Topic
Rural Development
31 published works
Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
The Farm Is More Than a Place: The Legacy Agriculture Gives to Society
Overview Dolly Parton's death at age 80 offers an opportunity to think about something much larger than the life of a remarkable entertainer. Her story is, in many respects, a…
Land Use Prof Blog
Reviving Rural America Toward Policies for Resilience Author by Ann M. Eisenberg
Ann (Annie) Eisenberg (West Virginia COL) has recently published Reviving Rural America Toward Policies for Resilience. Details below:We often hear that there is no way out of the modern economic…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
The Trust for Civic Life and Reflections on Rural Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy had an article on the new Trust for Civic Life back on June 17, 2024 – it came to my attention today as U.S. News had…
Health Law Prof Blog
Do Rural Places Matter?
Stephen Clowney (University of Arkansas), Do Rural Places Matter?, Conn. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2024):Rural communities are at a crossroads. On one hand, small towns continue to receive robust support from…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Did you know the US Department of Agriculture contributes to modern mass incarceration?
The question in the title of this post (which I would have answered know) was prompted by this interesting new Hill commentary authored by David Safavian and Bernard Kerik. The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Noting how prisons serve as a kind of public works program in rural areas
Main March 15, 2017Noting how prisons serve as a kind of public works program in rural areasThis recent Business Insider commentary authored by John Eason provides an important reminder of…
PropertyProf Blog
#PropertySchmooze Panel 4: Exploring Rural Property Law and Ownership
By Chris Odinet
For the last panel of the day we have a discussion of rural property and ownership.First up is Stephen Clowney (Arkansas and former blogger here at the #PropertyLawProfBlog) who discussed…
Land Use Prof Blog
Will broadband make West Virginia communities more walkable? Or, more realistically, will broadband make West Virginia hollers the Wall Street of document review?
I received the following press release from EPA today noting that the Obama administration plans to "revitalize downtowns through broadband service." While broadband service in rural areas is certainly a…
Consumer Financial Services Review
CFPB Establishes Application Process to Designate Areas as Rural
By Kris D. Kully, Francis L. Doorley
On March 3, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) promulgated a rule (“the Rule”) establishing a process for the public to request additional areas to be recognized as “rural”…
PropertyProf Blog
Eisenberg on Rural Blight
Ann Eisenberg (West Virginia) has posted Addressing Rural Blight: Lessons from West Virginia and WV LEAP (Journal of Affordable Housing and Community) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:When we think of…