Across the country, rural folks are increasingly trending Democratic. Maybe that's because of the seriousness with which Democrats have reached out to these communities, but maybe it's simply because...
Senator Kent Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, was one of several senators who issued a “Rural Report Card” on the president’s fiscal year 2008 budget.
The reviews are in: Speaker Pelosi is a hit in the rural community, according to an editorial in the Captial Times. More than just offering words, this is real evidence of the Democratic Party working to improve the lives of Americans living in rural communities.
A new study from the University of Illinois takes a look at disaster response in rural versus urban areas and comes to some interesting conclusions, according to Medical News Today.
Rural patients with HIV/AIDS often find themselves with unique problems that make it more difficult to receive important medical services.
An Associated Press article highlights a compromise national funding measure to help bring transportation to these patients.
According to the AP, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius will become chair of the Democratic Governors Association next year, the first woman to hold that post.
Using three rural counties as lab rats, West Virginia plans to adopt a plan that would punish some Medicaid recipients - even for factors beyond the control of patients in need of care.
The New York Times editorializes about the state of Kansas and the new direction that the voters of Kansas have taken, rejecting extreme conservatives from state and local offices and instead, choosing moderate, common sense leaders, like Democratic Governor Sebelius.
The Democratic Party's "Get Out the Vote" drive to push voters to the polls has begun. Election Day is Tuesday, November 7. Be a part of the new direction. Volunteer with your state Democratic Party and help get Democrats out to vote.
Republicans' hopes in battleground areas of rural America are crumbling while Democratic prospects are improving, according to a new poll due to be released Friday.
Scott Kleeb is running to represent Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District. Tonight, his newest ad will premiere on Nebraska TV, but you can check it out here first. The gap between Scott and his extreme right-wing opponent, whose special interest...
Scott Kleeb, a forth generation Nebraskan, educated at Yale University, who got his doctorate studying the history of cattle ranching, who lives and works on a ranch, is running for Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District. And a new poll shows that he is a dead heat.
Cattle ranchers and wool growers in Idaho fear that the federal wolf wolf reintroduction program in the Northern Rockies may cause their livestock to decline in weight, resulting in smaller meat servings overall. In the past wolves have killed dozens...
Banker Larry McCants plans to bring an ethanol plant, a biomass/coal electrical plant, biodiesel production, and a wind farm to Goodland, Kansas. The development of this plant will provide cleaner air, greater energy independence, and hundreds of jobs in the...
A Democratic farmer from Oregon hopes todeviate from the trend of lawyers and doctors serving in the state House of Representatives. Dan Thackaberry, a Lebanon City Council member, wants to help Democrats gain a seat that incumbent Jeff Kropf (R)...
I've never worked out west. I did a brief stint in Alaska, but that's it. I was so very close to joining the Montana Coordinated campaign, but timing is a funny thing and I ended up in Texas and then...
Democrats in Spokane, Washington gathered on Saturday to reach out to rural voters as part of the Democratic Reunion. Volunteers ages 4 to 90 from across northeastern Washington committed to contacting 100 voters. Working side-by-side with many local candidates kept the group motivated to stay on the phones or out on the streets.
A new report released by the University of New Hampshire concludes that alcohol remains the leading abused substance in rural areas of the United States. The study has policy implications for the design and funding of rural treatment programs. "I...
Momentum, that is. From The Omaha World-Herald: Democrats in Nebraska said Thursday that anger over the national debt and the GOP-controlled Congress has energized their congressional campaigns' fundraising. Maxine Moul of Lincoln and Scott Kleeb of Dunning trailed their Republican...
The 80-55 Coalition for Rural America has a new print ad. Basic rural facts within the ad: Eighty percent of the land in America is rural. Fifty- five million of us live in rural America, about 20 percent of the...
Rural folks may get the short end of the stick when it comes to broadband access, yet again. It all hinges on the pesky Universal Subscriber Fund (USF): This is the mysterious charge on your phone bill that currently subsidizes...
The day before House Republicans hold sham hearings to further stall immigration legislation, the President is willing to buckle to the extreme right-wing of his party in order to appear successful at something as Election Day gets closer. Let's admit these hearings are made for media events that leave out critical voices in the debate and focus on one aspect of the immigration debate.
The Washington Post has an article today on Democratic candidates and rural voters: The wooing of rural voters is essential to Democrats' hopes for taking back the Senate this November, party strategists say. Rural voters wield real electoral power in...
The Democratic Party knows that farmers, ranchers, and rural Americans are important resources nationwide. We strongly support candidates who recognize the significant role of farmers, ranchers, and rural folks in America. Below we have highlighted just a few people who...
Republicans really know how to pick 'em. Nebraska held primary elections yesterday. In the 3rd district 1/3 of the people live spread across 85% of the land. According to the Almanac on American Politics, "The district is one of the...
This week, Congressman Bart Stupak of Michigan delivered the Democratic Radio Address. To listen to the audio, click here. Good morning. This is Congressman Bart Stupak of Michigan. These days, every morning, Americans are paying more and more simply to...
Today, while President Bush tried yet again to put a fresh face on the problems confronting our nation, he did not offer a fresh commitment to change his failed policies.
On April 26, 2006 black farmers from around the country will gather together in Washington, DC to protest unfair treatment by the United States Department of Agriculture while calling on the Republican Congress to support legislation to reopen the claims of black farmers.
A new "Rural Report Card" unveiled today by the Senate Democratic Policy Committee details the failures of President Bush's policies on rural America, and the devastating impact the Bush Administration's cuts will have on the quality of life in rural communities.
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer recently visited Boise and whipped up enthusiasm among his fellow Democrats in Idaho, according to the Idaho Statesman...
With President Bush sitting down today for a photo op with members of the FFA, formerly known as the Future Farmers of America, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean called on the President to reverse his policies that hurt family farmers across America
From Bloomberg News:Farm groups representing some of the rural voters who helped President George W. Bush capture the presidency are trying to deal a blow to his Social Security initiative. The American Corn Growers Association, the National Farmers Union and...
From the Associated Press:President Bush's proposal to allow taxpayers to invest part of their Social Security taxes would have an amplified, negative effect on farm families who depend on the government program in retirement, Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-N.C., said Saturday....
From the Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Montana):When Gov. Brian Schweitzer dresses for business, he grabs a pair of blue jeans. The dress-down governor doesn't have much use for three-piece business attire, except when formalities call for it. With a nice shirt,...
