County Officials making a difference in policy

Today's Los Angeles Times examines the Democratic candidates' position on the foreclosure crisis with a focus on the March 4th primary states of Ohio and Texas. In the story, Cuyahoga County Treasurer Jim Rokakis gets a mention:

Officials struggling with the foreclosure issue in both states say the attention is long overdue. "We've been at the epicenter of this disaster for so long we're in the mopping-up phase now," said Jim Rokakis, the treasurer for Cuyahoga County in Ohio, a state wracked with nearly 90,000 repossessions last year -- the sixth-highest rate in the nation.

This is just one more reason why Restoring the Partnership is vital -- all levels of government need to work together to solve this crisis and to address the other challenges facing the nation. Treasurer Rokakis is one of many county experts that could be a huge asset to the next administration in formulating policy.