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$1 Trillion in #MedicaidCuts to pay for #billionairetaxcuts is insane and immoral AF. #wealthinequality #econsky #taxwealthnotwork #ruralnews
June 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
viaalana.bsky.social
Right now, 'above the fold' of RuralNewsNetwork.org, this story from @us.theconversation.com examining key reasons rural Americans don't tend to live as long as those in more urban areas.

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Rural Americans don’t live as long as those in cities − new research
The study shows rates for smoking, obesity and chronic conditions such as heart disease are comparatively higher in rural areas, leading to shorter life expectancy.
theconversation.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
MUST READ from @inn.org member newsroom @sentientmedia.org – "Although a U.S. firm owned by JBS made the single biggest donation to Trump’s inaugural campaign, the corporation is not immune to the effects of his policies."

#ruralnews #nonprofitnews #climate #politics #immigration #factoryfarms
Hundreds of Iowa Meatpacking Employee Visas Revoked
200 JBS employees from four countries are losing their U.S. work authorization.
sentientmedia.org
July 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
cvillegrrrl.bsky.social
Please support NPR and PBS! RESIST! The Bluesky Please consider donating a week or month’s of equivalent worth of lattes, or a gym membership, or a mani/pedi to NPR or PBS- they are worth fighting for! #pbs #npr #ruralnews #truth #publicaccess #nprispunk #notthesovietusa
August 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
viaalana.bsky.social
NEW atop ruralnewsnetwork.org, this immigration story from @spotlightdelaware.bsky.social:

"The first thought for many immigrants at the sight of an abandoned car, residents say, is now that ICE took the passengers. Not car trouble or a busted tire, but federal agents."

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'Incredibly dystopian': ICE enforcement upends lives for rural Delaware communities
ICE crackdowns have sparked fear in immigrant communities along the Delaware-Maryland border, upending residents’ lives.
spotlightdelaware.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
handle.invalid
📣 Public media stations in rural America say emergency-alert funding is in jeopardy - from NPR

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[ #publicmedia #ruralnews #news #NPR #congress #Trump]

www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...
Public media stations in rural America say emergency-alert funding is in jeopardy
Without Congressionally-approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
www.npr.org
August 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
NEW from @capitalb.bsky.social's @aallyahpatrice.bsky.social – one Georgia family's fight to prevent a railroad company from seizing their land.

"Not only has it been used to feed generations, but to pay for some family members’ education as well."

#localnews #nonprofitnews #ruralnews #RNN
This Black Family Won’t Back Down After Court Allows Railroad to Take Their Land
After a judge ruled that a railroad could take their land, landowners in Sparta, Georgia, are appealing the decision to the state’s Supreme Court.
capitalbnews.org
February 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
Water resource “hedge funds” and corporate farms are running the desert dry. @sentientmedia.org reports from Arizona where they produced this powerful video filled with local, rural voices.

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sentientmedia.org/arizona-desert-where-your-neighbor-is-an-alfalfa-farm/
In the Arizona Desert, Where Your Neighbor Is an Alfalfa Farm
YouTube video by Sentient
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October 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
So excited for this new partnership between @inn.org's Rural News Network and @muckrock.com's @sunlightresearch.bsky.social—bringing investigative muscle and research support directly to rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms.

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INN’s Rural News Network and MuckRock launch investigative journalism partnership to support rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms - INN News
The new partnership gives RNN Newsrooms access to MuckRock's tools and the expert support of the Sunlight Research Desk.
news.inn.org
April 15, 2026 at 9:40 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
MUST READ from @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social:
Nebraska immigration detentions appear to be up slightly. But advocates for immigrants and law enforcement officials alike say the rumors are far outpacing the reality.

#immigration #localnews #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
No raids, many rumors: In Nebraska immigrant communities, fear and lack of ICE info fuel fake news - Flatwater Free Press
Nebraska immigration detentions appear to be up slightly. But advocates for immigrants and law enforcement officials alike say the rumors are far outpacing the reality.
flatwaterfreepress.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
mniemannross.bsky.social
Quick read from Woodburn, Oregon. Don't despair, instead put on your suit of armor

www.woodburnindependent.com/opinion/rura...

#ruralnews
RURAL REFLECTIONS: Suit of armor
"Just let it go."
www.woodburnindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
Here's a list of @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social's most-recent must reads on RuralNewsNetwork.org.

🔗 ruralnewsnetwork.org/explore-the-archive/?_filter_by_outlet=the-war-horse

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Screenshot of stories from The War Horse posted to ruralnewsnetwork.org
August 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
A new 5-part series from @inn.org's Rural News Network, w/ support from Ascendium Edu Group, explores how industry, state governments and education systems are training a growing clean energy workforce. @canarymedia.com kicks us off in Decatur, IL.

