Recent analyses of Trump’s approval ratings highlight how rural political sentiment is shaped by economic hardship, demographic change, and cultural identity.
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Yakima County serves as a case study of Washington’s rural justice crisis, where underfunding and attorney shortages strain public defense and leave many without adequate representation.
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In The Conversation, RSS leaders Hazel Velasco Palacios and Kathleen Sexsmith highlighted how immigration policy changes are worsening labor shortages on Pennsylvania’s mushroom farms.
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RSS Members Shelley Clark and Matthew M. Brooks critiqued Trump-era policies tying transportation funding to marriage and child-rearing, warning of deeper rural deficits in mobility and well-being.
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The New York Times cited research by RSS members Ann Tickamyer, Leif Jensen, and Tim Slack showing how rural realities, including informal economies like bartering, are often overlooked in presidential policy proposals.
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