Jan 08 WATCH: Trump says tax overhaul will help farmers By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is hailing the Republican tax overhaul law during a pitch to rural America at a meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Continue reading
Oct 26 2.1 million Americans use water wells with hazardous levels of arsenic, USGS estimates By Nsikan Akpan While arsenic is an ancient health threat, this analysis offers one of the first nationwide appraisals for the groundwater contaminant and spotlights regulatory gaps in the nation’s water infrastructure. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 8:47 Can helping high-risk patients with basic needs reduce costly care in rural areas? By Jackie Judd, Jason Kane While lawmakers spar over the future of health care, pilot projects on the ground are focusing on how to improve the lives of low-income patients. Special correspondent Jackie Judd reports on one such program in Montana, where health care players… Continue watching
Apr 28 Rising numbers of rural youth are unemployed and out of school, and it’s costing all of us By Tim Henderson, Stateline 4.9 million young Americans nationwide are disconnected-- unemployed and not in school. The rate of disconnected youth has soared in rural areas, costing taxpayers as much as $93 billion dollars annually. Continue reading
Apr 14 In remote Idaho, a tiny medical center charts a path for stressed rural hospitals By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Not so long ago, providing high-level care seemed impossible at Lost Rivers Medical Center. Now, the rural facility is innovating faster than many urban hospitals in Idaho. Continue reading
Mar 28 Analysis: Many rural millennials are alienated from politics By Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg and Felicia Sullivan for The Conversation Like older voters, young ones were divided by the 2016 presidential election. A recent study of millennial voters by Tufts University found that young people had starkly different opinions about politics and civic institutions based on race,… Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 4:47 Investigations reveal startling scope of lead in drinking water By PBS News Hour On Tuesday, Michigan’s attorney general filed new criminal charges in Flint’s lead contamination case. But Flint is not alone. Reports from both USA Today and Reuters find that lead contamination is widespread, affecting some millions of Americans, usually in rural… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 10:37 Small towns join forces to bridge the digital divide By PBS News Hour While cable companies provide internet services for the majority of Americans in urban areas, many rural residents have been left on the dark side of the digital divide. According to a report by the Federal Communications Commission, 34 million Americans… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 8:02 Has despair led to a stunning hike in mortality rates for some Americans? By PBS News Hour While U.S. death rates have been declining steadily over the past few decades, a study this week found that the trend does not apply to some middle-aged white Americans. Causes behind the reversal included suicide, liver diseases and drug overdoses. Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Stimulus Money Plows Through Tractor Country Ray Suarez speaks with Dante Chinni of the Patchwork Nation project about tracking federal stimulus money as it is dispersed through America. Continue watching