Flora & Fauna: Sentinel gardens; bats do good work; beavers saving ecosystems; firefly delights; seashore reporting - Entrepreneur Generations

Sentinel gardens help save North American trees. (Photo by  Sophia Simoes, Unsplash) Planting "sentinel gardens" in different plac...

In N.C., the $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program won't eliminate health care deserts - Entrepreneur Generations

North Carolina plans to use its RHTP money on hospitals and clinics that are open. (KFF photo) The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation P...

New Medicaid work rules go into effect no later than Jan. 1, 2027. Federal guidance outlines exemptions. - Entrepreneur Generations

CMS announced exemption guidance for Medicaid's  new work requirements. As the "One Big Beautiful Bill" continues to remake Am...

Quick hits: Tick app; Northeast rice crops; health benefits of dancing; moon farms; meteorologists get to Hollywood - Entrepreneur Generations

As spring turns into summer, more ticks are hitching rides on socks, shoes, pant legs and hairdos. The tiny vectors bite thousands of people...

Cash-strapped Montana will be the second state to implement new federal Medicaid work rules - Entrepreneur Generations

Montana will be the second state to implement Medicaid work rules. (Photo by  John Kakuk, Unsplash) Despite depleted coffers, Montana is mov...

Democrats who want rural voters to switch sides need to 'show up' and fight for rural communities - Entrepreneur Generations

Democrats need to fight harder than Republicans on issues that impact rural Americans. (Rural Strategies photo) Building trust with rural Am...

Too few childcare workers and the extreme cost of childcare are hardest on rural families. Utah is an example. - Entrepreneur Generations

The childcare shortage is more dire in rural areas. (Photo by Kracken, Unsplash) Across the U.S., roughly 51% of American families live in a...

The cat's out of the bag now: Kentucky is home to one of journalism's rising stars - Entrepreneur Generations

Grant Gerstner after being presented first place in print reporting  at the CFINR annual awards ceremony. (Photo via the Era) Grant Gerstne...

Trump may see high gas prices as 'peanuts,' but they are squeezing lower-income Americans the most - Entrepreneur Generations

Photo by  Yassine Khalfalli, Unsplash In a frustrated remark, President Donald Trump referred to surging gas prices across the U.S. as ...

Walmart and Amazon are in a neck-and-neck race over online sales and delivery to rural Americans - Entrepreneur Generations

Adobe Stock photo America's biggest retail giants, Walmart and Amazon, are going head-to-head in a bid for online sales domination by de...