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Alana Rocha

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Dir of Collaborative and Rural Initiatives for the Institute for Nonprofit News. Seasoned millennial. Skeets son míos. #GoGators ruralnewsnetwork.org

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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The total from billionaires stands in contrast w/ the fundraising of her opponent, Dem. Graham Platner, whose campaign has mostly attracted smaller amts, from many more people. Platner has received at least $24K from five billionaires, a fraction of 1% of his total haul. via @themainemonitor.org
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Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins
The level of billionaire funding shows how the race, which could decide control of the U.S. Senate, has drawn interest and funding from some of the wealthiest people in the world.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
So excited for this new partnership between @inn.org's Rural News Network and @muckrock.com's @sunlightresearch.bsky.social—bringing investigative muscle and research support directly to rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms. #ruralnews #localnews #nonprofitnews
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INN’s Rural News Network and MuckRock launch investigative journalism partnership to support rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms - INN News
The new partnership gives RNN Newsrooms access to MuckRock's tools and the expert support of the Sunlight Research Desk.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Since Dems had only one nominee qualify for each of the three statewide primary contests, those candidates are automatically that party’s nominee for the 11/3 general election and will not appear on the June ballot. @sdnewswatch.bsky.social w/ a timely election explainer #localnews #nonprofitnews
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Primary season enters next phase in South Dakota
An overview of the list of candidates who have qualified for the upcoming 2026 primary election.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Some Virginia families say the risk to have more kids might be too high, given the end of Centra's Farmville maternity care via @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social – 🔗cvilletomorrow.org/in-the-wake-of-centras-farmville-maternity-care-closure-some-families-say-the-risk-to-have-more-kids-is-too-high/
Photo shows of trio of children for a story from Charlottesville Tomorrow about how multiple studies have found when rural areas lose access to obstetric care they experience higher rates of premature births, which is the leading cause of infant mortality.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Right now atop RuralNewsNetwork.org, a timely story from Carolina Public Press – War in the Middle East is driving up the price of liquid nitrogen used to produce corn fertilizer. Some North Carolina farmers could switch crops in 2026. #localnews #nonprofitnews #ruralnews
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Diesel and fertilizer cost spikes put squeeze on NC corn farmers
War in the Middle East is driving up price of liquid nitrogen used to produce corn fertilizer. Some NC farmers could switch crops in 2026.
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The Food & Environment Reporting Network @thefern.org · 06/03/2026
As FERN's Theodore Ross explains, rising beef prices are a concern for consumers. Learn more in Ted Genoways' recent story for FERN and The Guardian, which breaks down the systemic reasons: thefern.org/2026/02/big-four-beef-p…
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Oil Tycoon and GOP Donor Harold Hamm Asked Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt for Senate Appointment to replace Sen. Markwayne Mullin, @oklahomawatch.bsky.social reports 🔗 oklahomawatch.org/2026/03/06/oil-tycoon-and-gop-donor-harold-hamm-asked-oklahoma-gov-kevin-stitt-for-senate-appointment/ #nonprofitnews
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
In Minnesota, farmers have been hurt by retaliation from China and other nations that cut imports of grain, pork, beef and other products and also by the higher cost of imported fertilizer, farm equipment and other inputs. @minnpost.bsky.social localizes the landmark decision on tariffs #localnews
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D.C. Memo: Scotus upends Trump tariffs that have hit MN farmers
Plus: Omar invites citizens detained in Metro Surge to State of the Union; a reader writes on ICE warehouse plan, and more.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
State data shows that South Dakota has about 6,000 children enrolled in Head Start or other federally funded early learning programs for low-income families, but does not have state-funded pre-K education options for working parents who don’t qualify for assistance. @sdnewswatch.bsky.social reports
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SD near the bottom in rate of kids prepared for kindergarten
Greater parental involvement in the lives of preschoolers can go a long way to helping children be better prepared for school, experts say.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A growing controversy around a conservative activist handing out $1,500 checks on the House floor has dominated the legislative session now underway in Cheyenne. The blowback isn’t confined to Wyoming’s Capitol. @wyofile.com reports in collab w/ several publications across the state. Folo coverage
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‘It looks bad’: Checkgate investigation reverberates around Wyoming - WyoFile
Elected officials, politicians, constituent question timing and location of campaign donations, with one calling it ‘an absolute stain.’
