The U.S. government has at least 15 different official definitions of the word “rural,” including 11 at the Agriculture Department alone. These definitions apply to different programs, often ...

LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - Understanding the unique challenges faced by people living and working in Michigan's rural communities was the focus of a virtual round table Friday with Governor Gretchen ...

John Ligon worked on dynamic economic modeling of federal public policy as a senior policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation. The Rural Housing Service (RHS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

A large pending wage bill for rural employment and stretched deadlines for building rural roads and houses are the principal issues that the Department of Rural Development faces as the government ...