‘We will have rural America’s back,’ Walz tells farm crowd
Wearing a red and black plaid jacket and a "Minnesota Grown" ball cap, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appealed for rural votes on a farm in northwestern Pennsylvania on Tuesday. "We've got a plan for rural America that's specific," with initiatives to recruit more health care professionals, improve internet access, and bolster farm income, he said, while former president Donald Trump would disrupt the economy with high tariffs.
Tim Walz knows rural America. J.D. Vance, not so much.
In FERN's latest story, published with The New York Times, senior editor Ted Genoways unpacks the GOP's hollow embrace of rural America over the last quarter century and makes the case that Tim Walz can help Democrats win back some farm country voters.
Walz seeks to flip the script on Republicans in the heartland
In FERN’s latest story, in partnership with The New York Times, reporter Ted Genoways explains how Tim Walz, the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee, is taking the fight to Republicans in rural America.
Poll: ‘Walz is more country than Vance’
Americans generally find Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be more “authentic” than Ohio Sen. JD Vance, according to an Axios Vibes poll about the Democratic and Republican nominees for vice president released on Wednesday. And by 41 percent to 35 percent, they say Walz, the Democrat, understands the issues affecting rural and small-town America better than Vance, the Republican.
Where Trump would cut, Walz would boost land stewardship
The two largest U.S. soil, water and wildlife conservation programs aimed at working lands are targeted for enhancements in legislation sponsored by Minnesota Representative Tim Walz, a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee.
House Ag member Walz to run for governor of Minnesota
It's up or out for six-term Minnesota Rep. Tim Walz, a longtime member of the House Agriculture Committee. He's running for the Democratic nomination for governor, reports Minnesota Public Radio, in a race with three other announced candidates to succeed Gov. Mark Dayton, who is retiring.