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Rural Policy Action

WebThis report is full of rural people and policy recommendations that should inspire continued public, private, and philanthropic investment. Join this committed coalition of rural advocates taking action. With sustained engagement from political and nonprofit leaders, rural communities can and will help create this future for us all.

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Access to Reproductive Healthcare Rural Policy Action

WebFederal: Passing the Women’s Health Protection Act would prohibit unnecessary medical visits that create barriers to abortion access as well as cumbersome credentialing for providing abortion services. Furthermore, it safeguards all forms of abortion procedures prior to fetal viability, all medically necessary abortions, and the right to interstate travel for …

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Policy Priorities Rural Policy Action

WebPolicy Priorities. Federal and state governments should pass policies that provide rural people the tools and opportunities we need to build a good life. Rural advocates from across the country have united around common values and shared challenges and identified four primary pillars for rural progress. Within each pillar, there are strategic

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Resources Rural Policy Action

WebHeadwaters Economics. The 2022 report looks at how rural America has changed. Many of the rural counties that had the biggest population gains were close to a city, had diversified, non-specialized economies, and often had a university.

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2023 Rural Policy Action Summit Rural Policy Action

WebThe 2023 summit builds on the work of the 2021 Rural Policy Action Summit, which led to the creation of the 2021 Rural Policy Action Report and the 2022 Blueprint for Rural Policy Action in the States. These reports — which identify the top rural policy priorities — were widely publicized and shared directly with policymakers and decision

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Call to Action Rural Policy Action

WebSTATE POLICY. State Innovation Exchange (SiX) and Rural Democracy Initiative created a resource guide for state policymakers and advocates. The Blueprint for Rural Policy Action in the States serves as an addendum to the federally-focused Rural Policy Action Report. Building on the 2021 federal report’s key priorities and challenges, this report provides …

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2021 RURAL POLICY ACTION REPORT

Web4 OUR CALL TO ACTION RURAL AMERICA has seen decades of destructive economic decline in many communities, often driven by federal and state policy priorities that have widened disparities. Rural people – more diverse and supportive

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Recognize Native Nations, Honor Treaties, and Access to Land

WebFor millennia, Indigenous communities have practiced what we now call regenerative agriculture, alongside traditional hunting and fishing practices.These methods have been enshrined in treaties, alongside promises of support from the U.S. government. Inherent to many of the 370 treaties ratified between tribal nations and the federal government …

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Supporting Indigenous Peoples’ Farm and Food Efforts

WebThe Oneida Nation’s Oneida Community Integrated Food Systems (OCIFS) is restoring land and waters for food production in Northeast Wisconsin. Through these efforts, Oneida Nation is reclaiming food sovereignty while improving the health of its members. Like many Native American tribes forcefully dislocated from their homeland during U.S. occupation …

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Secure, prosperous, and sustainable future Rural Policy Action

WebEnsure opportunities for a more secure, prosperous, and sustainable future. Rural America is vital to the health and wellness of our country, and rural communities can play a critically important role in developing more sustainable and resilient food and energy systems.

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Rural America History Rural Policy Action

WebRural communities were hit hard in this period by policies that focused on cuts in government funding and services. Concentrated corporate power, the War on Drugs, and a farm price crisis began to reshape rural people’s views of government.

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Equitable Funding Rural Policy Action

WebAlabama (AL 2022 HB 135) is working toward a budget that appropriates state funds to a variety of rural resources, including rural workforce development, rural products marketing, and rural educator recruitment.. In Florida (FL 2020 SB 426), the legislature modified funding requirements of the Regional Rural Development grants program to require that grant …

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Conserve Our Natural Resources Rural Policy Action

WebWashington (HB 2478-2016) Requires all state agencies give preference to replacing pollen-rich or nectar-rich noxious weeds with native forage plants that are beneficial to honeybees and other pollinators.; Several states, including New York (NY 2021 S 7400), have worked on pollinator protection bills, with various aspects of the bill aimed at improving the well …

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Labor Protections for Vulnerable Populations Rural Policy Action

WebColorado (2021 CO SB 87) legislators enacted a Farmworker Bill of Rights, which eliminates the minimum wage and overtime exemption for farmworkers; grants the right to organize and join labor unions; and offers new protections against heat stress, illnesses, and injury.. New York (2019 NY A 8419) passed a Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act that provides …

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Safe and Affordable Housing Rural Policy Action

WebMany rural communities are facing a severe housing crisis: nearly 1 in 5 rural renters spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing, while limited housing stock often means rural renters often have little choice but to live in substandard conditions. Rural renters, especially rural Indigenous and Latino people, are more likely to live in overcrowded …

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Hold Polluters Accountable Rural Policy Action

WebFederal: Pass the Farm System Reform Act, a bill that would hold corporate agribusinesses accountable for their pollution, enact a factory farm moratorium, and help transition to more sustainable livestock production.. The Inflation Reduction Act invested nearly $20 Billion in voluntary conservation programs to reduce emissions and mitigate the efforts of climate …

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End Sexuality and Gender Discrimination Rural Policy Action

WebPolicy Priorities. Federal: The Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service. The bill should be reintroduced and passed.

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