Students Attend State's Lobby Day

On Wednesday, February 4, Tandem students accompanied by art teacher Amanda Nelsen journeyed to the state capitol to participate in Lobby Day. This annual event gives our students a chance to meet and speak with their Delegates and Senators (or members of their staff). Attending this year were Will M, Laurel S, Nati Y, Sean T, and Seamus B. Will spoke about data center regulations and involving communities in placement/land use permits. Laurel lobbied for giving veterans and those in Americorp free admission to our State Parks. Nati lobbied for rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and developing Small Nuclear Reactors (SMR) to scale. Sean spoke about banning polystyrene food containers. Seamus lobbied for investment in and improvement of public transit. The group also got to sit in on a session of the House of Delegates and witnessed voice voting, voting on record, and many exchanges between the delegates led by Speaker Don Scott. While walking through the Capital building, they stopped by the old House chambers and the Lego replica.