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National Broadband Availability Map Now Includes 36 States and Four Federal Agencies

The NBAM recently added Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, and South Dakota to its growing roster of state participants.

Are Unemployment Benefits Really Causing a Labor Shortage?

The movers and shakers who think the unemployed are living high on the hog should have to make do on that income.

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. 

Childcare is replacing housing as the top reason California is unaffordable

One in three California households is struggling to make ends meet. And childcare, in particular, is pushing expenses over the edge.

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).

Washington State Removes All Barriers to Municipal Broadband

This critical leap forward in Washington drops the number of states with laws restricting community broadband to 17.

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.

Inventory of Unreclaimed Mine Land Grows More Dangerous and Expensive

A new study shows that the cost of abandoned mine cleanup might be as much as double the old estimation, reaching close to $26 billion. But the cleanup coffers meant to keep the environment and human health intact are almost empty.

As World Runs Short of Workers, a Boost for Wages—and Inflation

In the two largest economies, plunging birthrates and aging populations squeeze the labor supply

Air pollution from US meat production causes 16,000 deaths annually

“We spend a lot of time thinking about how the food we consume impacts our health, but the food we eat impacts other people’s as well,” said Nina Domingo, lead author of the new study.

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