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
These Researchers Study the Legacy of the Segregation Academies They Grew Up Around by Jennifer Berry Hawes and Mollie Simon, ProPublica
How artist Ashley Cecil explores feminine forms in relation to nature and humanity is amazing by Lindsay Fleuriet
Rural Educators Seek to Address Social Issues in the Classroom, Face Challenges in Implementation by Lane Wendell Fischer
An Illinois School District’s Reliance on Police to Ticket Students Is Discriminatory, Civil Rights Complaint Says by Jennifer Smith Richards
Postindustrial Books: Cleveland author Richey Piiparinen shares his Ohio childhood in an excerpt from his book “Octopus Hunting” by Richey Piiparinen
Rural schools look for ways to bring more multilingual education into the curriculum by Lane Wendell Fischer
Even When a Cop Is Killed With an Illegally Purchased Weapon, the Gun Store’s Name Is Kept Secret by Vernal Coleman, ProPublica
Three Questions: How a sci-fi novel producing duo in Atlanta grapples with creativity and compromise on the page by Berneta L. Haynes & Lornett Vestal
PI Perspective: The fate of the Palestinians, not protesters, is what’s really important by Carmen Gentile
OPINION: Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene is just the thing to unite a divided America by Jay Bookman
After losing a daughter to suicide, Smith family pushes for Ohio nurse staffing legislation by Nick Evans
View From The Front: Postindustrial contributor Nick Childers checks in from Ukraine by Postindustrial
Tennessee is ramping up penalties for student threats. Research shows that’s not the best way to keep schools safe by Aliyya Swaby, Propublica
