Annie Contractor

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Shanai Matteson: Building Community Power Through Culture

In Aitkin County Minnesota, in a tiny blip of a town called Palisade, population 167, is a local artist named Shanai Matteson keeping a pot of soup simmering. It's community night, and though she never officially called it a potluck, her neighbors always bring dishes to share. This monthly gathering has become something people look forward to, a small but vital spark of connection in a community that's weathered its share of storms.

RuralProgress Celebrates $1.5 Billion in Out-of-Pocket Medical Savings Set to Benefit Rural Americans

Biden-Harris Administration Wins Again for Rural Communities of Color Today the Biden-Harris administration announced the results of the first Medicare drug price negotiations with drugmakers....