Talking the talk…

One of the main goals of the NACo presidential election project is getting the candidates to talk about county issues. Last week, one candidate did just that.

Last week John Edwards proposed a Rural Recovery Act to revitalize the rural economy.

Some of the highlights include:

Investing in Rural Broadband
Creating the New Energy Economy in Rural America
Guaranteeing Rural America the Funding It Needs and Is Entitled to
Improving Rural Health Care
Ridding Rural America of Methamphetamines

This follows a conversation with Edwards’ policy staff about county concerns in rural areas. NACo sent over materials to the campaign office and was pleased to see several of our issues as part of Edwards’ rural platform.