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State Republican leaders are cracking down on rural members of their own party who oppose universal school vouchers, which allow families to take a portion of their state’s education funding away from public schools to pay for their child’s private education. Rural state legislators have been more likely to oppose school voucher laws because they The post Republicans Double Down on School Vouchers by Taking Fight to Rural Members of Their Own Party appeared first on The Daily Yonder.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Keep It Rural, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Like what you see? Join the mailing list for more rural news, thoughts, and analysis in your inbox each week. Nothing exemplifies how slow bureaucracy can be better than the fraught task of passing a new farm bill, a proposed The post New Proposals Inch Farm Bill Toward Finish Line appeared first on The Daily Yonder.
A Daily Yonder analysis of Census data shows that rural Americans don’t have outsized voting power in the U.S. House of Representatives, despite an oft-repeated assertion that congressional apportionment gives rural voters undue influence. If you have even a passing familiarity with political news this election year, you know that the rural voter has been The post Analysis: The Myth of Rural Voters’ Power in the House of Representatives appeared first on The Daily Yonder.
