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Public Policy Committee Introduction


Welcome to the Policy section of Democracy Matters! In this section, we will be looking into the policy-making process and staying up to date with current policies relating to issues we are passionate about. We believe that policies play a crucial role in democracy as they amplify the public’s views and move the country forward through necessary change. While policy is a vast subject, we hope to create a resource where you can easily understand changes happening across the country and become aware of its role in democracy.

Through this section, we will be sharing articles, tracking legislation, and collaborating with others to stay on top of issues that affect democracy across the country and policies that we are interested in and want to share! We will also be working together to lobby a problem we are passionate about and sharing our process of going from an idea to presenting it to a representative.

We hope that you find these resources valuable and that this inspires you to delve into policy as a whole, as it is constantly changing across the country! Thank you for joining us on this journey!

This post was curated by the Co-Directors of Policy, Sanjana Miryala and Sai Golkonda.

 


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