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More than 60 rural leaders, including advocates from Wisconsin, met in Des Moines, Iowa, at the Rural Policy Action Summit to share solutions and speak out about urgent needs in rural communities

A national coalition says despite progress, more moves are needed to help small towns thrive

Rural advocates from around the U.S. recently gathered to lay out policy priorities at the state and federal levels in hopes of making smaller communities better

Rural emergency departments statewide are finding it harder and harder to respond to calls

A coalition of Michigan advocacy groups wants Congress to permanently renew the enhanced Child Tax Credit in its 2023 federal budget.

The new CHIPS Act, aimed at boosting semiconductor manufacturing, includes a program that could be a boon for rural communities in Michigan. The RECOMPETE pilot program provides $1 billion in grants for struggling rural communities.

The nonpartisan organization Secure Democracy USA recently released a report about how ongoing debates about voting and election-related legislation could impact rural voters.

The U.S. Census Bureau is changing the definition of an urban area.

Better and faster broadband access, childcare support, and getting a fair share of state and federal resources. These are things people in the Northwoods…

Rural America isn’t dying. That’s the message sociologist Ben Winchester is sharing with Vilas County this week.Winchester has been studying rural America…