Tag Archives: Rural Iowa

How Loss Of ACA Tax Credits Will Affect Iowa Family Farmers

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Trish Nelson

ICYMI: Iowa Farmers Union press conference posted on December 15, 2025 – Please watch and share. Subscribe to the IFU YouTube channel IFU website:  iowafarmersunion.org/  facebook.com/iowafarmersunion Aaron Lehman, IFU President Matt Russell, IFU Exec. Director Seth Watkins Beth Hoffman

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Iowans Are Organizing To Change Corporate Farming Practices

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Trish Nelson

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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Iowa Workers Deserve Labor Union Appreciation Month

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Trish Nelson

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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Featuring: White House Rural Stakeholders Call

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Paul Deaton

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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Biden Administration Working For Americans But You Won’t Hear Much About It

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Trish Nelson

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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Democrats Are Under Attack In Iowa

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Trish Nelson

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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What Should We Do About Rural America?

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Good points here. I could go either way on this. But unfortunately, we need some rural votes. Food for thought.

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Build Back Better Huge For Rural Communities

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Trish Nelson

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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Iowa Needs Small Town Newspapers

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Trish Nelson

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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Vilsack: Infrastructure Bill An “Opportunity For Wealth That Stays In Rural Communities”

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Trish Nelson

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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