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Advocates Hope New Mexico Bill Offers National Model For Frontier Equity
Recently passed legislation establishes a new ombudsperson role for bringing the perspectives and needs of rural communities into the state's policy- and grant-making processes.
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Rural Employment Grew in May, but Fewer People Are Seeking Jobs
The nation is nearly back to pre-pandemic employment levels. But rural workers are leaving the labor market at a faster pace than urban ones.
Commentary: USDA Seeks Comments on Advancing Racial Justice and Equity
How can USDA programs help more of us achieve the American dream? You have until July 15 to share your thoughts.
Will Biden Deliver for Rural America? The Promise of the American Rescue Plan
The federal relief package from the Biden administration is a reminder that rural development and recovery are tied to the priorities outlined at the highest levels of power.
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American Families Plan Will Help Lift Rural America Out of Poverty, White House Says
The federal funding package would invest in rural education, child care, offer paid family leave, and cut taxes for families and workers.
Tracing the Divide: Urban and Rural Voting Preferences Started to Diverge in the 1970s
When we group counties by how rural or urban they are, we see voting patterns that go back a half century.
Alabama’s Solution to Its Prison Problem Is More Prisons
Building "shiny new cages" is not going to resolve a Department of Justice lawsuit against the state's penal system, says an opponent of proposed privately-built prisons.
Commentary: Democrats Could Win Rural Votes Thanks to President Biden’s Pro-Rural Agenda. But There’s More Work To Be Done.
The 2021 Rural Policy Action Report from organizers across the diverse rural spectrum sets bold policy goals and challenges the current administration to act now.
Biden’s First Budget Proposal Recognizes Some Rural Needs
The president's first budget proposal, separate from his infrastructure plan, addresses rural housing, e-connectivity, and economic development.
Commentary: Rural Americans Need to See Themselves as Part of America’s Diversity
Rural people aren’t adequately represented in the institutions that define and govern the nation. To correct this, we can work with other people who are overlooked.
Congress Fixed an Old Bill Threatening Fiscal Health of Rural Clinics
A legislative glitch from 2020 Covid-19 relief package put many of the rural clinics at risk of deepening their fiscal distress. Newly passed legislation aims to fix that.
Too Poor to Protect: When Cost-Benefit Analysis Leaves Towns to “Wash Away”
For decades, many communities were deemed too poor for federal flood protection. Now a new section of the federal water law could help them.
Commentary: Can Democrats Compete Again in Rural Missouri?
The former head of rural outreach for the Democratic Party in Missouri plans to initiate her own strategy for attracting rural voters.
Can the Power of Storytelling Unify a Divided America?
And what do Star Wars, Dolly Parton, and Jackbox Games have to do with it? Listen to the latest episode of our new podcast, Everywhere Radio, to find out.
Insurrection Arrestees Are Proportionately Distributed Across Metropolitan and Rural Areas
Rural residents are no more likely to have been arrested in connection with the January invasion of the Capitol than residents of any other part of America.
‘Investing in All of America’s Places’ — Rural Nonprofit Leaders Respond to American Jobs Plan
President Biden’s $2 trillion plan includes funding for rural water and sewage treatment facilities, housing, land restoration, clean energy, and more.
Research: Big-City Approaches to Legal Aid Don’t Work in Rural Settings
Low-income rural Americans aren’t getting equal access to justice because too many legal-aid programs are designed as if they are serving big cities, a new study says.
NY Senate Ag Hearing: Ag Law Attorney Shares Her Concerns for Family Dairy Farms
Lorraine Lewandrowski, agricultural law attorney, used her time during the hearing to advocate more investment in the state's dairy industry and agriculture at large by forging relationships between farmers and urban hubs like New York City.
Families Say Athletic Bans Would Exact Toll on Rural Transgender Youth
Advocates and some researchers say barring transgender kids from school sports can create social isolation—a problem that is particularly acute in rural America.
Commentary: Nominee for HHS Post Has the Experience to Transform Rural Healthcare
As Pennsylvania’s secretary of health, Dr. Rachel Levine helped enact a new system for stabilizing revenue for rural hospitals. She’s the right person to serve as assistant secretary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
Confronting Divisions in America, Two Organizations Work Toward Unity
‘Unity’ is a buzzword right now, but organizations like Urban Rural Action and Unify America are working on ways to make it more than just a catchphrase.
Analysis: Redefining Nonmetro Counties Could Affect Rural Identity, Development, and Federal Funding
The impact of the proposed change is so little understood that the Office of Management and Budget should take a much closer look before deciding, according to an analysis from the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution.
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