Items Tagged with 'American Rescue Plan Act'

California is racing forward in deploying broadband internet to unserved and underserved communities as it taps into an unprecedented level of state and federal investment.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $115 million in USDA funding will go to help expand independent meat processing capacity.

A coalition of agricultural groups is pleading with lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom for relief from the state’s COVID-19 paid sick leave requirements.

Former United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez will co-chair USDA's newly formed equity commission, part of an effort by the Biden administration to address historical discrimination at the department.

States are mapping out internet-limited areas and developing 5-year action plans as they prepare to distribute the most federal aid they've ever seen allocated for broadband expansion.

A handful of states are moving to expand rural broadband service by tapping some of the funding they received from Congress through the American Rescue Plan, the stimulus bill enacted in March.