Traducido al español por Sofia De La Espriella Tras la firma de Donald Trump de su “Big Beautiful Bill”, millones de estadounidenses podrían perder el acceso a Medicaid. Pero el golpe no se limita a la cobertura médica: los recortes también ponen en riesgo la...
From ER shutdowns to school raids, Arizona vets and families say federal cuts are putting lives at risk.
While the devastating wildfires in California earlier this year made national headlines, it is important to remember that Arizona is just as vulnerable. In 2024 alone, more than 2,000 wildfires burned nearly 300,000 acres in rural Arizona. Officials estimate that...
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, the Federal Trade Commission, and other state attorneys general say John Deere’s repair methods are hurting local farmers and ranchers.
About two years ago, tents started to show up in my neighborhood along the creek beds and in small stands of trees. Most only became visible when the leaves fell, exposing their orange rainflies and blue tarps. This increase in houselessness didn’t feel surprising...
It started in the back seat of my family’s Jeep Cherokee, the one with the broken AC and vinyl seats that stuck to my thighs in the late summer heat. After school we would wait, all the doors flung open, for my dad to get off work. My mother reading in the front...
Over the past four years, rural communities across the country have seen renewed investments and growth through landmark legislation passed by the Biden-Harris administration. As the mayor of Superior and a fourth-generation Superior resident, I am witnessing a...
Experts have warned that ending the Essential Air Service program, as Project 2025 sets out to do — and as Donald Trump tried to do during his first term — could lead to the closure of small town airports and higher flight prices, leaving rural communities disconnected from the rest of the United States.
In Arizona, the political landscape is as diverse as its geography. For too long, the voices of rural communities have not been prioritized in political discourse, and are overshadowed in statewide and national narratives. This is why I am excited to...
@coppercourier The Biden administration last week announced over $5 billion in new investments in rural communities across the country, as part of its effort to increase prosperity in all corners of the country. Speaking at an event in Minnesota last week where the...
