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

Jan 20, 2023

“I had been trained to watch Washington — just like the rest of us. When I realized how much power there was in state legislatures, I started to turn my attention there. And that’s when I started to feel like I could be powerful.”

Melissa Walker, TSP Principal Strategist, Giving Circles

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