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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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What Would a Harris Presidency Mean for Rural America?
July 24, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris doesn’t have much of a rural background, but her work with the Biden Administration demonstrates significant rural investments.
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Rural Student Qualifications Don’t Align with Local Job Markets
July 18, 2024
In rural regions like Kentucky Coal Country, a “Great Misalignment” poses challenges for rural students looking for employment — and for rural employers looking for a qualified workforce.
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Survey: Affordable Child Care a Problem in Rural America
July 16, 2024
New study shows that affordability and access to high-quality child care are increasingly problems for employers and employees.
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Report: Rural America Produces Greenhouse Gasses on Behalf of Urban and Suburban Areas
May 31, 2024
While disproportionate numbers of rural residents, especially low-income and communities of color, are exposed to unhealthy greenhouse emissions, a majority of goods produced in the process are headed to cities and suburbs.
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Rural Coloradans’ Show Strong Support for Abortion-Rights Constitutional Amendment
May 28, 2024
Initiative 89, aiming to protect abortion rights in Colorado by including it in the state’s constitution, made it on the 2024 general election ballot. If passed, the initiative will also allow for public health insurance coverage of the procedure.
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Rural Schools Look for Ways to Bring More Multilingual Education into the Curriculum
May 22, 2024
In order to provide the most educational opportunities, rural schools are implementing a variety of strategies to accommodate the needs of bilingual students. But teachers shortages and funding are among the biggest challenges.
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Republicans Double Down on School Vouchers by Taking Fight to Rural Members of Their Own Party
May 08, 2024
For years, rural Republican state legislators have bucked the party’s support for funneling public funds into private schools through education vouchers. Now Republican leaders are ramping up pressure on these holdouts.
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Q&A: Can the Farm Bill Promote Racial Justice?
April 05, 2024
Researchers at American University say it’s an avenue for reversing decades of discrimination against farmers of color.
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Rural Population Grows for Second Consecutive Year
April 02, 2024
The Census’ most recent population estimates covering 2023 shows that rural counties gained population, primarily in counties that are close to metropolitan areas.
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A Rare Printing Press, a Community Art Space, a Small Town Where Creativity Thrives
March 19, 2024
In Mancos, Colorado, the discovery of a rare Cranston printing press sparked the creation of a community art space, illustrating the potential of rural places as artistic and creative hubs.
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Q&A: Is Meth Really a Rural Problem?
March 15, 2024
Published in collaboration with The Conversation, an interview with Anthropologist William Garriott on hillbilly stereotypes and the truth about urban and suburban methamphetamine use.
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Trump Wins Michigan with Slightly Greater Support in Rural Areas and Suburbs
February 28, 2024
Donald Trump’s victory in Michigan echoed some of the themes from his South Carolina win – strong rural support, coupled with popularity among voters in suburbs and small metropolitan areas.
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For Good or Bad, Norman Lear Helped Erase Rural America from TV
February 22, 2024
The white-hot popularity of Lear’s “All in the Family” 53 years ago gave CBS Television leverage to purge a host of rural-based sitcoms that were “permanently in the past even when they were contemporary.”
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Iowa Researcher Proposes Subsidies to Bring Cardiac Care to Rural Areas
February 19, 2024
Instead of relocating cardiology specialists to rural areas, research suggests that a well calculated subsidy for travel could sustain right levels of care despite dropping numbers of cardiologists around the country.
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With Limited Resources, One Small Town Plans for Climate Change
February 14, 2024
Among rural communities, Grants Pass, Oregon, has notched an unlikely win: a sustainability plan. But lack of dedicated staff and resources to secure federal grant funds threaten its success.
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