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Now Online: USDA Website on Opioid Crisis and Rural Areas
USDA launches website to help rural communities respond to opioid crisis.
Quality of Life
Co-ops Repair Winter Storm Damage
The worst winter winds since Superstorm Sandy have electric utility crews restoring power in the e
Economy & Trends
NRECA Urges Trump to Drop PMA, TVA Sale
Sell off the PMAs and TVA transmission assets? A non-starter, says NRECA.
Cooperative Development
Concern for Global Community
At NRECA International Luncheon, co-op CEO describes efforts to bring power to Guatemalan villages
Economy & Trends
Budget Proposal a Mixed Bag for Co-ops
Trump's FY19 budget proposal offers deep cuts in LIHEAP, REDLG and a selloff of PMA assets
Economy & Trends
Budget Deal Extends Energy Tax Credits
Budget deal has tax credits co-ops can use for carbon capture and storage, geothermal and nuclear.
Quality of Life
Electric Co-op Leader Takes Helm of RUS
A co-op veteran steeped in efficiency, ingenuity and rural roots takes the helm of USDA's RUS.
Quality of Life
Perdue Outlines Farm Bill Priorities
What could the Farm Bill do to facilitate electric co-ops and rural broadband?
Quality of Life
NRECA Welcomes Secretary Perdue’s Comments on the Farm Bill and Rural Economic Development
“We are pleased that Secretary Perdue recognizes the vital role of rural development in this yea
Quality of Life
Trump Task Force: Broadband Vital to Rural America
A White House task force report finds broadband key to lifting sagging economy in rural America.