How can people influence public policy?

Explanation:

Vote in state and local elections. Take an interest in local

politics and help candidates that represent your interests get

elected. The key is getting involved. Lobbyists influence public

policy all the time. They are actively engaging the people that

sign policies into law, in the interest of whomever they represent.

A majority of the laws and policies that affect your every day life

are at the state and local level, not federal. Local politics plays

a bigger role in our lives than we realize.

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