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Rural Voters

Farm Income Fell Across Rural States Despite Trade Aid, Higher Prices, Report Shows

Staff · Nov 15, 2019

Farm finances deteriorated across a swath of agricultural states during the summer and early fall, despite the Trump administration’s second round of trade aid payments and slightly higher prices, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reported Thursday. Read more.

Groups Work To Raise Awareness, Lower Veteran Suicide Rate

Lisa Gillespie · Nov 11, 2019

Veterans are much more likely to kill themselves than people who’ve never served. And nearly 17 veterans nationwide die by suicide every day. But heightened awareness about suicide has meant the difference for some veterans.

Rural Voters

Where the Vote Shifted in Kentucky from 2015 to 2019

Bill Bishop · Nov 8, 2019

Andy Beshear's lead in the Kentucky gubernatorial race came largely from cities and suburbs. But a shift toward the Democratic candidate occurred across the state, compared to the 2015 governor's election.

Health

Legislation Seeks to Decrease Rural Maternal Deaths

Liz Carey · Nov 5, 2019

The maternal death rate is 60% higher in rural areas than central parts of metropolitan areas. A bill introduced by a member of Congress from New Mexico seeks to close the gap.

Transportation

A Democratic Governor’s Rural Strategy: Highways for Trump Counties

Tom Bennett · Oct 26, 2019

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper will spend millions on road improvements in four rural mountain counties that went Republican in 2016.

Rural Voters

Colo. Town of 55 Succeeds with Novel Approach to Water Treatment

Tim Marema · Oct 23, 2019

When the Colorado health department found Branson’s water purification system out of compliance, the news threatened the small town’s very existence. A year later, the town – with only 29 water customers – will celebrate a successful…

Rural Voters

Roundup: An Iowan for Veep? Ro Khanna Gets ‘Heaping Helpings of Head-Nodding,’ Says Publisher

Staff · Oct 17, 2019

In news from around the web, the Daily Yonder looks at the War on Terror’s impact on opioid addiction, debate whether cost or “relevance” limits broadband subscriptions, and a recommendation on Democratic vice presidential nominee.

Rural Voters

Candidates Address Rural Issues, Though Not by Name

Tim Marema · Oct 16, 2019

Jobs, healthcare, and opioid addiction all received attention in this week’s Democratic presidential debate.

Rural Voters

In Rural Texas, Black Students’ Fight for Voting Access Conjures a Painful Past

Staff · Sep 25, 2019

First came the poll taxes and whites-only primaries that targeted African Americans in this southeastern Texas community. In recent decades, students at the historically black Prairie View A&M University were required to complete a…

Economy

Early Presidential Primary States Have Stronger Job Growth

Bill Bishop · Sep 20, 2019

While Democrat candidates criticize Trump on the economy, the states that hold their presidential nomination contests first (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina) are doing better than the rest of nation with jobs.

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