Dec 31, 2024 · At the Prospect, Janie wrote about the difficulty of running for office without personal wealth, state efforts to reform predatory lending, the potential of Black congregations to play a role in climate justice, and more.. Like the rest of the Yonder staff, Janie worked remotely. She was a quiet but regular presence in our frequent newsroom online huddles.

5 days ago · State legislatures nationwide, including several in the South, are spending millions to improve rural health outcomes and access. For years, though, most Southern states have refused billions of federal dollars to provide public health insurance to more low-income adults.

Jan 22, 2025 · The 2024 year-end video begins with the firm’s real-life executives play-acting shock at the poor reception of the previous year’s video. They brainstorm ways to improve it with different reality TV alternatives, spoofing Real Housewives, the Bachelor, and more (to hilarious effect!) before landing on the perfect follow-up to last …

Jan 28, 2025 · Medicaid – our nation’s health care insurer for the most vulnerable people in society — is at the top of the list for cuts to generate revenue that Republicans are looking for to finance among other things, extending tax cuts which will disproportionately benefit the wealthy.

Jan 28, 2025 · This story was originally published by Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Center for Children and Families. Medicaid is the backbone of many aspects of our health care system including paying for the majority of nursing home residents, covering 40 to 50 percent of children and births depending on where you live, people with […]

Jan 30, 2025 · Rural podcast alerts! Rural Remix is a podcast feed that cuts through rural stereotypes and misconceptions. Subscribe for early access to new series updates and new episodes alerts.

Jan 2, 2025 · When Karen Sicner and her husband John made the decision to relocate from metro Atlanta to build a new home on a two-acre homesite in rural Sylva, North Carolina, moving closer to their daughter and her family in Tennessee was a major factor.

Dec 3, 2021 · “He asked me to roll down the window on my right-hand side of my truck and I done what he asked,” Derenberger said during the interview. “And this man stood there and he first asked me what I was called and I know he meant my name and I told him my name and he asked me, he said, ‘Why are you frightened?’ he said, ‘Don’t be frightened, we wish you no harm,’ he said, ‘We mean ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Dry January kicked off this year with an advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General about the carcinogenic risks of alcohol consumption. UK advocacy organization Alcohol Concern launched the first Dry January in 2014 to encourage people to discuss and reconsider their alcohol habitats. Many Americans now participate in the British-born trend.

Jan 30, 2025 · Rural podcast alerts! Rural Remix is a podcast feed that cuts through rural stereotypes and misconceptions. Subscribe for early access to new series updates and new episodes alerts.