Weak power supply limits the impact of AI in rural areas. Long power outages stop work, slow learning and delay health checks ...

Madison Parish, La., School Superintendent Charlie Butler Jr. estimates his students have been forced to have 10 days of virtual school this year and additional half days — not because of COVID or ...

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Despite corporate narratives of jobs and prosperity, the booming factory farm industry is devastating rural economies and communities. Despite corporate narratives of jobs and prosperity, the booming ...

Efforts in Barton County may offer a blueprint for solving a housing shortage across Kansas. The county commission has tapped economic development funds and other resources to help housing ...

Eight rural communities in Michigan are getting help from the USDA to fix water infrastructure problems - like sewage contamination, aging pipes, and flooding. Joe Suma is the Drain Commissioner for ...

The Trump administration canceled billions of dollars in disaster preparedness grants. This mobile home park in Rising Sun, Md., has flooded repeatedly, and the local government was relying on federal ...

Across rural America, health care entities are struggling to keep their doors open. From small-town pharmacies to local clinics, rural health care is under unprecedented strain. At its core, this ...

In many cases, the key to housing problems in rural communities could be the already existing stock. Strategies on how to tap into that resource is often the missing puzzle piece to a solution. Rural ...

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What contributes to rural livability in the US? It depends on who you are and what you want from your community.