There’s a new blueprint for how candidates in 2020 might be able to sway rural voters from Michigan and other states. People’s Action, a coalition of grassroots organizations, has released a “Rural Relief, Recovery and Reimagination Agenda.” Shawn Sebastian with People’s Action says it’s a vision of how investments in healthcare, housing, clean energy and a fair farm economy can spur an economic recovery for rural communities and small towns.
“These are not policies that are coming from D.C. lobbyists. These policies come from the people most directly affected – who are living in rural areas, who can’t drink the water because its been poisoned by corporate agriculture, who have to drive two hours to deliver a baby.”
The agenda says a swift response is needed to address the challenges for the 1.8 million rural Michiganders in the pandemic. They include expanding unemployment insurance, increasing food assistance, affordable child care and broadband access. You can find the report right here.
