Posts by sjonaewilkins
Policy Updates and Issue News July 2025
Policy Updates and Issue News July 2025 Agriculture and Food Farm Bill Many farm bill provisions were included in the budget reconciliation bill that the President signed into law on July 4. See “What’s in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for Farmers and Ranchers” in this newsletter. “Skinny” farm bill is next Although several…
Read MoreThe Disproportionate Impact of Cancer on Rural Communities
NATIONAL GRANGE NEWS National Grange NewsGrange Today NewsletterGood Day!™ MagazineGrange Hall Podcast The Disproportionate Impact of Cancer on Rural Communities Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States. But thanks to new innovations to screen, diagnose and treat cancer, mortality rates have been steadily decreasing across the country. Unfortunately, as…
Read MoreGrange thanks Treasury Secretary Bessent for Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
Corporate Transparency Act regulations required farmers, ranchers, and small business to file large expensive reports that many times required legal assistance just to prove they were not laundering foreign money. Early in 2025, Treasury issued a rule that exempted domestic entities ….
Read MoreGrange Urges Approval of RSV Vaccine
The National Grange filed comments April 11 with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ‘ Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, urging the committee to approve coverage of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine for high risk adults over age 50. The Grange referenced health care disparities between rural and urban residents.
Read MoreThe National Grange issues statement encouraging fair trade agreements to protect rural livelihoods
The National Grange continues to work on behalf of all Americans by serving as a nonpartisan voice in Washington, DC. We are carefully watching the ongoing conversations surrounding tariffs and a potential trade war with our neighboring countries, and will continue to advocate …
Read MorePolicy Updates and Issue News June 2025
Policy Updates and Issue News June 2025 Agriculture and Food Farm bill provisions hit a snag Commodity price support and nutrition assistance sections of the farm bill have been included in the budget reconciliation package moving through Congress. Actions by both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees would make massive cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition…
Read MorePolicy Updates and Issue News May 2025
Policy Updates and Issue News May 2025 Agriculture and Food Farm bill charts new territory The House Agriculture Committee finished a marathon committee markup session to include parts of the farm bill funding in the fiscal 2025 budget reconciliation process. That’s a break from tradition whereby the farm bill is normally adopted as a stand-alone…
Read MoreOp Ed: The Time is Now for the Silent Majority to Speak Up
NATIONAL GRANGE NEWS National Grange NewsGrange Today NewsletterGood Day!™ MagazineGrange Hall Podcast Op Ed: The Time is Now for the Silent Majority to Speak Up In every city council chamber, statehouse, and congressional hearing room, decisions are being made that shape the future of our families, communities, and country. Yet far too often, those decisions…
Read MoreOp Ed: Rural Americans Need PBM Reform Now
NATIONAL GRANGE NEWS National Grange NewsGrange Today NewsletterGood Day!™ MagazineGrange Hall Podcast Op Ed: Rural Americans Need PBM Reform Now Millions of rural Americans face a devastating health crisis. They suffer from high rates of chronic diseases yet face a severe shortage of accessible healthcare. Many are forced to travel significant distances just to reach the nearest…
Read MoreOp Ed: A Better Path: Why “Slash and Burn” Social Policy Fails Rural America
NATIONAL GRANGE NEWS National Grange NewsGrange Today NewsletterGood Day!™ MagazineGrange Hall Podcast Op Ed: A Better Path: Why “Slash and Burn” Social Policy Fails Rural America Across America, we are seeing an alarming trend in policymaking – what I call the “slash and burn” approach. In an effort to cut costs, some leaders are gutting…
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