USDA Rural Development Vital to Rural Towns, Faces Trump Administration Cuts

By The Moral Compass on March 25, 2025

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The Atlantic
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Long Lake's 600 residents must decide how to use it.

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Federal R&D funding boosts productivity for the whole economy − making big cuts to such government spending unwise
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For Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips,’ the devil is in the details
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AmeriCorps is on the chopping block – despite research showing that the national service agency is making a difference in local communities
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