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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Deserts for women’s health care services expand in rural NC counties
March 17, 2025
NC data shows labor and delivery and other women’s services reduced or eliminated at rural hospitals, with negative health implications.
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Concerns about brain cancer cases in Piatt County grow, but Illinois public health agency yet to investigate
March 17, 2025
For rural Illinois residents, accessing information about the occurrence of cancer in their area is difficult because cancer data are sometimes suppressed in rural areas due to concerns of confidentiality and small populations.
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How Oklahoma’s superintendent set off a holy war in classrooms
March 17, 2025
Even for the devout, Ryan Walters’ mandate requiring that public school students learn from the Bible goes too far.
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GOP Cuts to Medicaid Could Threaten Rural Hospitals
March 17, 2025
Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colorado, is a bedrock of the local community. But GOP cuts to Medicaid could threaten the financial viability of the center along with hospitals all across rural America.
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As birthing units continue to close, potential solutions emerge
March 16, 2025
Cross-training staff, incorporating more independent providers, and expanding training in rural areas are solutions proposed by providers and researchers.
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Nueva clínica ofrecerá atención médica y apoyo legal a migrantes en el oeste de Carolina del Norte
March 14, 2025
La clínica brindará atención médica y apoyo social a trabajadores agrícolas y latinos en Macon, sin importar su estatus migratorio, ampliando el acceso a servicios esenciales en la región.
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Judge rules federal job cuts ‘unlawful’
March 14, 2025
The Forest Service, Park Service and other agencies must immediately reinstate workers purged by Trump.
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How to combat misinformation and fact-check ICE sightings in Mendocino County
March 14, 2025
The California Values Act prohibits law enforcement and public institutions in the state from sharing information or coordinating with ICE agents on deportations.
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Wyomingites both fear and cheer EPA move to slash fossil fuel, climate regulations
March 13, 2025
EPA’s new direction on climate and fossil fuel initiatives has major implications in Wyoming, where the energy industry plays critical economic role.
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Vermont agriculture community reels from federal funding changes
March 13, 2025
“Farmers thrive on predictability,” said Anson Tebbetts, secretary of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. “But we’re not in that space right now. So I think everyone is taking it day to day.”
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A $250M investment will help this lithium mine get up and running. That’s bad news for these tribes.
March 13, 2025
Tribes have tried and failed to stop the project in court. A new report says it violates Indigenous rights.
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Farmland values lose steam after years of rapid growth
March 12, 2025
Institutional investors helped fuel soaring land values, but economic conditions are changing. From Kansas to Iowa, states that once saw double-digital farmland price increases are experiencing a cooling market.
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A surge in mental health care needs for uninsured Kansans could lead to cuts in services
March 12, 2025
Community health centers have to take patients regardless of ability to pay. More patients are coming in and many don’t have insurance that can cover the cost of care.
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Retired Doctors Step Up in the Face of a Rural Health Care Crisis
March 11, 2025
In some rural areas, a dearth of healthcare workers is drawing retired doctors back into the workforce — out of necessity, a sense of duty to their communities, or simply love of the job.
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The New Mexico Mom Growing Political Power From a Community Garden
March 10, 2025
Small-scale growers find ways to reduce food insecurity.
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