The Rural Angle
The complete archive of our monthly newsletters.
May 7, ‘24: Special 2024 Democratic Primary Election Edition
April 17, ‘24: Youngkin’s veto of minimum wage bill is a rich irony
February 18, ‘24: Legislative News Bites
February 4, 24: A Solar Policy That Puts Rural Communities First?
January 17, ‘24: Help Us Increase Our Impact
January 1, ‘24: the 2023 Scrooge Edition
December 9, ‘23: The Healthcare Issue (Pt 1): Consolidation and Corporate Greed
November 4, ‘23: Parents, Did You Vote?
October 1, ‘23: Just a Mirage? Youngkin’s abortion ban plan
September 24, 23: Energy Incentives You Can Use Now
August 26, ‘23: The Small Business Health Care Surprise
August 20, ‘23: Reversing Economic Decline in Rural Virginia
July 29, ‘23: The Turning Point for Virginians’ Reproductive Rights
July 22, ‘23: When is a Farm Bill not a farm bill?
July 9, ‘23: Solar Energy on Farms?
July 2, ‘23: What’s Happening to Medicaid
June 27, ‘23: Sink or Swim?: Virginia’s Impending Climate-Migration Crisis
June 24, ‘23: Smoke Signals?: The message for rural communities from the ash in our skies
April 30, ‘23: A conversation with Delegate Sam Rasoul, Part 2
April 23, ‘23: A conversation about working families with Delegate Sam Rasoul
March 26, ‘23: How Big Drug Companies Inflate Prices
March 3, ‘23: Childcare Challenges
February ‘23: Our exclusive interview with Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton
February ‘23 Scrooge Award: the Big Oil Companies
February ‘23: Opportunities in Solar
January supplement: Tax Cuts or Education?
January ‘23: Focus on: the National Debt Ceiling Debate; the Ford Battery Factory
December 2022 Focus: The Future of Solar and EVs is… Rural!
November 2022 Focus: the Rapp Up! took a month’s break
October 2022 Focus: Keeping Government out of our personal decisions
September 2022 Focus: Fixing America’s Child Care Crisis
August 2022 Focus: Digging Deeper on Abortion Bans, Blame Who for Inflation?, Lower Taxes or Better Education?
July 2022 Focus: How Youngkin’s abortion ban proposal; Interview: Noel Laing on the Rappahannock Food Pantry
June 2022 Focus: Big Oil’s Record Profits, Access to Abortion Services in Virginia; Interview: What if Trump was still president?
May 2022 Focus: Penis Bounty, Education Savings Accounts, Paxvolid; Interview: Anthony Flaccavento
April 2022 Focus: Underfunded Community Colleges, USDA budget, Insulin prices; Interview: Emily Pearcy
March 2022 Focus: What’s Really Causing Inflation; Interview: H.B. Wood
February 2022 Focus: The Education Issue; Interview: William Shanks (Moe Moe)
January 2022 Focus: Democratic Rural Vision Needed
December 2021 Focus: A Solar Future for Rural Communities? Interview: John Odenkirk
November 2021 Focus: Veterans, Virginia Wants You!
Rapp Up! ‘22 Election Extra! Focus: Guide to How Your Vote Will Affect the Rural Economy
October 2021: Focus: Farmers for Whom?, Broadband
September 2021 Focus: Who Wins, Who Loses From Virginia Tax Cuts?
August 2021 Focus: Solar For Rural Communities; Interview: Bill Fletcher
July 2021 Focus: Child Care Tax Credit; Interview: Jim and Carolyn Manwaring
June 2021 Focus: Broadband, Social Security