Xochitl Torres Small: “The value of high-speed internet cannot be understated--it has the potential to transform rural life as we know it.”

Today, we are all reckoning with that reality.

I have been drinking this water from this well my entire life. The government hasn't helped me yet. Why should I think that they will help me now?

When the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed and it did not include money through Rural Development for water and wastewater...

I would be remiss if I didn't share my utter disappointment and, quite frankly, shock that representatives from the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration declined the…