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
West Virginia could get nothing in taxes from data centers for a decade under proposed bill. Story via @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social #localnews #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
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Tax break for data centers could offset all state taxes
A proposed bill could give away millions in tax breaks to data centers
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I continue to follow the thoughtful coverage from @sahanjournal.bsky.social in Minnesota – one of 500 trusted members of @inn.org nationwide contextualizing what increased #ICE enforcement means for different communities. #nonprofitnews #localnews
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Minn. advocates urge immigrant parents to make plans with kids
Minnesota immigrant families are being advised to make plans they may have never considered before: finding someone to care for their children.
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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 30/01/2026
Last summer, INN's Collaborations Project Manager Paulina Velasco worked with 20 journalists across 10 member newsrooms on "Sowing Resilience," a series about food insecurity. Read Velasco's farewell and reflection on collaborations and rural journalism: news.inn.org/community-po...
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
An @oklahomawatch.bsky.social investigation exposes the questionable and potentially illegal tactics of a self-styled “predator-catching” group, whose leaders now face felony charges in Texas — underscoring how their vigilante approach has spiraled beyond state lines. #nonprofitnews #ruralnews
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Oklahoma Predator Hunters Face Felony Charges - Oklahoma Watch
Three Oklahoma men involved in the group Oklahoma Predator Prevention were arrested Friday morning by members of a U.S. Marshall’s task force on felony warrants out of McLennan County, Texas. The men ...
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Leaders of the effort say they moved to rural Hood County for its quiet country charm, which was shattered by what locals call “that roar” from the facility. @texastribune.org reports – #localnews #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
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A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine
Leaders of the effort say they moved to rural Hood County for its quiet country charm, which was shattered by what locals call “that roar” from the facility.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Robert Roberson faces execution in TX Oct16 for the ‘02 murder of his daughter Nikki Curtis. For yrs, a growing pool of supporters—from the lead detective to Dr. Phil—have argued he’s innocent; that doctors & prosecutors blamed him for Nikki’s death through a faulty diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome
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Did the ‘Psychopath Test’ Help Send Robert Roberson to His Execution?
The case against Robert Roberson, whose execution is scheduled for Oct. 16, is the latest to raise questions about a controversial diagnosis.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Water resource “hedge funds” and corporate farms are running the desert dry. @sentientmedia.org reports from Arizona where they produced this powerful video filled with local, rural voices. #localnews #ruralnews #nonprofitnews sentientmedia.org/arizona-desert-where-your-neighbor-is-an-alfalfa-farm/
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In the Arizona Desert, Where Your Neighbor Is an Alfalfa Farm
YouTube video by Sentient
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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 06/10/2025
In La Paz County Arizona, like 80% of the state, there are few restrictions on groundwater use. We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to profit. Meet the residents who fear that without change, the area will become unlivable. buff.ly/32dhv7q
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In the Arizona Desert, Where Your Neighbor Is an Alfalfa Farm
Meet the residents of La Paz County Arizona. Here, like 80% of the state, there are few restrictions on groundwater use. We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to…
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🚨🌾🚨 Nine newsrooms in @inn.org's Rural News Network just wrapped Sowing Resilience, a cross-country reporting series, in partnership with @apnews.com. The series tackles hunger in rural America, connecting local reporting to a national crisis. 🧵 #ruralhunger #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
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Sowing Resilience
Sowing Resilience features 9 stories on how communities are navigating — and reimagining — the systems that have left them hungry.
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Enlace Latino NC @enlacelatinonc.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Fresh, local meals are disappearing from North Carolina schools after federal funding cuts. Rural districts are struggling to fill the gap and students are the most affected. Enlace Latino NC & #RuralNewsNetwork Read more here👇 enlacelatinonc.org/en/north-car...
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North Carolina Students Face Reduced Access to Fresh, Local Meals Amid Federal Funding Cuts
News in Spanish about politics, immigration and community issues for Latinos in North Carolina.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Called 287(g) agreements after their section in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1991, they allow local police to interrogate and arrest people for federal immigration violations, then hold them for deportation processing. @oklahomawatch.bsky.social + @kosuradio.bsky.social reports
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Oklahoma’s Small-Town Police Take Federal Immigration Role - Oklahoma Watch
The number of people deported without a criminal history continues to rise in Oklahoma. But as local law enforcement leaders enter into new ICE agreements, they say they are trying to take a nuanced a...
