by Ruth Peterson | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Session began last Monday, and there are hundreds of new bills that are being added every day. It is a long session which means there is time to draft, introduce, hear, and pass a lot of damaging policies. While we have a saying that your pocketbook is in danger...
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
This is the fourth and last in a series of emails entitled how to influence Olympia. All I’ve done so far is to tell you how to get information. But how do you use that information most effectively? Two things – develop a network and communicate with specific action...
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Influencing Olympia Part III – Bill Research Using the Legislative WebsiteAnother in my series of how to influence Olympia! Don’t worry – only one or two more to go after this that will tie everything together and tell you how to use the resources I’m providing....
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
In Part I of this series on Influencing Olympia, I gave you some resources for finding information, but what do you do when you find a bill number? Or what if you are curious to find out how your legislators vote? In Parts II & III, I’m going to show you how to...
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
You might ask why I’m writing about that when today is a critical election in Georgia, and the Congress is set to seat a President as a result of an election that I believe was deeply flawed. I could write lots about that. I’m deeply concerned about what...
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Legislative Session began on Monday, and it was a dark day. Yes, it was pouring rain, and that certainly made for a dreary day, but the day was truly dark, because the people were officially locked out of the legislative process by a vote of the Majority Democrats...
