Alex Paul
There are more than 192 definitions of the term “rural development” in federal government speak, Rep. Jeff Kropf told Sweet Home business persons Thursday morning at the monthly SHEDG breakfast.
Kropf said the U.S. Department of Agriculture alone has 91 definitions for the term.
But, he emphasized, it’s past time for government to quit ignoring the changing landscape of rural America, much of its woes caused by government regulations, and to focus on…