Dec 12, 2024 · Project 2025 proposes “an end to SBA direct lending,” which is only ever offered to communities after a natural disaster, according to the Center for American Progress.. Whether Trump will follow the Project 2025 recommendations, which were written by the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, has been widely debated by pundits.

3 days ago · State legislatures nationwide, including several in the South, are spending millions to improve rural health outcomes and access. For years, though, most Southern states have refused billions of federal dollars to provide public health insurance to more low-income adults.

Jan 3, 2025 · Rural Remix is a podcast feed that cuts through rural stereotypes and misconceptions. Subscribe for early access to new series updates and new episodes alerts.

The goal of this series is to tell the stories of people in recovery court in their own words.As part of that mission, we’re publishing full-length interviews with the people you’ve heard throughout the series.

Rural communities help feed, clothe, and fuel the world. From the farm bill to the farmstead, we've got the latest agriculture news.

Jan 2, 2025 · When Karen Sicner and her husband John made the decision to relocate from metro Atlanta to build a new home on a two-acre homesite in rural Sylva, North Carolina, moving closer to their daughter and her family in Tennessee was a major factor.

The Daily Yonder is the only nationwide newsroom that provides original news reporting and analysis for and about rural America.

Sep 5, 2024 · A booming pandemic recovery has buoyed rural counties that historically lagged behind national economic and population growth, but though these gains occurred under a Democratic administration, they are unlikely to swing red states to blue in November, a recent analysis from the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) found.. The economic analysis looked at just under 1,000 counties that experienced ...

The rural town of Grants Pass, Oregon, seeks to implement a law making it illegal to sleep in public spaces. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether such a law would violate the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

Dec 19, 2024 · As the country continues to struggle with the opioid epidemic, innovations in treatment and legal processes are critical. In a three-part series published last year, reporter Sara June Jo-Sæbo took readers to the small town of Galax, Virginia, where the circuit court offers a one-of-a-kind fitness program attached to their drug recovery court.. Now, in a special episode of Rural Remix, she ...