Neighbors helping neighbors takes many forms in Western North Carolina by Sarah Melotte, The Daily Yonder
Trump ramps up personal attacks on Harris during Erie rally, and says he ‘hated’ paying overtime by Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
How North Carolina made its hospitals do something about medical debt by Noam N. Levey and and Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer Illustration by Oona Zenda
Did a Georgia hospital break federal law when it failed to save Amber Thurman? A Senate committee chair wants answers by Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica
Georgia senator seeds fortunes of state’s Black farmers as gridlock stalls federal farm bill by Chaya Tong, Georgia Recorder
Harris speaks on earning Black men’s votes, abortion rights and gun control in Philly interview by Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Georgia’s top GOP lawmaker seeks tougher action against students who make threats. But it may not make schools safer by Aliyya Swaby, Propublica
Good Question: Does campaigning in rural America actually work for Democrats? by Claire Carlson, The Daily Yonder
Trump and Harris to meet in long-anticipated debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia by Ashley Murray, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
As record heat sweeps the US, some must choose between food and energy bills by Melba Newsome, KFF Health News
Postindustrial hears from the Georgia candidate taking on Marjorie Taylor Greene by Postindustrial Staff
As election nears, Michigan, other states confront intimidation of clerks by Peggy Dodd, Pierce Gentry, Shelby Rickert, & Olivia Talkington
Harris and Biden campaign in Pittsburgh as presidential race enters the home stretch by Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Michigan plots “drone zone” to test package delivery tech of the future by Paula Gardner, Bridge Michigan
Cornel West is relying on right-wing lawyers to advance his left-wing presidential campaign by Jon King, Michigan Advance
Safeguarding America’s electoral integrity – not to mention Democracy – is popular again! by Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, former US Rep. Melissa Hart, former US Rep. Jim Gerlach, and former Pennsylvania House Speaker Keith McCall
A 10-year-old pointed a finger gun. The principal kicked him out of his Tennessee school for a year by Aliyya Swaby, Propublica
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro energizes the DNC with a call for “freedom” by Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Democrats trying to reverse election losses in rural America urge focus on economy by Jacob Fischler, Kentucky Lantern
Inside the political fight to build a rural Georgia hospital by Andy Miller, Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News
The rural Americans too poor for federal flood protections by Claire Carlson and Elizabeth Miller / The Daily Yonder, Climate Central
In rural Tennessee, domestic violence victims face barriers to getting justice. One county has transformed its approach by Paige Pfleger, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio
The politics holding back Medicaid expansion in some southern states by Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom
In West Virginia, banning certain addict services makes drug users suspicious by Caity Coyne, West Virginia Watch
Enviros cheer Michigan Supreme Court upholding tighter permitting rules for factory farms by Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance
On Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan
Federal law thwarted Chicago’s attempt to sue gun makers. But now it has a new strategy by Vernal Coleman, ProPublica
Come On. He’s Interested: Pennsylvania governor declines to say whether he wants to be Harris’ running mate by Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
J.D. Vance, Trump’s VP Pick, Says Media Twisted His Remarks on Abortion and Domestic Violence by Maya Ramirez Uribe, Politifact
Failed attempt on Trump’s life could be a kill shot for the nation if we’re not careful by Carmen Gentile