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Contributed/Pixabay via PexelsAs Congress eyes around $2.3 trillion in cuts to the Medicaid program, a new study from Georgetown University underscores the critical need it fills in rural America. -
Joseph Thomas Photography/Getty Images/iStockphoto/iStockphotoAfter traffic infractions like speeding and DWI, drug-free zone offenses were the most commonly charged crimes in Polk County between 2019 and 2023. -
As House Republicans put the Affordable Care Act in their crosshairs, advocates for Medicaid access highlight what a critical resource it is for rural communities. -
Dr. Matthew Hallanger, an emergency medicine physician at Sanford Health-Bemidji, discusses what he's seeing and how to prevent illness from spreading.
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Plus, a recent change to state law may help eliminate barriers to higher education for people in the justice system, and Minnesota North-Mesabi Range College in Virginia is planning an indoor Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
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Contributed/Minnesota House of RepresentativesHousing Finance and Policy Committee members Reps. Spencer Igo and Alicia "Liish" Kozlowski are driving bipartisan efforts to address the state’s housing challenges. -
Contributed/MnDOTZero visibility conditions are present on several highways in northwestern Minnesota. -
Contributed/LinkedInThe community is invited to the celebration, which will include keynote speaker, Keith Turner, Dean of Student Success, Equity, and Inclusion at Minnesota North College. -
Contributed/Bemidji High School Facebook pageThe Bemidji High School student is the only rural Northern Minnesota student to advance to state competition in debate this year, and she's also headed to a national event. -
Contributed/Jennifer Bevis via Daily YonderJennifer Bevis is the senior rural advocacy manager at the Blandin Foundation and sat down for the Q&A session with The Daily Yonder, a nonprofit rural news organization.
