Policy Watch:

'Doubly green' programs, rural/research $$ key?
Recommendations for 2007 Farm Bill
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Illinois Farm Bureau – FARMWEEK

Democrats: Social Security plan threatens rural Americans
June 18, 2005
CNN

Presidents Proposed 2006 Budget

Rural Communities Rely on Social Security Income Nearly TWICE as Much as Non-Rural Communities
June, 2005
Institute for America's Future

NRFC Fact Sheet: Proposed Federal Budget and Policy Changes
NRFC's overview of the potential impact for Rural America of the President's FY 2006 budget blueprint and other proposed regulatory changes. This summary fact sheet provides four areas of concern, with resources for more information and possible action steps.

CBPP: State-by-State Impacts of Cuts in Low-Income Programs

Rural Development and Rural Asset-Building Programs: President Bush’s FY 2006 Budget
An analysis by the Center for Rural Affairs

"Bush budget threatens to undermine Maine economic progress's"
February 10, 2005 Press Release
Maine Center for Economic Policy examines the implications of the 2006 proposed budget on communities and families in Maine.

OP-ED on Proposed 2006 Budget Cuts
“The further we push forward, the further we are pulled back.”
An Editorial by Bernie Mazyck, President & CEO, South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations, Inc.

SPECIAL REPORT: INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS OF THE PRESIDENT’S FY2006 BLUEPRINT
February 11, 2005
A very important report from the National Association of Development Organizations.