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Tag Archives: Rural Iowa
Iowans Are Organizing To Change Corporate Farming Practices
The November 9 JFAN Annual Meeting, Bigger Is Not Better: Rural Communities in the Wake of Livestock Consolidation, was a great success. A total of over 500 people either participated in the meeting or viewed the recording now on the … Continue reading
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Tagged #CAFOResistance, Art Cullen, corporate factory farms, Dr. Chris Jones, JFAN, Livestock consolidation, Rural Iowa
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Iowa Workers Deserve Labor Union Appreciation Month
Contact: focusonruralamerica@gmail.com STATEMENT: Iowa Workers Deserve Labor Union Appreciation Month Des Moines, Iowa — Focus on Rural America cofounder and former Lt. Gov. Patty Judge issued the following statement calling for Iowa leaders to proclaim September as Labor Union Appreciation … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa workers, labor unions, Right To Work laws, rural America, Rural Iowa
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Featuring: White House Rural Stakeholders Call
One of the best kept secrets of the Biden administration that shouldn’t be is his rural outreach program. Each week I receive an email invitation from Will McIntee, associate director of public engagement. This one for today’s Zoom call is … Continue reading
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Tagged rural broadband, Rural hospitals in Iowa, Rural Iowa, Rural voters, White House
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Biden Administration Working For Americans But You Won’t Hear Much About It
Our corporate media is a huge problem. Thom Hartmann is outraged by it and so am I. Hardly anyone knows what the Biden administration has been doing and the corporate media creates a platform that lets Republicans take credit for … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-liberal media, Biden and rural America, corporate media, Rural Iowa, thom hartmann
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Democrats Are Under Attack In Iowa
Action alert from United Rural Democrats: We are excited to announce the newest member of our board, Todd Prichard. Todd is a Democratic representative serving Iowa’s 52nd district in the Iowa House of Representatives. More importantly, he is one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic activism, Rural Democrats, Rural Iowa, United Rural Democrats, URD
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What Should We Do About Rural America?
Good points here. I could go either way on this. But unfortunately, we need some rural votes. Food for thought.
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Tagged Iowa politics, Rural Iowa, rural v urban divide
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Build Back Better Huge For Rural Communities
And now a word from J.D. Scholten – There has been a lot of wrangling back and forth in Congress, but the House finally passed the Build Back Better agenda! President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda will be the biggest … Continue reading
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Tagged Build Back Better, Civilian Climate Corps, rural America, Rural Iowa, Ruralvote.org
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Iowa Needs Small Town Newspapers
ICYMI – Go to Storm Lake Movie to find out how to watch. “The First Amendment doesn’t just apply to the Washington Post or The New York Times, it applies to The Storm Lake Times and every other little paper, … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa newspapers, local journalism, Rural Iowa, Storm Lake movie
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Vilsack: Infrastructure Bill An “Opportunity For Wealth That Stays In Rural Communities”
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement following passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. Congress. The bill will now go to President Biden for his signature. “This is a transformative, historic investment for America … Continue reading
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Tagged Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, agriculture, BBB, BIF, Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, Build Back Better, farming, iowa farming, Rural Iowa, Tom Vilsack
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J.D. Scholten To Host National Rural Strategy Summit
In less than two weeks, RuralVote.org is hosting its first-ever National Rural Strategy Summit. We will have progressive political strategists, organizers, activists, candidates and elected officials, strategize how we can effectively organize in rural areas in battleground states ahead of … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden rural agenda, Iowa Democrats, Rural Iowa, Rural vote
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