Don’t Underestimate the Power of the State with Melissa Walker

The Preamble

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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On today’s episode, Sharon talks about the importance of state legislatures with Melissa Walker, an expert from The States Project. Melissa, and The States Project, aims to educate the public on the very real powers that our governing state bodies hold. Don’t like a new law in your state? Don’t blame your senator, hold your state legislators accountable. And the same goes for the reverse: if you want to create real change, you may want to concentrate on influencing your state leaders.

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0:00.0	Hey friends, welcome.
0:06.1	So excited to have you with me as always.
0:09.0	And wow, I have something for you to think about today that I believe is really going to
0:16.1	shift how you view politics in the United States.
0:20.2	And this episode has the ability to impact democracy in a huge way.
0:26.8	So I want you to stick around and listen.
0:29.5	We dive into a conversation with Melissa Walker.
0:32.8	I'm Sharon McBam.
0:37.6	And here's where it gets interesting.
0:41.9	This is a topic I know so many people are interested to learn about and sort of awakening
0:49.5	to this idea of like, I actually don't know.
0:53.4	Maybe what I need to know about things like state legislatures, et cetera.
0:59.8	So I'm very excited to be chatting with Melissa Walker today.
1:02.4	Thanks for being here.
1:03.4	Absolutely.
1:04.4	Thanks for having me.
1:05.4	You tell us a little bit just to start.
1:08.0	What is the state's project?
1:10.7	So the state's project is an organization that is focused exclusively on state legislatures
1:16.4	and working to change the balance of power or defend the balance of power for lawmakers
1:21.3	who are focused on improving people's lives.
1:25.0	And our mission really is to work on that.
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