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Government & Politics

GOP cuts to Medicaid could threaten rural hospitals

Kody Kinsley, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, giving a testimony during a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee meeting on Medicaid in Washington, D.C..

Government & Politics

2025 farm bill: Advocates prioritize anti-hunger policies while Republicans push budget cuts

A man shops at a grocery store in downtown Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Business & Economy

Which state leads the nation in Christmas tree production?

Two men hauling a Christmas tree.

Autos & Transportation

Data shows rural disparities in traffic deaths

A rural intersection in Texas with a stop sign and a blue sky in the background.

Social Issues

The South was the center of rural population growth last year

A U-Haul truck is at the center of a Texas state map illustrated in red background with an overlay of a rural places collage.

Social Issues

Rural Americans were less likely to enroll in a federal broadband assistance program. Now it's too late to sign up

Earth digger used to dig down cables for broadband connection in rural area

News

Rural jobs grew a percentage point in September, but the longer-term trend is still a problem

roadside "now hiring" sign

Social Issues

Rural people don't practice religion more than their urban counterparts, survey shows

A rural church

News

Disaffiliation votes over homosexuality doctrine hold special risks for rural United Methodist churches

A small white wood-paneled church in a rural field beside a graveyard