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Member power pays off as US electric co-ops win fight for tax exemption

Congress has passed the Rural Act, which ends two years of uncertainty for the sector

Woccu calls for nominations for Distinguished Service Award

The winner will be announced in July at the 2020 Joint Credit Union Conference in Los…

Co-operative development funding increases under US 2020 spending bills

There will be support for international co-op development programmes, energy-efficiency schemes at electric co-ops and rural…

Trust busting: How can the tech giants be limited to give co-ops room to grow?

New regulation is needed to give platform co-ops a level playing field in a world dominated…

Health insurance co-op helps patients pool their resources

Peak Health Alliance, set up in Summit County, Colorado, is expanding to other parts of the…

Co-op research explores the importance of community wellbeing

Two case studies of co-operative retailers conducting research into community wellbeing

Book review: Why benevolent oligarchs are no substitute for democracy

A critical look at the modern trend for philanthropic capitalism, which says co-operation is a more…

More electric co-ops in US are sourcing renewable energy

'Any time we can produce renewable energy at the local level, and our members consume that…

Inductees named for the 2020 Cooperative Hall of Fame

Ben Burkett, Michael Mercer, Carmen Huertas-Noble and Everett M Dobrinski are the latest names to be…

Twin Trading rescued by Sustainable Harvest

Twin Trading worked with co-ops around the world – but went into administration last month

NCBA adopts resolution on diversity, equity and inclusion

Co-op principles 'need to be relevant to the world around us and need to be reappraised…

US electric co-ops continue their fight to protect tax-exempt status

'Without this legislation, many co-ops may miss out on grant income or disaster assistance, hurting our…