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New Survey: Survey Sheds Light On Why Rural Communities Are In Decline

July 22, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – A new statewide poll conducted by the National Landowners Federation Action Fund (NLFAF) reveals growing concern among Oklahoma voters about the future of rural communities, highlighting economic hardship, underfunded schools, and limited access…

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs into law rural health care, medical residency expansion proposal

May 28, 2025

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday her legislative proposal to increase physician training options and rural health care accessibility, a step she said will help ease burdens on rural hospitals and increase patients’…

Texas House passes $1 billion-per-year water project bill

May 26, 2025

In a vote of 143 to 3, the Texas House approved Senate Bill 7, the partner bill to a constitutional amendment planned to pump in a billion dollars a year for the next decade into…

Missouri to ban water exports

May 23, 2025

On May 20, the Missouri state legislature passed a bill, Senate Bill 82, that would make it illegal to export any water from the state without a permit. Lawmakers talked about water scarcity in the…

House Agriculture Committee Advances Legislation with Key NCBA Priorities

May 15, 2025

WASHINGTON (May 14, 2025) – Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed their initial reconciliation bill, which contains several NCBA supported provisions that strengthen our defense against foreign animal disease and support producers who have lost cattle…

Oklahoma bill seeks balance between wind energy development and property owner rights

March 6, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY- (KOKH) — A bill now heading to the Oklahoma Senate is trying to bring more regulation to wind turbines in the state. "At the current time, 47% of the power generated or used when…

Oklahoma Senate committee advances bill to combat rising deed theft fraud

February 14, 2025

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — The Oklahoma Senate Local and County Government Committee has approved legislation aimed at preventing deed theft, a rising form of fraud that leaves homeowners vulnerable to financial devastation. Senate Bill 961, authored…