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The Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023 wants to help rural communities with attracting and retaining workers in understaffed fields.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York visited the village of Hamilton on June 20 to reintroduce her Rebuild Rural America Act, a piece of legislation that would invest $50 billion into rural development, according to a press release from Gillibrand’s office.   “New York’s rural communities face a variety of unique challenges, but too often, the...

LAKE PLACID — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, Friday visited the Mirror Lake Beach House to promote her recently introduced legislation — t

LAKE PLACID — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, Friday visited the Mirror Lake Beach House to promote her recently introduced legislation — the Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023

After years of grassroots advocacy, Maine will become the 13th state in the nation to adopt a mandatory paid family and medical leave program. Employers and employees will split a 1% payroll tax to fund the program, allowing many workers to take up to twelve weeks of paid leave each year to care for a newborn or a sick family member. Bridget Quinn with AARP Maine lauded the new program for its generous definition of "family member," which acknowledges it can sometimes mean a neighbor or even a dear friend. ...