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50 facts about food insecurity in America

SNAP reliance and benefits by state

A 'SNAP welcomed here' sign at the entrance of a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon.

Limited hospital access disproportionately harms people incarcerated in rural areas

Close up of a single strand of barbed wire above a fence with a correctional facility in the background.

The Supreme Court is more interested in Second Amendment cases than ever before

U.S. Supreme Court Police direct visitors from behind security barriers in front of court building, which is obscured in construction scaffolding, on the first day of the Court’s new term on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.

States hope to use rural health money to keep doctors, combat chronic disease

A high school student getting his blood pressure checked at a mobile medical clinic in Terre Haute South High School, Indiana.

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Caretaking demands often put working women at a financial and workplace disadvantage. Can gig work and the care economy help?

Mom with a baby drinking coffee while working at home with a laptop

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The food on your table, brought to you by prison labor

Louisiana State Penitentiary prison farm, also known as "Angola"

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The most congested freight corridors

Illustration with an eighteen wheel truck over an aerial view of a congested highway.

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Facial recognition, biometrics largely accepted in tech, but some remain wary of certain uses

A woman scans face using facial recognition system on smartphone.

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Big-rig parking shortage across the US spells juggernaut problems

Colorful big rig semi trucks with semi trailers parked closely in a lot.

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Changes in child tax credit would have outsized impact on rural children

school bus picks up on rural road route

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San Francisco's burning question: Are we ready for Waymo Google cars?

Waymo self driving car performing tests on a street

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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

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America's biggest universal basic mobility experiment is taking place in L.A.

LA Metro E line train pulls into Boyle Heights with Downtown LA in the background

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Population growth is greatest in these US states

illustration of shape of USA map made up of figures of people