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
“We killed the corrupt special session, withstood unprecedented surveillance and intimidation and rallied Democrats nationwide to join this existential fight for fair representation — reshaping the entire 2026 landscape,” said Rep. Gene Wu of Houston, House Dem Caucus chair. via @texastribune.org
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Texas House Democrats announce return, ending walkout over redistricting plan
After two weeks out of state, Democratic lawmakers said they would return to Austin and lay the groundwork for a legal challenge to the GOP’s proposed congressional map.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
For people who live hundreds of miles from clinics, in small towns where the pharmacist might be your uncle—or cousin—losing access to mifepristone through the mail isn’t just inconvenient. It can be dangerous and stigmatizing. New from @civilbeat.bsky.social – #localnews #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
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Hawaiʻi Providers Fear RFK Jr. Could Roll Back Access To Abortion Pill
Women in remote and rural parts of Hawaiʻi have long struggled to access abortion care.
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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 12/08/2025
Canadians and Americans are working together to stop the construction of two new mega-dairies in North Dakota. At the core of the fight? Clean water. @jesslsr.bsky.social shares how advocates and residents are fighting against factory farms.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
In this spotlight on @capitalb.bsky.social –– one of 90+ newsrooms in @inn.org's Rural News Network –– health care professionals, advocates tell @aallyahpatrice.bsky.social their biggest fear is that Black communities will be the hardest hit and the lack of access could worsen economic disparities.
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Medicaid Cuts Endanger Life-Saving Care for Black Families in Rural America
Advocates and experts warn that the rollbacks could have a drastic impact on public health in Black communities.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
In this unincorporated Florida community, farmworkers often struggle to put fresh fruit and vegetables on their own tables, @sentientmedia.org reports. Since ICE raids have increased, a group of Quakers have started attending distribution, making sure their phones are always charged and accessible.
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In Immokalee, Community Groups Plant With Extreme Heat and Farmworker Neighbors in Mind
Volunteers keep an eye out for ICE while others grow and distribute plants like cactus and jute mallow.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
NEW TO RNN: @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social is among the newest @inn.org-member newsrooms to join the Rural News Network. The award-winning nonprofit newsroom holds power to account and is a trusted source for bulletproof reporting on the human impact of military service.
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The War Horse is an award-winning nonprofit newsroom educating the public on the military through military news, forums, and writing seminars.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
NEW atop ruralnewsnetwork.org, this immigration story from @spotlightdelaware.bsky.social: "The first thought for many immigrants at the sight of an abandoned car, residents say, is now that ICE took the passengers. Not car trouble or a busted tire, but federal agents." #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
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'Incredibly dystopian': ICE enforcement upends lives for rural Delaware communities
ICE crackdowns have sparked fear in immigrant communities along the Delaware-Maryland border, upending residents’ lives.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The move follows Maxwell's two-day meeting with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in Tallahassee, where her attorney said the two discussed "about 100 names" associated with Jeffrey Epstein. Bureau of Prisons declined to give any explanation for Maxwell’s move.
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Ghislaine Maxwell moved to federal prison camp in Texas | CNN Politics
Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who had been serving a 20-year prison sentence in Florida, has been moved to a lower-security federal prison camp in Texas.
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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 28/07/2025
200 employees at a JBS plant in Iowa were informed that their visas had been revoked. Now, their employment is over, and they may have to leave the U.S. immediately. Watch the whole story with our investigative reporter @ninaelkadi.com.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
MUST READ from @inn.org member newsroom @sentientmedia.org – "Although a U.S. firm owned by JBS made the single biggest donation to Trump’s inaugural campaign, the corporation is not immune to the effects of his policies." #ruralnews #nonprofitnews #climate #politics #immigration #factoryfarms
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Hundreds of Iowa Meatpacking Employee Visas Revoked
200 JBS employees from four countries are losing their U.S. work authorization.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Via @shastascout.bsky.social: New California State (NCS)––a political movement whose leaders say they have support from the federal admin to propose the creation of the 51st state––hopes to present the results to Congress in an attempt to leave behind the “tyranny and corruption” of CA's gov.
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They hope to form a new state. Shasta's top elections official is paying attention. – Shasta Scout
New California State is a political movement whose leaders say they have support from the federal administration to propose the creation of a new state. Federal officials haven't commented.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that. The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one. This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.

