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Many voices. One voice.
Rural America speaks more than one language.

The face of rural America is changing. To succeed, we need new levels of cooperation, dialogue and civic engagement. We need to think creatively about investing in our communities and our people in a common sense, long-term way. The League of Rural Voters is the leading progressive voice holding elected officials accountable to the needs of rural America. With so much at stake in the next election, your support will make all the difference.

Press Release

04/023/2008

The League of Rural Voters Joins National Group to Address Rural Policy 

Minneapolis - In the run up to the fall elections, the League of Rural Voters (LRV) has joined with other national rural advocacy groups in calling on Presidential and Congressional candidates to pursue a new direction in rural policy. 
As part of a grassroots campaign, LRV is asking individuals and organizations to sign on to a statement of principles about the future of rural America dubbed The Rural Compact.

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  • Sign the compact at www.ruralcompact.org


Press Release

02/06/2008

Super Tuesday Turnout Shows Voters Looking for Change 

Minneapolis - Today, the League of Rural Voters Executive Director Niel Ritchie issued the following statement regarding the Super Tuesday results.

"While the campaigns vow to continue the fight and work out strategy, the real story of Super Tuesday is the number of people, rural and urban, who participated in the caucuses and primaries across the county, many for the first time."

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Press Release

01/04/2008

Young voters, rural voters deliver

Once-Marginalized Demographics Turn Out to Vote in Heavy Numbers; Deliver Victories to Obama and Huckabee The National Election Poll and the Associated Press indicate that youth turnout increased dramatically from 2004 on both the Republican and the Democratic sides; one in five caucus-goers was under age 30 - about three times as many as typically vote in early presidential nomination events; and overall caucus turnout swelled to 340,000.

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Events

Oregon Primary

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05/20/08

The Association for Enterprise Opportunity 's (AEO) Rural Summit

The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) is hosting i... More »
05/20/08

Legal Observers and Know Your Rights Training

The Main Street Project in collaboration with the Minnesota Chap... More »
05/20/08

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Articles

Bill: Hospitals can't use patient's medical debt to decide care

The Legislature has approved a bill aimed at prohibiting a ... More »
05/03/08

Farm bill negotiators say they have tentative agreement as Bush continues to object

WASHINGTON - Negotiators on a five-year, $300 billion f... More »
05/07/08

Minimum wage agreement faces Pawlenty veto

A legislative agreement to raise Minnesota's minimum wage in two... More »
05/07/08

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Turning up the volume

With your help, the League of Rural Voters will be working every day through the 2008 election to:

  • Mobilize rural voters in critical districts, expanding our network of trained rural community organizers, providing multi-lingual campaign materials and building strong community partnerships.
  • Challenge candidates to address critical issues that are key to winning in rural America including health care, education and jobs.
  • Take our message directly to the people using new media technology and targeted ads that challenge rural voters to use their power at the ballot box.

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Rural Compact

It’s time for a new direction in rural policy. The Rural Compact is a set of common-sense principles for building healthy rural communities and a stronger nation.
Click the button to add your voice to a growing chorus for change. Support the Rural Compact today.

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