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Groundwork| Road To Legislature with Rebecca Hyland Guest Rep. Mary Mushinsky 85th

July 24, 2022 Team Hercules at WPAA-TV Season 2022 Episode 1
As Told Here | More than TV | WPAA-TV
Groundwork| Road To Legislature with Rebecca Hyland Guest Rep. Mary Mushinsky 85th
Chapter Markers
Welcome Representative Mushinsky
Door Knocking Leads to Legislation
Workforce Training Pilot Program | Platform to Employment
I like to fix things
What makes you decide to run for office?
Where did you meet your husband?
What are some of the responsibilities of a State Representative?
1/10 Bills...
What does it take to get a bill to pass?
How many people do you have helping you?
The Usefulness of Interns
Wallingford Unemployment Crisis
Public Relief Fund
How do you ensure that relief funds are being used correctly?
Unemployment Organizing
How do you go about negotiating bills?
Gridlocked Congress
Compromising Legislation
Volatile Revenues
Time forces compromise
What's required of a state representative?
Are there any bills in your mind that stand out as successful?
Collapse of landfill disposal systems
Mandatory Recycling
Waste spill clean up
Where the trash goes now...
Can we still use the landfills?
What can be done
If left unsolved this problem can get worse...
How do you spend time with new state reps?
Balancing act of the state rep.
Final thoughts from Mary
End of program