Why Let Special Interests Have All the Fun? State capitals should be laboratories for democracy (not places where bad policies make people's lives worse). What's happening (or not) in DC may dictate the national news—but real policy action is happening in the states. A thread.
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It’s hard to be a state lawmaker. State governments are citizen legislatures comprised of elected officials. The work takes guts without much glory. Some state lawmakers have a couple of staff members. Many more share a single staffer. A majority have to hold down other jobs.
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For too long, state lawmakers focused on improving lives have not had enough help. They do now: https://www.futurenow.org/lawmaker-services …pic.twitter.com/PDNqRhJicD
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