Outrage as voting sites 'key to Democratic hopes' stay closed: reportA Democratic lawmaker sounded the alarm Friday over at least 18 rural Alaska polling places that were advertised online but hadn’t opened, all in villages the New York Times described as “key to Democratic hopes.” “There is no legal excuse for the failure to open these sites,” state Sen. Bill Wielechowski wrote in a letter to Alaska election officials…Raw Story17h agoWhole story →FoodTechnology
N.J. bill targets highway safety around farm equipment. What drivers should knowA bill passed by the Assembly Appropriations Committee would require the state to educate drivers on safely sharing rural roads with tractors and slow-moving farm machinery.NJ.com1d agoWhole story →BuildFood
Will a progressive be able to keep Angie Craig’s district in DFL hands?Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes south Twin Cities suburbs and surrounding rural areas, has seen the state's closest U.S. House elections in recent years.St. Paul Pioneer Press1d agoWhole story →FoodGovernmentAngie Craig
Ballot rejections soared in rural counties after USPS reduced mail serviceDelays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots castSalon1d agoWhole story →FoodGovernment
Australian Lawmaker Who Lost Legs After Alleged Attack is StableAn Australian lawmaker whose legs were amputated after she was struck by a car in an alleged attack outside her office in rural Victoria is in stable condition, according to hospital authorities.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →FoodHealth
'I fell for it three times': Furious Trump voters threaten to sink GOP in midtermsA slice of voters who helped put President Donald Trump back in the White House have turned on him, and some of them say Republicans will pay for it in November. According to the Washington Post's new reporting , about 1 in 5 registered voters who backed Trump in 2024, or 22 percent, now disapprove of the job he’s doing. That’s roughly 8 percent of the…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →Food
FDR made it a blue bastion – now it’s Trump’s stronghold in California. Is it forever lost?Shasta has embraced the Maga movement with gusto – can Democrats ever win back the rural, working-class voters they once relied upon? A crucial election was approaching and the country was desperate. Despite promises that economic conditions were improving, nearly a quarter of the US was out of work as voters headed to the polls in 1932. It was the…The Guardian3h agoWhole story →GovernmentFood
‘Prairie Populists’ fight to win back rural voters long ceded to RepublicansDemocratic and independent candidates stump the US midwest and prairie states, hoping to win over Republican strongholds In this final stretch of the US midterm elections, Democrats and independents could win back communities and towns across America’s rural heartlands through a combination of resurgent “prairie populism”, local despair over the impact…The Guardian55m agoWhole story →GovernmentFood
Candidates for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District answer your questions“To put the focus on the topics and concerns that matter most to you, the BDN opinion section asked subscribers for their questions for the candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House.”Bangor Daily News5d agoWhole story →GovernmentHealthChellie Pingreemaine 2nd congressional district election
Can Donalds win in rural Florida?GOP gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds lost 17 rural counties. Did race play a factor? "We're beyond that," says one Republican county chair.Naples Daily News1mo agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentByron Donaldsflorida gubernatorial election
Trump’s tariffs loom over Maine Senate race between Collins and JacksonThe Maine Senate race between Republican incumbent Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson presents a laboratory for public sentiment on Trump's Canada tariffs.CNBC3d agoWhole story →Economy
OOPS! Troy Jackson Campaign Mailer Features Woman From a Town in Maine That DOESN’T EXISTThe Troy Jackson campaign is just not competent.The Gateway Pundit13h agoWhole story →
Obama endorses Troy Jackson in Maine Senate raceThe former president told voters he is “proud to be on board” the Democrats’ campaign to oust Republican Sen. Susan Collins.The Washington Post17d agoWhole story →Governmentmaine senate race
What if Maine elected a governor who just gets things done? | OpinionWith Democratic nominee Hannah Pingree, Maine voters have that opportunity.Portland Press Herald9d agoWhole story →Governmentmaine gubernatorial election
Three takeaways from the Maine Senate debateThe debate is the first of four the candidates will have before Election Day.The Boston Globe9d agoSources (3)Whole story →GovernmentSecuritymaine senate debate
Susan Collins faces her biggest test yetThe Maine senator is used to tough reelection campaigns.The Washington Post18d agoWhole story →Governmentmaine senate election
