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Reflections from my Legislative Program Internship

As the Minnesota Legislative Program Intern for Clean Water Action, I delved into the democratic process more than I ever had before. Prior to this, of course I voted. I read the news but I had not realized how much my knowledge of state affairs was lacking. My presence at the capitol covering committee meetings and hearings opened a window that I hadn’t known existed—one that showed me the public’s role in government. Initially, taking notes at these meetings seemed like a daunting task. With my laptop balanced on my knees I tapped furiously against the keys, trying to transcribe complex and

Raw Deal

There’s only one way to describe the recent revenue package (HB 118 & 542) that passed the Pennsylvania State Senate and is supported by Governor Wolf, which trades off enacting one the nation’s weakest severance taxes on natural gas drilling for inclusion of the most damaging set of environmental provisions we’ve seen in a long time, a raw deal. Is this situation giving you a feeling of déjà vu? It’s probably because our state legislature has made sticking anti-environmental provisions into bills meant to deal exclusively with the state budget an annual tradition because they know these

NJ Legislative Scorecard 2017

Clean Water Action presents the NJ Legislative Scorecard 2017. The scorecard represents a permanent record that scores every NJ state legislator on votes, action and leadership on significant environmental bills in August 2015 - August 2017. Tell legislators what you think about their scores. 2017 Scorecard Reveals Most Legislators Still Not Making the Grade The New Jersey Legislature tried but failed to counter Governor Christie on the environment. They now must work with the new Governor to undo Christie's wrongdoing and counter Donald Trump. New Jersey has not been at a more critical
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