Hacker News with Generative AI: Rural Development

USDA's Regional Food Business Centers Caught in Federal Funding Freeze (civileats.com)
The program, which supports business development for local and regional farms, has been put on ice since the Trump administration took office.
Agriculture, Government Funding, Food Industry, Rural Development, Policy
9 points by mooreds 9 days ago | 0 comments
Supreme Court takes up $8B phone and internet subsidy for rural areas (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power.
Law, Telecommunications, Government, Rural Development
36 points by voxadam 31 days ago | 69 comments
Birth Dearth and Local Population Decline (ssrn.com)
Local population decline has spread rapidly since 1970, with half of counties losing population between 2010 and 2020.
Demographics, Population Trends, Rural Development
3 points by paulpauper 150 days ago | 0 comments
14-Year-Old Casper Wind Farm Has Not Turned a Blade in at Least 3 Years (cowboystatedaily.com)
For the past 14 years they have loomed over the landscape of northeastern Casper, once the symbol of the county’s first step into green energy. Now some say they are just an eyesore.
Energy, Wind Farms, Wyoming, Environmental Issues, Rural Development
38 points by LinuxBender 156 days ago | 72 comments
Telephone Line Rural Outside Plant (cityinfrastructure.com)
Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Rural Development
209 points by Bluestein 236 days ago | 82 comments