State Advocacy

Appropriations and Fiscal Policy

• Creating and increasing state budget items
• Monitoring budget hearings
• Securing amendments to budget and reconciliation bills
• Defeating proposed spending reductions
• Obtaining bonding for capital projects
• Enacting mandated funding requirements
• Educating key committee staff and members

Legislation and Bill Monitoring

• Drafting legislation and amendments
• Securing sponsorship
• Hearing preparation and testimony
• Vote counting
• Targeting swing votes
• Bill and hearing monitoring
• Educating leadership and swing votes
• Coalition building and management