 2020, tributes poured in from across the globe. But in rural towns across the South, people rang church bells, held vigils, and remembered him not just as a national hero, but as one of their own. ruralorganizing.substack.com/p/remembering-…

MAGA policies at the USDA are shutting down regional food business centers, putting rural communities and farmers at risk. dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…

Headlines from our Rural News Clips. Subscribe for free! —Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight —Federal court rules against Wisconsin town banning voting machines —Hawley introduces bill to reverse Medicaid cuts he voted for open.substack.com/pub/ruralorgan…

Headlines from the latest Rural News Clips — subscribe for free! —2025 farm bankruptcies already top 2024 levels —Before tragedy, Texas repeatedly rejected pleas for flood alarm funding —Experts predict more "Alligator Alcatraz" prisons to be built open.substack.com/pub/ruralorgan…

A Trump-appointed federal judge struck down a rule that would have wiped $49 billion in medical debt from credit reports, leaving rural Americans (who already have higher healthcare costs and fewer local financial services) at more risk of damaged credit. thehill.com/homenews/admin…

Republican efforts to prevent or gut regulations around AI data centers are hurting rural areas. Besides the noise pollution and strain on the power grid, they're also draining local wells dry. Read more: nytimes.com/2025/07/14/tec…

Headlines from our latest Rural News Clips newsletter: —They tried made in the USA it was too expensive for their customers —Why billions in disaster aid go unspent —A rural clinic blames its closing on Trump’s Medicaid cuts but many patients don’t buy it ruralorganizing.substack.com/p/rural-news-c…

Top headlines from our daily Rural News Clips newsletter: —Researchers identify emerging rural suicide ‘belt’ —Trump's D.E.I. cuts hurting rural, white Americans, too —The rapid rise of killings by police in rural America Subscribe for free! open.substack.com/pub/ruralorgan…