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‘Meet the Candidates’ night set for Oct. 10
BY STAFF REPORTS | GATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Sterling, Conn. — Sterling residents may attend “Meet the Candidates” night at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at Ekonk Community Grange Hall, 723 Ekonk Hill Road, Sterling. Republican and Democrat candidates running for selectmen, board of education, board of finance, board of assessment appeals, constables and library directors … Continue reading “‘Meet the Candidates’ night set for Oct. 10”
Grange hosts town hall meetings for congressional candidates Saturday
By The Willits News Little Lake Grange will host the first in a series of town hall meeting with congressional candidates Saturday, February 4, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday’s meeting will featured Democratic Party candidate Norman Solomon. Besides being a journalist, author and commentator, Solomon is serving his third consecutive term as an elected delegate to … Continue reading “Grange hosts town hall meetings for congressional candidates Saturday”
Patrons Chain – August 2016
August Issue Inside the Issue: We Can Make a Difference in the Face of Unrest National Grange Presents first Edition of “Daily Journal of the Rambles of O.H. Kelley” Online New Health Benefits Offered to Our National Grange Members Presidential Politics: Who Cares About Rural America? Membership Contest Entry Deadline Approaching Deadlines for Many Youth … Continue reading “Patrons Chain – August 2016”
Policy Updates and Issue News July 2023
Washington Overview Lawmakers in Washington are heading home (and abroad) for their traditional August recess and will return to the nation’s capital on September 12. They leave with most of the heavy legislative lifting waiting for action. The majority of the annual appropriations bills are still in committee. The President has threatened to veto the … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News July 2023”
Grange Advocacy in Action Award
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 1 The National Grange has been driven for over 150 years by the grassroots advocacy of its membership in their communities and states across the country. From rural electrification to rural broadband, all of the National Grange’s legislative accomplishments have begun with grassroots advocacy. With that in mind, the Grassroots Advocacy in Action … Continue reading “Grange Advocacy in Action Award”
National Grange Calls for Innovative COVID-19 vaccines and Equitable Distribution
A disproportionate number of poor, elderly, and those with chronic health conditions live in rural areas. These rural residents are struggling to get access to COVID-19 vaccines. In letters to congressional committees on Capitol Hill and the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Grange says innovative vaccines and equitable distribution is the … Continue reading “National Grange Calls for Innovative COVID-19 vaccines and Equitable Distribution”
Policy Updates and Issue News January 2020
Overview January has been an extremely slow month for issues and policy actions in Washington. The legislative arena has been overtaken by the Democratic presidential candidates’ campaigns and the Trump impeachment process. The presidential candidates are beginning to hone in more now on rural, agriculture, food, environmental, health and broadband issues. The House is essentially … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News January 2020”
Legislative Fly-In 2020
February 7 – 9, 2020 Please join us in New Hampshire on February 7 – 9, 2020 and stay in the state capital of Concord to receive issue briefings and learn about the origins of “First in the Nation” primary and the many early historical events there. Participants then travel to Manchester to work on … Continue reading “Legislative Fly-In 2020”
Policy Updates and Issue News July 2019
Agriculture and Food Wall Street Leaving Farm Sector When the housing and real estate crash occurred ten years ago, Wall Street banks went hunting for new ways to expand loan business beyond the troubled mortgage sector. They found those new opportunities in the rural Midwest and piled into the agriculture sector. It was easy to … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News July 2019”
National Grange Champions of Rural America
Since its 150th Birthday on Dec. 4, 2017, the National Grange has annually presented the Champions of Rural America Awards to legislators, policymakers and outspoken advocates for rural Americans. The awards are not just a token of our appreciation for their dedication to rural America and agriculture, but a sign that the recipients are highly … Continue reading “National Grange Champions of Rural America”
Policy Updates and Issue News September 2017
Tax Reform The Framework The United Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code was unveiled September 27 by the President and Republican members of Congress. The so-called “Big Six” who will have tremendous influence over the details of tax reform are all supportive of the Framework blueprint. The Big Six are Senate Finance Committee Chairman … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News September 2017”
Policy Updates and Issue News January 2017
January 2017 A DIFFERENT WASHINGTON The National Grange headquarters building has a panoramic view of the White House viewing stands for the upcoming Inaugural Parade. The 115th Congress has already convened on Capitol Hill. A new President and Administration will officially take over the Executive Branch of the United States Government in Washington on Inauguration … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News January 2017”
Policy Updates and Issue News September 2016
September 29, 2016 CAPITOL HILL Congress Heading Home Senators and Representatives are leaving Capitol Hill to return to their states and districts for the next six weeks. The entire House of Representatives and a third of the Senate are up for reelection this year on November 8. Grangers are urged to study the issues, attend … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News September 2016”
The Patrons Chain – July 2016
July Issue Inside the Issue: Farm Safety a MUST Want to Influence Our Government? Register and Vote! Trademark Tips All About the Family Tradition! GROW Club Banquet Keynote Speaker National Grange Recognizes Louisiana Educator as 2016 Ag Advocate National Grange Welcome Derek Anderson as Summer Intern National Grange as Ag in the Classroom Coordinator for … Continue reading “The Patrons Chain – July 2016”
The Patrons Chain – May 2016
May Issue Inside the Issue: Grange in the News Sesquicentennial Committee Offers new Contest, Challenge to all Members New Programs to be Release by Lecturer’s Department Monthly, Contest Announced Grange Youth Actively Pinning Grange Farm School is Newest Licensee Giving Can Ensure Life, Legacy of the Grange The Function of Drills in the Grange … Continue reading “The Patrons Chain – May 2016”
