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Affordable Care
Kaiser Family Foundation | READ STORY
Three years into discussion of the Affordable Care Act, a majority of American voters still feel that they are too under-informed to know how the bill will affect them. The Kaiser Family Foundation's March 2013 Tracking Poll shows that attitudes toward the ACA remain divided roughly evenly across party lines.
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Working Mothers, Working Fathers
Pew Research | READ STORY
This study by Pew Social & Demographic Trends presents data on the changing relationship between mothers and fathers at work and in the household. In dual-income households, 59% of mothers and 58% of fathers report spending part of their time on paid work, housework and child care. The data also shows that the division of labor between parents is more equal under such circumstances than in single-income homes.
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Government Benefits
New York Times | READ STORY
This interactive tool, presented by the New York Times, displays the geographical distribution of individual dependence on government benefit programs for each decade between 1969 and 2009, showing that the share of personal income collected from benefit programs has more than doubled during this period.
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Texting and Talking While Driving
Atlantic Cities | READ STORY
The Atlantic reports on a recent study by the CDC, showing that Americans are more likely to risk an accident by talking on the phone while driving than are of those polled from outside the United States. Americans showed the highest likelihood of both texting and talking while driving.
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Birth and Death in Rural America
Daily Yonder | READ STORY
The Daily Yonder reports on the declining post-recession birth-rate in the U.S., noting that nearly half of all rural counties are "dying," meaning that they saw more deaths than births between June of 2011 and July of 2012. Because of rural areas' generally older population, they suffered a disproportionate share of the year's deaths: 21%, despite being home to only 16.4% of the population.
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Metro Population Change
Governing | READ STORY
Governing.com presents an interactive map that displays comparative population change data for a number of metropolitan areas, including Billings, Great Falls, and Missoula. The data shows that most of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas are in the South and Western regions of the country.
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MSU Extension is again teaming up with Rural Dynamics Inc. to bring you the 2013 "Mobilizing Rural Communities Conference," Sept. 25-26 in Great Falls, MT. Session presenters have until May 3 to submit abstracts online. Stay tuned for more information.
-Paul Lachapelle
MACDEP President
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National Main Street Conference
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April 14-16, 2013
New Orleans, LA
Sponsor: National Trust for Historic Preservation
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Southeast Community Development Institute
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April 22-26, 2013
Montgomery, AL
Sponsor: Troy University
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Northwest Community Development Institute
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July 8-12, 2013
Boise, ID
Sponsor: Idaho Department of Commerce
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Central Community Development Institute
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July 29-August 2, 2013
Conway, AR
Sponsor: University of Central Arkansas
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Midwest Community Development Institute
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August 5-8, 2013
Moline, IL
Sponsor: Community Development Institute
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Grants for Art and Community
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Deadline: April 30, 2013
Funder: Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
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AgrAbility and Youth Farm Safety
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Deadline: May 1, 2013
Funder: National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA), USDA
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Service-Learning Grants
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Deadline: May 3, 2013
Funder: State Farm Youth Advisory Board
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Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program
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Deadline: May 31, 2013
Funder: Department of Education
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Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy
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Deadline: June 6, 2013
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Unemployment Falls in 22 States
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CO Unemployment Down a Full Point Since Last Year
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OR Resisting Demand to Return Timber Payments
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Property Values Higher Near Public Transportation
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Tennessee Creates "Office of Community Transportation"
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Los Angeles Times; February 21
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New BLM Plan for Billings
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Billings Gazette; March 29
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Governor Vetoes Gun Bills
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Flathead Beacon; March 28
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House Backs Income Tax Simplification Bill
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Ravalli Republic; March 28
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Helena Group Appeals Bison Hazing Ruling
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Independent Record; March 28
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MT to Take $2.5 Cut to Federal Mineral Payments
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Great Falls Tribune; March 28
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