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Showing posts with label federal legislation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label federal legislation. Show all posts
Monday, October 09, 2023

U.S. physician shortages expected to increase dramatically as older doctors retire or quit because of heavy workloads

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Lack of doctors will mean a sicker population. (Photo by J.C. Gellidon, Unsplash) U.S. physician shortages are expected to increase substant...
Friday, October 06, 2023

Few Americans know much about the First Amendment; survey shows only 3% can name all 5 protections

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In 2006, 22% of polled Americans could name all 5 Simpsons family members. (Image via NCC) Americans' understanding of the First Amendme...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Pandemic gave workers 2 weeks sick leave; now many are back to work with no paid leave and few options for care

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Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash For many American workers, the days of two weeks paid sick leave, mandated in the first year of the pandem...
Thursday, December 17, 2020

Unemployed Americans face benefits delay under relief bill; states demand money back for mistaken benefit payments

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Millions of Americans have lost their jobs because of the pandemic, but many are still getting inadequate unemployment benefits, and even if...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

House passes bipartisan bill to fund government through Dec. 11; deal includes expanded farm aid, food assistance

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In a 359-57 vote on Tuesday night, the House passed a bill to keep the government funded through Dec. 11, following a compromise on farm aid...
Monday, August 17, 2020

Controversial nominee pulled, but he will keep running BLM

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William "Perry" Pendley "The Trump administration withdrew the controversial nomination of William 'Perry' Pendley to...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

Poultry workers' unions sue USDA over line speed waivers

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"The union representing workers at chicken processing plants in six states sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, saying ...
Friday, July 24, 2020

Quick hits: Appalachian New Deal offered; rural homelessness could rise after federal pandemic aid runs out

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Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at hea...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Rural families struggle with finding child care

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Rural families are more likely to live in child-care deserts, meaning areas where demand for licensed child-care programs far outstrips loc...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Bill headed to Trump's desk would force FCC to do a better job collecting and publishing rural broadband data

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A bipartisan rural broadband bill has cleared the House and Senate and is on its way to President Trump's desk. The Broadband Deploymen...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Congress aims to curb surprise air ambulance bills

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Use of air ambulances has declined over the past decade, and prices for their runs have soared, so many customers are stuck with massive, u...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

New Yorkers offer bills to revamp, raise rural funding, create Rural Future Corps to send youth to rural areas, maybe stay

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who recently gave up her Democratic presidential bid, has introduced legislation meant to revamp and ...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Air ambulances offer rural residents iffy memberships

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Rural residents rely disproportionately on air ambulances to reach distant medical care in emergencies, but many have been hit with huge, ...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Explainer details history of background-check debate

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Gun control is the subject of increasing debate, especially the question of whether to expand background checks for people seeking to buy f...
Thursday, September 05, 2019

Horse trainer won top walking-horse prize despite imminent suspension for soring, a 'sad state of affairs,' activist says

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Rodney Dick riding I'm Mayhem (Shelbyville Times-Gazette photo by Gary Johnson)   The trainer and rider whose horse was named Ten...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Democrats seek to regain traction in rural areas, but are presidential candidates' proposals what rural voters want?

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Mindful of Hillary Clinton's failure to connect with rural America in 2016, the current crop of Democratic presidential hopefuls are ex...
Friday, July 26, 2019

House passes bill to protect Tennessee Walking Horses from harmful practices; Senate will have much say-so

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Photo by Esther Roberts The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would strengthen protections in the 1970 Horse Protect...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Overhaul of foster care, which will limit children's stays in group homes, may strain rural areas short of such homes

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A new federal law that overhauls the nation's system of care for foster children tightens rules on group-home placement. The homes say ...
Tuesday, July 02, 2019

Study that showed increasing air-ambulance charges may bolster Senate bill that cracks down on surprise medical bills

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In 2016, nationwide median charges for air ambulance services, which are used disproportionately in rural areas, were 4.1 to 9.5 times wha...
Thursday, May 02, 2019

Bill to use accumulated coal-tax revenue for Central Appalachia moving again in House, under Democrats

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U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky. A bill to bring more than $100 million to the Central Appalachian coalfield passed the House Committee on N...