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Why Communities Must Break Out of the Resource Trap

Resource-based communities rarely experience the prosperity their labor makes possible for others. Financially, over the long run, they are often some of the poorest places in North America. 

Bill To Spur High-Speed Broadband Projects In Rural Communities

A bill to remove barriers for communities seeking to use Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to develop high-speed broadband access was introduced in the House of Representatives today by Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (MO-06) and Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS).

Rural areas are looking for workers. They need broadband to get them.

As a manufacturer of asphalt paving equipment, Weiler is exactly the kind of business that benefits from the federal government increasing spending on roads and bridges. But when Patrick Weiler talks about infrastructure, the issue he raises has almost nothing to do with his company’s core business.

Montana leaders continue to fight against size increase for ‘metropolitan’ status

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is considering a change that would increase the size of a metropolitan statistical area from 50,000 residents to 100,000.

Booms in Idaho, Utah buck the curve of slowing U.S. growth

In Utah, births largely drove the fastest growth in the country over the past decade. In neighboring Idaho, newcomers from California and other states helped it capture the second spot.

WGA NEWS: Registration open for our virtual Annual Meeting in June; Governors share policy on energy development and healthcare; register for Western Prosperity Roundtable forum

Registration is open for the Western Governors’ Association 2021 Annual Meeting, which will be presented as a virtual event on June 30-July 1.

Are Red States in Denial About Improving Economic Prospects?

Many of them are more interested in pandering to hungry corporations than they are in making investments in their citizens.

White House Outlines Rural Infrastructure Investments within the American Jobs Plan

With its $2.7 trillion infrastructure package, the Biden administration plans to heavily invest in rural America, targeting “social infrastructure” alongside roads and bridges.

Communications Workers of America Launches Multi-State Effort to Regulate Broadband, Close Digital Divide

Legislation has already been introduced in California, Colorado and New York, and CWA is in active conversations with policymakers in state houses across the country about its model bill, the Broadband Resiliency, Public Safety and Quality Act.

Why universal childcare is the crucial infrastructure the economy needs

The U.S. lags behind many other countries in both paid leave and accessible childcare, and it’s costing women and hurting the economy.

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