#nonprofitnews #localnews #cleanenergy #ruralnews
From EVs to HVAC, clean energy means jobs in Central Illinois
Decatur has been losing factory jobs for years. A clean energy workforce hub promises renewal — and provides training for students from disenfranchised…
www.canarymedia.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
Thousands of rural Americans are employed by the federal government in a variety of jobs across the nation. @dailyyonder.bsky.social looks at how Trump’s employment purge will affect rural communities.

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Federal Layoffs Will Hurt Rural Counties | The Daily Yonder
Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a
dailyyonder.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
West Virginia could get nothing in taxes from data centers for a decade under proposed bill. Story via @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social

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Tax break for data centers could offset all state taxes
A proposed bill could give away millions in tax breaks to data centers
mountainstatespotlight.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
In the latest Mile Markers newsletter from @opencampus.org, planned cuts to the Dept of Ed could be bad news for #rural #education researchers who had started to make significant progress in recent yrs.

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Rural research at risk under Trump
A "small, mighty, crew"of rural higher ed researchers brace for impact
mile-markers.beehiiv.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
Eyeopening read out today from @dailyyonder.bsky.social that looks at how people are moving to rural areas that experience wildfires at a faster rate than other rural areas.

More at RuralNewsNetwork.org

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Rural Wildfire Risk Doesn't Stop New Residents | The Daily Yonder
Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to
dailyyonder.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
Important read from @barnraiser.bsky.social about #schoolvouchers; that knocking out rural legislators in states like Iowa, Texas and Wyoming, is not the same as eliminating long-standing rural opposition to vouchers.

#education #ruralnews #localnews #nonprofitnews
In Red States, Rural Voters Are Leading the Resistance to School Vouchers
The billionaire-led push to siphon public funds to private religious schools faces a backlash from rural voters who make up the GOP base.
barnraisingmedia.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
For people who live hundreds of miles from clinics, in small towns where the pharmacist might be your uncle—or cousin—losing access to mifepristone through the mail isn’t just inconvenient. It can be dangerous and stigmatizing.

New from @civilbeat.bsky.social –

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Hawaiʻi Providers Fear RFK Jr. Could Roll Back Access To Abortion Pill
Women in remote and rural parts of Hawaiʻi have long struggled to access abortion care.
www.civilbeat.org
August 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
An @oklahomawatch.bsky.social investigation exposes the questionable and potentially illegal tactics of a self-styled “predator-catching” group, whose leaders now face felony charges in Texas — underscoring how their vigilante approach has spiraled beyond state lines.

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Oklahoma Predator Hunters Face Felony Charges - Oklahoma Watch
Three Oklahoma men involved in the group Oklahoma Predator Prevention were arrested Friday morning by members of a U.S. Marshall’s task force on felony warrants out of McLennan County, Texas. The men ...
oklahomawatch.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
From farm towns to tribal nations, the RNN journalists' on-the-ground reporting paints a picture of how rural families are navigating food insecurity and what solutions are being tested.

#ruralhunger #ruralnews #localnews #nonprofitnews
Sowing Resilience: Nine stories about food insecurity in rural America - Investigate Midwest
Rural communities across the country are grappling with food insecurity. Schoolchildren, seniors, grocers and even farmers face a food crisis compounded by government cuts and soaring costs. These 9 s...
investigatemidwest.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
In the rural communities that have made the U.S. a global food power, residents are increasingly finding it difficult to access enough food for themselves.

@investigatemidwest.bsky.social reports –

#ruralhunger #ruralnews #localnews #nonprofitnews
These rural communities feed the world. They’re also going hungry. - Investigate Midwest
Over the last four decades, America’s agricultural output has nearly doubled, as the production of livestock and crops has not only fed the nation but also fueled growing food demand in Asia and South...
investigatemidwest.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
Leaders of the effort say they moved to rural Hood County for its quiet country charm, which was shattered by what locals call “that roar” from the facility.

@texastribune.org reports –

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A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine
Leaders of the effort say they moved to rural Hood County for its quiet country charm, which was shattered by what locals call “that roar” from the facility.
www.texastribune.org
October 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
viaalana.bsky.social
"Some compare it to a plane that never lands, or a lawnmower that never turns off. A county commissioner said it’s like “sleeping with a leafblower under your pillow.” No matter the comparison, there’s one common thread — it’s relentless."

#localnews #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine
Leaders of the effort say they moved to rural Hood County for its quiet country charm, which was shattered by what locals call “that roar” from the facility.
www.texastribune.org
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
easterneye.bsky.social
UK drought puts food security at risk as crop yields fall

#UKNews #UKDrought #FoodSecurity #Agriculture #Farming #ClimateChange #CropYields #Farmers #FoodPrices #WaterCrisis #ClimateNews #Environment #SustainableAgriculture #BritishFarming #RuralNews

www.easterneye.biz/uk-drought-f...
UK Drought Threatens Food Security as Crop Yields Fall by 30%
English farmers have been contending with the driest July ever recorded by the Met Office
www.easterneye.biz
August 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM