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National poll shows support for Montana-based solution to Citizens United • Daily Montanan A national poll shows support for an idea in Montana which would limit corporations ability to spend on elections, campaign and candidates.

Montana is proving something important: states don’t have to wait on Congress or the courts to curb dark-money spending unleashed by Citizens United.

A new poll points to a path states can take to rein in corporate political influence.

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For this Giving Tuesday, we just want to say thank you.

To everyone who’s supported, shared, and shown up for RUBI this year — your encouragement keeps this work moving.

We're grateful for this community and the bridges we're building together! 🌾

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“We focus on rural, but because there's so much overlap in why people have left the Democrats and why they have so much disillusionment, it's a lot of commonality between working-class folks in small towns and cities and rural people” — Anthony Flaccavento

Read more in our recent NPR piece ⬇️

Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — by leaning on an economic message.

Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — by leaning on an economic message. n.pr/3XLWU62

Making Citizens United Irrelevant Through a Corporate Power Reset Submit your email address to register for this briefing on December 3rd at 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT. This briefing presents a bold new strategy for states to use their long-standing authority to define the c...

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Since Citizens United, most Americans have heard the same story: the only way to rein in corporate political spending is a constitutional amendment.

But that’s not our only option.

Join us Dec. 3rd at. 4PM EST with Tom Moore to discuss new strategies for reclaiming state power in politics.

Free Thanksgiving meal distribution Nov. 20 in Clintwood The Health Wagon, in partnership with Feeding Southwest Virginia and Appalachian Harvest, will distribute 500 complete Thanksgiving meals to families in need on Nov. 20.The distribution is scheduled T...

On this Thanksgiving week, one of SW VA’s counties, has three local groups teamed up to get 500 holiday meals to neighbors: Feeding America, the Health Wagon, and Appalachian Harvest.

Different missions, same purpose — making sure folks are fed, healthy, and seen.
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The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.

“Americans across the political spectrum overwhelmingly oppose Citizens United and want to rid our politics of corporate and dark money.”

CAP's Report breaks down how states can take the lead through a “corporate power reset.”

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Making Citizens United Irrelevant Through a Corporate Power Reset Submit your email address to register for this briefing on December 3rd at 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT. This briefing presents a bold new strategy for states to use their long-standing authority to define the c...

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Join RUBI on Dec 3 at 4pm ET for a briefing with Tom Moore, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.

We’ll dig into Citizens United, reclaiming state power over corporate influence, and the movement taking shape in Montana.

Today on National Rural Health Day, we’re working together for a future where every rural community has the care they can count on.

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Without Medicaid, Many Rural Americans Will Die - OtherWords The attacks on Medicaid aren’t just policy choices — they’re signing people’s death certificates before they ever see a physician.

“Rural areas already experience slow care — but with the cuts, we will have no care.” – Archbishop Marcia Dinkins of the Black Appalachian Coalition, in Otherwords.

That's why RUBI’s Rural New Deal & The Rural Policy Action Report are crucial, more than ever.

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The State of Rural Primary Care in the United States Rural Americans face significant barriers to accessing adequate primary care; tailored federal and state programs can help address some of these challenges.

Primary care is under strain nationwide, and rural communities are feeling it.

A new @commonwealthfund.org brief finds deepening workforce shortages and fewer options for basic care among the 60 million people who live in rural areas.

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Rural America isn’t broken — it’s been left without real competition .
 When one party can’t compete, the other doesn’t have to.

RUBI spent two years talking with rural leaders from all walks of life. The challenges are real, but so are the solutions.

We’re sharing what we learned THIS WEDNESDAY.

Everyone talks about fixing infrastructure.

But real repair starts with rebuilding civic trust—and understanding how we got so polarized in the first place.

Join us Nov 19 for a sneak peek at what we’ve learned from rural leaders across America.

National Rural Health Day is Nov 20th, and our politicians are working to dismantle a crucial service for rural vets.

Join us to stand for rural healthcare for all.

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$50 billion Rural Health Fund sounds big—until you realize all 50 states are competing for the same pot.

That’s not equity—it’s a scramble.

Hospitals are closing. Families are losing care.
We need true equitable investment.

That's Pillar 7 of the #RuralNewDeal

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Potholes, grumps, and cable TV: Why Democrats can't compete in rural and Republicans don’t have to Submit your email address to register for this Sneak Peek on November 19th at 7 pm ET/ 4 am PT. If American politics is broken, rural politics is apocalyptic. Our politics works best when parties…

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What we found in two years of talking with rural leaders might surprise you...

Potholes, Grumps, and Cable TV looks at what’s gone wrong in rural politics—how rural leaders from across the spectrum are working to change that.

Join Cody Lonning Nov 19th 7PM.

Rural veterans face some of the toughest barriers to healthcare access. We're working to change that so that every one, in every city and town can get the care they are owed.

Check out our plans in the Rural New Deal.

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YouTube video by Rural Urban Bridge Initiative Barbara Kingsolver Briefing

In case you missed it, our November Briefing with Barbara Kingsolver is up on Youtube.

Watch it here!

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There’s still time to join us!

Tune in to the conversation with Barbara Kingsolver on our YouTube livestream!

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Join us next week for Revitalizing Rural America: Policies That Work — a conversation on the Rural New Deal & Rural Policy Action Report.

📅 Mon, Nov 10 | 🕐 1pm ET / 10am PT
💬 Michael Chameides (RDI) & Anthony Flaccavento (RUBI)
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Democrats Flip Reddest Districts Nationwide—in Major Warning to Trump Tuesday’s election wasn’t just about Zohran Mamdani. Take a closer look at what happened across the country.

Big news: Democrats flipped deep-red seats. But the real story? Rural voters want change rooted in community, not culture wars. Time to meet them where they are—with action.

The path to a just economy runs through rural towns, small farms, and Main Streets everywhere.

🌱 #RuralAction #RUBI #RND

Tuesday wasn’t just about Mamdani. trib.al/Spbzoc0

Erie County, PA, voted overwhelmingly for a Democrat. Virginia's Democratic candidate defeated a 36-year incumbent Republican. Even in Mississippi, Dems broke the supermajority in the state Senate, flipping three seats after 13 years.

Revitalizing Rural America: Policies that Work Submit your email address to register for this Workshop on November 10th at 1 pm ET/ 10 am PT. The event, which is part of the Beyond Resistance campaign, will feature a discussion of two rural polic...

Rural homelessness is rising, but so is rural organizing.
The Rural New Deal & Rural Policy Action Report, lay out how we rebuild local economies and ensure housing for all.

Hear from Michael Chameides & Anthony Flaccavento on what’s next. Nov 10th 1pm

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What We Get Wrong About Homelessness: The Urban vs. Rural Divide - Builders Homelessness is spreading across rural America. If we treat the crisis as something exclusive cities, we'll miss people who need help.

"In largely rural regions, unsheltered family homelessness (parents and kids with nowhere to go) rose 36% in the most recent count."

Rural Homelessness is often overlooked. We have a plan to address it. Join us Nov 10th to learn about two plans to bring affordable housing to rural communities.

This week we welcome @farmaid.org to discuss impacts of policy on America's small and family farms, including the current situation with SNAP & @mrbimpact.bsky.social discusses a rural nutrition policy brief. Let's hear from you. How is the current state of affairs impacting your farm and community?

“There’s so much anger at this condescension — so the first guy to come along and say, I’m going to blow up the system, gets a lot of traction. Because people haven’t found any other way to be seen and heard.”

That frustration runs deep but, RUBI is working to create another way forward.