The Trump Admin deleted Rural.gov, so we rebuilt it and made it better. We're calling it RuralFunding.org. The goal of our site is to improve access to funding opportunities for small towns and rural communities. Check it out and let us know what you think.
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—New rural health care funds aren't going to the areas that need it most
—Rural voters lead turnout in 2026 Texas primaries
—How the SAVE Act would make rural voting harder
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—Rural Texas Latinos turned out big for Democrats
—Rural hospitals struggle with expanding maternity care deserts
—Rural healthcare in the red as Trump withholds Medicaid payments to Minnesota
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—Trump’s AI drive is colliding with his most reliable voters
—States try ‘public option’ ACA plans to cut coverage costs
—Without weighing public health, EPA weakens coal plant air pollution standards
When a town of 5,000 is told it may have to absorb a detention center twice its size, it stops being abstract politics. Communities are asking who pays when the federal government doesn't. They do. For many rural Americans this is added costs of living to fund inhumane policy.
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—Vance struggles to sell Van Orden and Trump to tariff-battered Wisconsin
—New ACA plans could increase family deductibles to $31,000
—Federal Medicaid funding pause threatens care in rural Minnesota
Check out what our friends at RuralProgress.org are planning for the 250th anniversary of the United States. The Backroads Tour celebrates the rural leaders who helped build this country and the people carrying that tradition forward today. www.backroads.us/bac...
We're live on Substack talking about Trump's State of the Union and the pushback in rural communities against ICE detention centers. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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—Midwest farm bankruptcies up 70% in last year
—Red states are doing what Trump won’t: Going after abortion pills in court
—Data center tax breaks are on the chopping block in some states
Join Rural Organizing tonight, 2/26, at 7pm est to strategize and make connections to stop ICE concentration camps
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—This South Texas region flipped for Trump. Now it’s seeing red over his immigration policies
—Small towns struggle with failing water systems
—Trump’s factory boom might be a bust
Trump didn't mention rural America or farmers once in his 2 hour State of the Union Speech. rollcall.com/factbase/sot...
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—As ICE buys up warehouses, even some Trump voters say no
—Data centers are reshaping local politics in the Great Lakes
—Here’s what’s in House Republicans’ ‘skinny’ Farm Bill
Tariffs have hit farmers and small businesses from every direction. They drive up the cost of equipment, parts, and seed, all while making it harder to sell crops on the back end. For rural communities already squeezed by costs and chaos, the \ impact is impossible to ignore.
The Supreme Court just issued a rare rebuke. After challenges to Trump’s unilateral tariffs, the Supreme Court has ruled that Congress, not the president, has the authority to impose them. A significant check on executive power heading into a midterm year.
Just published the first issue of our weekly polling data roundup.
Polls show people think AI tools will help them at work, but don't want infrastructure like data centers built near their homes.
+ why people hate Congress, and new TX primary averages
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—Towns fight ICE detention centers, but have few tools to stop them
—Little-known FEMA rule may be making flooding worse in rural Wisc.
—Rural Wash. hospitals swamped with Idahoans seeking charity care
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—‘Us versus them’: The battle tearing a small Virginia town apart
—Rural schools fear losing mental health counselors with federal funding in danger
—The farm bill is out, with markups at end of month
Some of how Project 2025 affected rural America this week:
—Rural voters could be hurt worse by earlier mail ballot deadlines
—Inside China’s push to feed 1.4 billion people without U.S. crops
—New ICE facilities could bankrupt rural Pa. towns
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—Eight rural Appalachian newsrooms chosen to participate in first Rural News Fund
—Earlier mail ballot deadlines could hit rural voters harder
—New ICE facilities could bankrupt rural Pa. towns
Forget Valentine's Day is tomorrow? Just like being able to make plans for tomorrow, we should be able to make plans to vote just as easily! Complicated deadlines and barriers make participation harder than it should be. Voting must be easier in every election, for everyone.
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—Food deserts are growing; an interactive map shows where
—Inside China’s push to feed 1.4 billion people without U.S. crops
—Cuts to childcare grants leave rural students in limbo
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—Faked public comments could tank a rural Ohio solar farm
—Rural Tenn. hospital flooded by Helene to be rebuilt in a flood plain
—A diverse boomtown in Trump country says ‘Thanks, but no thanks’ to ICE
See how Project 2025 is affecting rural America this week:
—Half of Western U.S. counties have lost top election officials since 2020
—These rural Americans are fighting back against AI
—Report: EPA enforcement of environmental laws collapses under Trump
Some homework from JLRay for the weekend: Gather with your neighbors, build community, and get to know each other! We know that ICE isn't stopping anytime soon. Using this as an opportunity to organize and communicate with our neighbors is how we prepare each other
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—To win back the House, Democrats take the fight to deep-red areas
—Report advises how to help rural local papers stay afloat
—Why regulators haven’t stopped rampant abuse of H-2A farmworkers
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—Population shifts likely to shrink rural clout in the House
—How tighter visa laws could hurt rural hospitals
—Former farming leaders warn U.S. agriculture could face ‘widespread collapse'
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—How rural Illinoisan Trump voters feel one year later
—These rural Americans are trying to hold back the tide of AI
—A small town under ICE cccupation
http://ruralorganizi...
See how Project 2025 has hurt rural America this week:
—Senate Dems probe Trump childcare cuts' effect on rural families
—Electric grid watchdog warns data center demands could weaken reliability
—States reeling from winter storm encounter a smaller FEMA
Public opinion is shifting fast. JLRay knows It's no longer Republicans versus Democrats, but MAGA Republicans versus nearly everyone else. Support for Trump and ICE is slipping not just with independents, but with moderate Republicans too, a serious warning sign for the GOP.
