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Policy Updates and Issue News February 2024
Washington Overview The Senate and House returned this week from their two-week Presidents Day recess with a government shutdown staring them in the face. The first deadline is Friday, March 1 when funding runs out for USDA, FDA, Energy, Transportation, HUD and Military Construction. The remaining agencies’ deadline is March 8. There was a high-level … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News February 2024”
Policy Updates and Issue News October 2023
Washington Overview For most of October, the overriding news in Washington has been the chaos in the House Republican Conference. Speaker McCarthy was relieved of his speakership but multiple votes over several weeks failed to elect a new speaker. Finally on Wednesday, October 25 the House elected Mike Johnson (R-4-LA) who represents a large rural … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News October 2023”
Policy Updates and Issue News May 2022
Washington Overview Primary Season Heats Up As Spring turns to Summer, many states are currently holding primary elections for the Fall midterms. In both the month of June and the month of August 15 different states will hold their primaries, meaning that many elected officials are turning their focus more towards winning reelection at home … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News May 2022”
Policy Updates and Issue News March 2022
Washington Overview Supreme Court Nominee Moves Forward Following a series of tumultuous hearings, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is poised to successfully be confirmed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, replacing retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Senate Majority Leader has announced his intention to move Jackson’s nomination through the Senate early next week as she … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News March 2022”
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”
Policy Updates and Issue News February 2016
The President’s Budget President Obama released his proposed FY’17 government budget to Congress February 9. Its progressive vision of governance could influence the upcoming presidential election and define much of the President’s legacy. Among popular bipartisan items in the president’s budget plan are $1 billion investments in cancer research, prescription drug abuse and heroin-use treatment. … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News February 2016”
Policy Updates and Issue News – March 2015
Broadband / Net Neutrality National Grange wrote an op-ed calling for any new net neutrality regulations to find ways that increase both innovation and investment. High-speed mobile applications and broadband services are playing an increasingly vital role in agriculture, telebusiness, telemedicine and teleeducation. Yet rural Americans are among the most underserved consumers of high-speed Internet. … Continue reading “Policy Updates and Issue News – March 2015”
Healthcare Equality in Heartland: How the National Grange is Improving Rural Health
By Story Studio on September 22, 2023 11:19 AM Burton Eller has a foot in two different Americas. One is in the rolling farmlands, pastures, and ranches, like the family cattle operation he grew up with and now owns. The other is in Washington, D.C., where Eller serves as Executive Director of Grange Advocacy at … Continue reading “Healthcare Equality in Heartland: How the National Grange is Improving Rural Health”
Former FCC Chairman addresses Grange
At the 2021 National Grange Convention Advocacy Luncheon, attendees were introduced to speaker, Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai. Pai is a long time friend of the National Grange, and being invited to an in-person meal is something he was thankful to be a part of, especially in his home state of Kansas. “You … Continue reading “Former FCC Chairman addresses Grange”
Huber Interviews FCC Chairman Pai on Grange Radio
Washington, DC, October 24, 2017 –National Grange President Betsy Huber sat down with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai for a Grange Radio interview to discuss the importance of internet connectivity in rural and small town America. In order to educate our more than 150,000 members across the United States, President Huber interviewed Chairman Pai on Grange … Continue reading “Huber Interviews FCC Chairman Pai on Grange Radio”
Patrons Chain – October 2016
October Issue Inside the Issue: Food Safety and Security in Focus for Grange Op-Ed: Rural America Strong, Resilient, Inspiring Some Reflections Before I Go Come See the New Convention Showcase Some First Year Thoughts Ready to Make History, but Some Still in Need America’s Broken Budget Process National Grange Seeking Brief Stories, Photos Showing Grange … Continue reading “Patrons Chain – October 2016”
Convention Crier – Day 4
5 take new positions in national officer corps BY AUSTIN MILLER Communications Manager | Email: [email protected] Over the past few days, the National Grange delegate body has spent much of its time deliberating the election of the new National Grange Officers. A total of 15 positions were up for grabs this year. Four brand new … Continue reading “Convention Crier – Day 4”
Convention Crier – Day 2
National Master reaffirms Grange’s ag policies in speech BY JESSICA HORTON Pfizer Communications Fellow | Email: [email protected] On Tuesday, November 12th during the Opening Session of the 147th Annual Convention National Grange Master, Ed Luttrell delivered his sixth annual address. For the first time the Master’s Annual Address was broadcast via Live-Stream to a world-wide … Continue reading “Convention Crier – Day 2”
New intern has rich Grange heritage
Earlier this month, Sergei Riddell became the newest intern for the National Grange. His grandfather, Robert Frederick, was the Legislative Director for the National Grange for about 30 years. I had the chance to sit down with Sergei to talk a little about why he wanted to work at the Grange and what he hopes … Continue reading “New intern has rich Grange heritage”
The Need for Free and Open Spectrum Auctions
Congress can avert the spectrum crunch and ensure that American consumers and businesses realize the benefits of wireless broadband technology by approving spectrum auction legislation as part of the payroll tax extension package. The auctions would also generate billions of dollars of new federal revenue to help cut the deficit. Setting parameters for how the … Continue reading “The Need for Free and Open Spectrum Auctions”
