Many local officials in rural areas oppose school vouchers. Some state lawmakers from those areas back Gov. Bill Lee's plan.

My party affiliation meant I had an uphill climb, but I'm grateful to the Iowans I met while campaigning, writes Thomas R.

The e-commerce giant has extended its reach into smaller markets and rural areas, a move that has significant economic ...

Families of rural Iowans with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia face a crucial lack of mental health services and advocates are meeting with some rural residents today to assess their ...

For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court. The state appellate judge from rural ...

While it’s true that most rural counties are majority white ... teachers are unprepared to connect with their backgrounds. State and federal education funding is another example of rural ...

Garbage, apparently, isn’t what it used to be. Last week someone in a luxury van trolled my street, rifling the stretch of ...

Wyoming, a largely rural state, is an example. The state is receiving less per capita in federal discretionary grants than most other states, and those grants are reaching relatively few communities.

According to data from the Department of Community Health presented Wednesday, 6,514 people are currently enrolled in the Pathways program out of 246,365 estimated to be eligible. If Georgia were to ...

As the world is transitioning from high carbon energy sources to “cleaner, greener” energy sources, it is important that ...

Rural counties in Tennessee struggle to make safety upgrades. "The money we received from the state, we have been able ... pieces but the piece that is most powerful is children being able to ...