Episode 47: Rural Progressives Are Having A Moment... And A Summit

Guest: Michelle Higgs - (D) Candidate for Indiana House District 60

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Michelle Higgs is a community leader, wife, mom of three, and a Martinsville High School alumna. She is Hoosier through and through and loves country roads and the smell of spring rain and fresh-cut grass. Motivated by her deep faith, she strives to build a community that honors the sacredness of all.

Rooted in Hoosier hospitality, Michelle decided to run to represent the people of House District 60 because she knows that when more of us can shape the decisions that impact our lives–whether at the Statehouse or in our workplace–we all do better.

https://scottaaronrogers.substack.com/p/we-are-here-we-exist-we-belong

https://www.startribune.com/beyond-his-flannel-shirt-and-camo-hat-tim-walz-has-made-his-mark-in-the-politics-of-fish-and-game/600966573

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/us/tim-walz-coach.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/tim-walz-midwestern-dad-kamala-harris-2024-8

https://www.motor1.com/news/729257/tim-walz-ford-repair/

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-politics-minnesota-state-government-timothy-walz-11c3b1d5269c929e442b979ff1bac73b

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/07/tim-walz-minnesota-trans-refuge-bill/

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/03/17/gov-signs-universal-school-meals-bill-into-law

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/house-passes-k-12-spending-package-that-includes-2-2-billion-education-boost/

https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/sPages/northstarpromise.cfm

https://www.kaaltv.com/news/approval-rates-for-minnesota-leaders/

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state.html

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/elections/2008/results/president/national-exit-polls.html?mod=article_inline

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/13/us/politics/the-white-working-class-vote.html?ref=multimedia

https://scottaaronrogers.substack.com/p/episode-44-wouldnt-you-like-to-be

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https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/rural-voters-democrats-biden/

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/white-rural-rage-criticism/677967/

Interview Citations:

Mourdock “inflict my opinion”: https://rollcall.com/2012/06/14/indiana-democrats-hit-richard-mourdock-with-first-spot/

School choice hurts rural areas: https://www.ncpecoalition.org/ruralvouchers

$1 School Law: https://indianacitizen.org/bargain-buildings-charter-school-dollar-law-may-have-new-life/

Todd Huston benefits from school privatization: https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/03/24/virtual-school-funding-increase-aids-house-speakers-client/

Cliff Effect: https://www.circlesusa.org/research/cliff-effect/

Evangelicals changed positions on abortion: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/10/abortion-history-right-white-evangelical-1970s-00031480

Phyllis Schlafly’s long-game: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/obituaries/phyllis-schlafly-conservative-leader-and-foe-of-era-dies-at-92.html

Institutional owners of single-family homes: https://nlihc.org/resource/gao-releases-report-institutional-investments-single-family-rental-housing

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