I work as an elder and hospice caregiver, which I am oddly passionate about. I can love on them shamelessly and no one complains about my codependence. It's a win-win situation. 

Many of my caregiving colleagues complain about the repetitive questions and, sometimes reactions, of the elderly, especially when those patients happen to read the newspaper, especially with the current downward spiral of our country — as if these people haven't lived through enough horror...

I love my dementia peeps, but sometimes wonder if there's a Guinness Book World Record for how many times an hour a dementia patient can repeat the same question — it's got to be in the hundreds. At least with small children, they ask different questions. Dementia patients will get stuck on one short question and ask it until you can interrupt their train(carousel) of thought and successfully redirect their attention. That carousel is pretty manic sometimes. 

A couple days ago, I picked up my mail from the post office and drove over to the nursing home to take (let's call her "Miss Daisy") Miss Daisy out for a drive. Before we took off on our road trip, to the end of The Road and back, in our landlocked little town (Juneau, Alaska), I set my copy of The Onion down in front of her. 

Over our two-hour excursion, tiny Miss Daisy read that front page at least a dozen times and each time she would snicker, giggle, and guffaw, then put it down on the dash board and, a minute later, discover it anew. I think it was the best afternoon of my life. We don't often hear them laugh and when they do, it's the sweetest thing you've ever heard. 

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Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the really important work all of you do. You make the world a better place.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
As Trump administration cuts off the 988 Lifeline’s Option 3 for focused LGBTQ+ support, Hopelab and Born This Way Foundation release report showing great needs for LGBTQ+ youth in rural areas and their heavy use of digital tools to connect for support. #ruralnews #localnews
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Trump Team Ends LGBTQ+ Youth Hotline Option. New Report Suggests It May Hurt Rural Youth Most – MindSite News
As Trump administration cuts off the 988 Lifeline's Option 3 for focused LGBTQ+ support, Hopelab and Born This Way Foundation release report showing great needs for LGBTQ+ youth in rural areas and the...
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The retail giant is looking to expand its rural delivery reach by investing $4 billion across the country to speed up local delivery times. via @mendovoice.bsky.social #ruralnews #localnews #nonprofitnews
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Will Amazon build a delivery logistics center in Ukiah?   • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA
If the center is built, it could increase local delivery times by 50%.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
👀 A revealing look at the GOP fault lines, from Ted Cruz’s home state: @texastribune.org reports on how Texas Republicans are reacting to his Iran war talk — and how it ties into Trump. www.texastribune.org/2025/06/19/t...
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As Ted Cruz calls for a regime change in Iran, other Texas Republicans are more cautious
Cruz’s intense interview with Tucker Carlson earlier this week exposed a rift in President Donald Trump’s coalition.
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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 19/05/2025
⭐ INN's Collaborations Project Manager Paulina Velasco has been named one of @current.org's 2025 Rising Stars — and we couldn't agree more! A former colleague said that Paulina is a "highly critical thinker" and "showed tenacity and perseverance in her reporting." current.org/our-2025-ris...
