Aug 23, 2018
From its very beginning, the Rural Counts advocacy program has been committed to taking its lead from the wisdom of local champions and Rural Center partners. After collaboratively developing our 10 strategies agenda in 2016, we spent a year on the road hosting...
Aug 23, 2018
Short Session in Short The General Assembly convened in May (May 16) with a focus on revising the state budget for the upcoming state fiscal year (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019). The budget the legislature enacted was vetoed by Governor Cooper, but his veto was...
Apr 23, 2018
Last spring, Patrick Woodie and John Coggin set out on a quest: visit each of the 80 counties served by the Rural Center and meet with community leaders – elected officials, business leaders, health care workers, educators, and civic champions – to hear...
Apr 20, 2018
2018 Farm Bill Reauthorization April 20 The current Farm Bill (Public Law 113-79) expires September 30, 2018. The measure authorizes various commodity, trade, rural development, agricultural research, and food and nutrition programs. Some programs are assured...
Mar 20, 2018
If you live in rural North Carolina, you know that maintaining and improving our water and wastewater systems are critical needs for our communities. That’s why the Rural Center’s 10 Rural Counts strategies for economic development identifies accelerating...
