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Rural development: Three views
From Daily Yonder, February
Last week three rural development practitioners testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee. The topic was “economic growth for rural America” and the Rural Development portion of the Farm Bill. We thought these three rural residents described three important sides of this story — how people decide to work on their communities; what rural development programs can do; and what is to become of federal rural development efforts.Read excerpts from their testimony >>
Conrad introduces rural water bill
Water Safety Bill Critical for Rural North Dakota Communities, Senator says
Washington – Senator Kent Conrad today introduced bipartisan legislation designed to ensure that families in America’s most rural communities enjoy the same safe and clean drinking water as families in more urban communities. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) is the lead co-sponsor of the legislation. Read more>>
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