Kraft: Dems good for Great Lakes?

Having Barack Obama elected and having him select fellow Illinois statesman Rep. Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff could be good for the Great Lakes region, according to policy experts and supporters for the group, Alliance for the Great Lakes. Prof. Michael Kraft took part in the group’s teleconference following the election. The surge in Democrats elected to office at both the federal and state levels “is a signal to the White House, members on Capitol Hill and the states, that the public really does want some policy changes,” Kraft said. Read more.