Report for America

A group of older people sit at rectangular tables with checkered table cloths. In the background a woman sits at an electric organ with lots of colorful lights.

In Rural Settings, Communities Step up to Help Aging Adults

By Cami Koons | September 28, 2023

For those aging in rural America, hospitals are distant, public transportation is scarce, isolation is likely and grocery stores and pharmacies are closing.

A white courthouse built in the Greek revival style. On top the building is a clock tower.

Rural Rebirth: More Than a Civil War Town in Lexington

By Cami Koons | September 20, 2023

History puts Lexington on the map. The community’s commitment to betterment holds it together and makes Lexington a place worth settling down in or visiting.

Farmworkers take a quick break in a field in southeastern Iowa.

Poor Regulatory Safeguards Leave Farmworkers Suffocating in the Face of Increasing Heat Waves

By Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest, Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media | September 4, 2023

A fifth of reported heat-related deaths are agricultural workers. Advocates are calling attention to the impact of climate change on this group from heat waves.

Two black cows stick their heads under a fence to eat out of a trough.

Who Regulates the Food We Eat?

By Cami Koons | August 31, 2023

There’s a fight brewing over who will regulate U.S. food — and who picks up the tab. Here’s what Kansas and Missouri producers think about the EATS Act.