News outlets run by colleges and high schools provide valuable job training, but could be forced to close next year.
Prop 314 serves as a painful reminder to those who lived through the state’s “show me your papers” era of unchecked aggression against immigrant families.
Over the past four years, rural communities across the country have seen renewed investments and growth through landmark legislation passed by the Biden-Harris administration. As the mayor of Superior and a fourth-generation Superior resident, I am witnessing a...
In Arizona, the political landscape is as diverse as its geography. For too long, the voices of rural communities have not been prioritized in political discourse, and are overshadowed in statewide and national narratives. This is why I am excited to...
The USDA grants to help Arizona farms and ranches are part of a $163 million investment from the Biden-Harris administration.
@coppercourier The Biden administration last week announced over $5 billion in new investments in rural communities across the country, as part of its effort to increase prosperity in all corners of the country. Speaking at an event in Minnesota last week where the...
Nearly $17 million will be used to provide high-speed internet to 4,126 people, 58 businesses, two farms, and 14 educational facilities in Gila, Graham, and Pinal counties.
While certain federal benefits won’t be impacted, a government shutdown would affect a number of other benefits that rural communities rely on, such as food and housing assistance.
A new report outlines rural policy recommendations focused on four major tenets: protecting people’s freedom to live and work safely; investing in infrastructure; reining in corporate greed and protecting workers, small businesses, and family farmers; and creating opportunities for a better future.
Participants of the 2023 Rural Policy Action Summit spoke about how to expand resources for those in rural communities, among other topics.
