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At legislative hearings across the state in recent days, New Yorkers have talked about how they struggle to survive on the minimum pay.
JD: I've been advocating for change for three years, lobbying state legislators, testifying at legislative hearings, writing about deficiencies in the criminal justice system that lead to wrongful convictions and the reforms needed to close up those cracks.
If greater participation leads to stronger legislation, then attendance at legislative hearings may increase the likelihood of passing legislation that benefits public health.
"Steve Levy is very much attuned to what I call the windbreaker man," said David Bishop, a county legislator who sat next to Mr. Levy at legislative meetings for years.
Public health advocates should make efforts to appear at legislative hearings and give testimony, or to encourage legislators to hear a wide range of views when considering new legislation by establishing task forces that explicitly solicit public opinion.
Other states are also looking at legislative fixes.
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Such tactics may be effective at shifting legislative agendas at a regional level.
Sorvino is welcome to testify at a legislative hearing in Cheyenne at the end of January, Zwonitzer said.
Much of the dubious decision making happens at the legislative level, where corporate lobbyists work to change environmental legislation to indirectly benefit the entities that are destroying it.
We are also looking at potential legislative solutions.
On Monday, she did so at a legislative hearing here.
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