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Paulina Velasco - Current
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
A new 5-part series from @inn.org's Rural News Network, w/ support from Ascendium Edu Group, explores how industry, state governments and education systems are training a growing clean energy workforce. @canarymedia.com kicks us off in Decatur, IL. #nonprofitnews #localnews #cleanenergy #ruralnews
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From EVs to HVAC, clean energy means jobs in Central Illinois
Decatur has been losing factory jobs for years. A clean energy workforce hub promises renewal — and provides training for students from disenfranchised…
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
“This is short-term thinking at its absolute worst,” said Walt Gasson, a fourth-generation Wyoming hunter and outdoorsman. “We are standing by letting people make decisions for us that don’t reflect our own legacy, what we want to leave for our grandkids.” Eye-opening read via @highcountrynews.org
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Trump asks Congress to cut at the heart of the West - High Country News
The White House wants to alter life for U.S. hunters, anglers, RVers, off-road-vehicle drivers, backpackers, birdwatchers and hikers.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Powerful new story from @kosuradio.bsky.social looks at how Oklahoma tribes are preserving and reviving Native languages despite generations of forced assimilation policies. It explores the deep ties between language and both personal and community well-being. #mustread #localnews #nonprofitnews
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Language lives on for tribes in Oklahoma despite determined erasure attempts
More than a century after U.S. Indian boarding schools attempted to erase Indigenous cultures and languages, tribal nations in Oklahoma are working to reclaim and teach their languages to the youth.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Looking for vetted newsrooms you can trust to deliver independent coverage? Start here. The INN Network consists of about 475 nonpartisan news organizations that provide high quality journalism as a public service. Learn more at findyournews.org. bsky.app/starter-pack/thexylom.com/3layrbgln4a2o
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Important read from @barnraiser.bsky.social about #schoolvouchers; that knocking out rural legislators in states like Iowa, Texas and Wyoming, is not the same as eliminating long-standing rural opposition to vouchers. #education #ruralnews #localnews #nonprofitnews
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In Red States, Rural Voters Are Leading the Resistance to School Vouchers
The billionaire-led push to siphon public funds to private religious schools faces a backlash from rural voters who make up the GOP base.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Wyoming’s lone congressional Rep. Harriet Hageman will no longer appear at town halls set for later this week in Cheyenne and Torrington. Wyoming Democrats tell @wyofile.com she is attempting to distract from widespread frustration sparked by Trump administration’s cuts and firings.
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Hageman cancels in-person town halls, opts for virtual events citing safety concerns - WyoFile
Wyoming Democrats say congresswoman is attempting to distract from widespread frustration sparked by Trump administration’s cuts and firings.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
"It troubles me to see that so many in the audience appear to be white and intolerant of diverse political views. Diversity is our strength.” writes Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell, a Trump appointee. #DEIrony
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Vice President Vance gets booed at the Kennedy Center
Symphony orchestra audiences aren't known for their rowdiness, but the vice president and second lady Usha Vance were loudly booed by the crowd as they entered the Concert Hall on Thursday night.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
When Pres. Trump issued a temporary freeze on federal grants and loans last month, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s office offered a calm public-facing reax. But emails and texts show many state agencies—like orgs across the US—were simmering with questions and concern. via @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social
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‘This is wild’: Emails show Trump funding freeze sparked concern in Nebraska state agencies - Flatwater Free Press
Records obtained by Flatwater Free Press reveal Nebraska officials worried about far-reaching fallout from the Trump administration’s directive, from disaster recovery to aid for mothers and infants
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Rural communities have begun to attract tech companies for data centers due to their low population densities, ample open space, and relatively lower energy and land costs, @capitalb.bsky.social reports.
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America's Digital Demand Threatens Black Communities with More Pollution
The collective costs of artificial intelligence and data centers are disproportionately harming Black households.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
MUST READ from @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social: Nebraska immigration detentions appear to be up slightly. But advocates for immigrants and law enforcement officials alike say the rumors are far outpacing the reality. #immigration #localnews #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
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No raids, many rumors: In Nebraska immigrant communities, fear and lack of ICE info fuel fake news - Flatwater Free Press
Nebraska immigration detentions appear to be up slightly. But advocates for immigrants and law enforcement officials alike say the rumors are far outpacing the reality.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The # of measles cases in Texas has grown to 90 with two more West Texas counties reporting infections, according to state officials – via @texastribune.org. Since the measles vaccine was not a requirement to attend school until 1980, some older adults are questioning whether they have immunity.
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West Texas measles cases rises to 90
Dawson and Ector counties have reported their first cases as the outbreak area grows to seven counties.
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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Thousands of rural Americans are employed by the federal government in a variety of jobs across the nation. @dailyyonder.bsky.social looks at how Trump’s employment purge will affect rural communities. #ruralnews #localnews #nonprofitnews
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Federal Layoffs Will Hurt Rural Counties | The Daily Yonder
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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Alana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
A Nebraska congressman tells @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social he’s proud of his nephew, Luke Farritor - a young computer engineer working for Elon Musk's #DOGE. His uncle says Farritor will make the right decisions. A Nebraska tech mentor says Farritor’s involvement is “a dagger to the heart.”
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From UNL to DOGE: Nebraska prodigy's role in Musk overhaul shocks, pleases back home - Flatwater Free Press
A Nebraska congressman says he's proud of Luke Farritor. His uncle says Farritor will make the right decisions. A Nebraska tech mentor says Farritor's involvement is "a dagger to the heart."
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