What's at stake in 2008?
It’s no secret.
People who live in rural America face significant challenges. But with an increasingly diverse population of more than 60 million people nationwide, rural communities hold the ideas, the energy and the political muscle to take control of what happens next. It’s not about turning back the clock; it’s about turning challenges into opportunities for a vibrant, sustainable future.
That’s what the League of Rural Voters is all about. And that’s where you come in. Sign up for our e-newsletter or donate, and add your voice to the growing chorus for change.
Press Release
08/12/2008
League of Rural Voters Releases 2008 Rural Voter Guide
Minneapolis - Today, the League of Rural Voters released their 2008 Rural Voter Guide, giving voters an overview of where the two presidential candidates - Democratic Senator Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain - stand on a wide variety of rural policy issues.
Voter Update
08/05/2008
2008 National Rural Assembly drives rural policy agenda
Imagine having a real discussion about the state of rural America with Barack Obama and John McCain. What would you want them to know? What would you want the new president to do once elected? That was the thinking behind the Second National Rural Assembly held in Washington, D.C. in early June. The two-day meeting focused on federal policies that begin to address the four core issues...
Press Release
07/23/2008
The League of Rural Voters Joins Digital Television Campaign
Minneapolis - The League of Rural Voters (LRV) has joined with national grassroots and civil rights organizations in a campaign to help consumers with the upcoming national transition to digital over-the-air television broadcasts. Television stations are required by law to switch to digital transmission by February 17, 2009.
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