As part of the Rural Broadband Policy Group, Main Street Project signed onto a letter from 18 organizations sent to the FCC this week. Click here to view a copy of the letter and see a full list of endorsers. Or read the following summary written by Edyael Casaperala from the Center for Rural Strategies, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Rural Communities’
Rural Broadband Policy Group sends a message to the FCC
Posted in Broadband, FCC, Internet for Everyone, Media Justice, tagged Broadband, digital justice, FCC, Media Justice, Rural Communities on December 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Rural America a winner in Health Insurance Reform
Posted in Health Care, tagged Health Care Reform, Rural Communities on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No doubt about it, rural America is going to get a boost from the health insurance reform measures passed by Congress over the weekend. Regardless of what happens to the additional changes proposed by the House, the basic framework is now the law of the land and begins to move health care in a new [...]
Rural issues missing from health care reform debate
Posted in Health Care, tagged Health Care, Health Care Reform, Rural Communities on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our friend John Roberts with the Nebraska Rural Health Association says: “You can expand insurance coverage, but if you don’t have the personnel it won’t mean anything.” That seems like an obvious point, yet it’s one that has gone unmentioned by most policymakers now arguing over health reform. In fact, few of the many challenges [...]
Communities Call for an End to ICE Enforcement Operations
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elections, ICE Raids, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Rights, Latin@s, Presidential Candidates, Rural Communities, Voters on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Amalia Anderson Today, the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted a national community briefing on the impact of immigration raids, and a call for the suspension of detentions and deportations. Six organizations from across the country joined the call, including the Main Street Project. National media was able to hear short presentations [...]
