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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, March 29, 2024
President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union speech Tuesday, presenting an upbeat vision of the country and focusing on his economic and regulatory successes that played well with his GOP base.
CoBank says it’s committing $7.5 million to a new private equity fund that will promote job growth and economic development through junior capital investments in agribusiness and other rural industries.
Many different political voices advocated for agriculture at this year's Iowa Land Investment Expo, held in Des Moines on Jan. 26, but it was hard to tell the Democrats from the Republicans on many issues.
President Trump will use his State of the Union address on Tuesday to make another push for his infrastructure plan, a key part of the speech’s theme of “building a safe, strong and proud America.”
Rural infrastructure projects would get 25 percent of the total amount of funding in President Trump’s infrastructure program, according to a leaked document.
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association is applauding recently introduced proposals from GOP members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee aimed at addressing broadband infrastructure challenges.
The Senate today voted to end the partial government shutdown, now in its third day. The vote on the procedural measure was 81-18, with Democrats joining Republicans to provide well more than the 60 vote super-majority needed.