In The Moment ... February 27, 2020 Show 762 Hour 2
We have a sense that lawmakers in Pierre write their own legislation, often in response to a need from a constituent. Someone brings attention to a problem. Our citizen lawmakers draft a solution and introduce a bill, followed by a debate, followed by a vote.
So why would matching language show up in legislation in another state? A collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity, USA Today, and the Arizona Republic offers the first nationwide analysis of "model legislation."
Today we talk about who gets to write a bill and who lawmakers are really representing when they introduce model legislation.
We're joined by Rui Kaneya, a political editor on the Center for Public Integrity's money and democracy team.
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