Quick hits: Washington town tries creative solution for mental health care provider shortage - Entrepreneur Generations

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.

A rural town in Washington state is trying to mitigate mental health care provider shortage by weaving mental health into primary care appointments. Read more here.

A new poll shows that rural and small-town voters in Vermont and along the Eastern Seaboard believe their communities don't get their fare share of transportation funding, and most also want more environmentally friendly transportation and transit options, writes the director for The Nature Conservancy in Vermont. Read more here.

A new book explores the offensive term "white trash" along with the place impoverished white people hold in American society. Read more here.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting a series of workshops for those interested in the Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program. The first one will be in Denver, Colo., on Feb. 12 and 13. Read more here.

The FBI says it will now alert states when local election systems have been hacked. Read more here.

A federal judge has blocked state and local veto power over refugee resettlement. Read more here.

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