Rural Success Story

Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund successful in appellate court appeal to intervene in debt relief litigation

With the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund now able to join the USDA as co-defendants in one of several ongoing lawsuits against the...

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau renews commitment to rural issues

Focusing initially on rural banking deserts, discriminatory and predatory agricultural credit, and manufactured housing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched a an new...

American Rescue Plan delivering much-needed support to rural Minnesota counties

Nick Frentz, DFL-North Mankato, represents District 19, including St. Peter and the rest of Nicollet County, as a Democrat in the Minnesota Senate. Last week,...

Rep. Axne (D-IA) salutes American Rescue Plan on first anniversary

Rep. Cindy Axne of West Des Moines represents Iowa’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Recently, Rep. Axne wrote an opinion...

Patty Judge: ARPA has helped rural Iowans

Patty Judge is the former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, and has also served as the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and in the Iowa State...