A Georgia group is using some U.S. Department of Agriculture Housing Preservation Grant funding to help people stay in and better afford their homes, while also saving energy. It s one of more than 200 projects transforming rural housing, infrastructure and economic conditions with federal funds. .
(KOAM) - The Open Enrollment period for health insurance in the Marketplace is set to conclude on January 16, with over 100,000 uninsured individuals in Missouri.
Dozens of Microenterprise Development Organizations from 28 states, including Nebraska s Center for Rural Affairs, have signed a letter urging Congress to support the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Act. Kalee Olson, senior policy associate at the center, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture program has been included in the Farm Bill since 2008. .