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Illinois was the final state approved under the federal government’s landmark broadband program. Michigan, Hawaii, Virgi...
04/09/2026

Illinois was the final state approved under the federal government’s landmark broadband program. Michigan, Hawaii, Virginia and California are among many states now building.

On August 25, the Trump administration Commerce Department finally approved Illinois's spending plan under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment

The founder of Raising Kellen on why advocacy, community, and policy are deeply intertwined.
04/09/2026

The founder of Raising Kellen on why advocacy, community, and policy are deeply intertwined.

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a

Tune in to Yonder Radio to hear about the American cowboys that compete at the World Nomad Games in Central Asia, and th...
04/09/2026

Tune in to Yonder Radio to hear about the American cowboys that compete at the World Nomad Games in Central Asia, and the women who have helped develop recreation economies in the West.

Plus, author Heather Hansman, tips on write-in voting, and music from Moses Martinez out of Terlingua, Texas.

Rural minister Allen Stanton reflects on the legacy of late writer, farmer, and environmentalist Wendell Berry.
03/09/2026

Rural minister Allen Stanton reflects on the legacy of late writer, farmer, and environmentalist Wendell Berry.

A version of this article first appeared on Allen Stanton’s Substack, Reclaiming Rural. My most famous piece of writing is a controversial essay entitled,

Shaboozey's fourth record, "The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales," spins a juicy revenge fable out of country, hi...
03/09/2026

Shaboozey's fourth record, "The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales," spins a juicy revenge fable out of country, hip-hop, and Americana influences.

Shaboozey's "The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales" spins a juicy revenge fable out of country, hip-hop, and Americana influences.

How rural grassroots organizers in North Carolina are fighting cuts to public funding.
03/09/2026

How rural grassroots organizers in North Carolina are fighting cuts to public funding.

Across the country, local governments are facing budget season with an impossible math problem. As federal funding shrinks and safety-net programs face

University of Alabama leaders and donors hope a large donation will help attract, train and retain physicians in rural A...
02/09/2026

University of Alabama leaders and donors hope a large donation will help attract, train and retain physicians in rural Alabama.

In June, Mike and Gillian Goodrich gifted $10 million to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine toward a program to

It’s now as bad as it was in the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying.
02/09/2026

It’s now as bad as it was in the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying.

This story was originally published by Public Health Watch. Respiratory therapist Marcy Freeman doesn’t need a research study to confirm for her a return

A growing number of the nation’s largest data centers are being planned in marginalized and vulnerable rural communities...
02/09/2026

A growing number of the nation’s largest data centers are being planned in marginalized and vulnerable rural communities.

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a

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