STATE ADVOCACY

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STATE ADVOCACY

• Lobby state legislature for tax equity
• Join and form coalitions, put NARFE on the map
• Engage state legislators, future
• Members of Congress

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State Advocacy is not Rocket Science
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Indiana FederationsNARFE Day _at_ State House in
Indianapolis
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SC Federation Convention Receives General
Assembly Proclamation
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Coalition Partners
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The Informed CitizenSerialized How To Manual
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4 Governors and 1 Mayor2 Republicans (NJ MD),
2 Democrats (DE PA)
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State of the State Addresses Watch the Archived
Version, Instant Expertise
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Mid-Atlantic States Epicenter of Divided
Government
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2014 State Legislative Turnover
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State RevenuesRegion 2 States Are a Mixed Bag
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Property TaxesStatewide Median Burden
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State Population ChangeIncluding Net Domestic
Migration
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Two Key Resources forSTATE ADVOCACY
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Resources for FREE
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State Local Government Marketing Finance
Webinarhttp//web.2.c3.audiovideoweb.com/va91web
25043/Marketing/GOV20-20Marketing20Finance20We
binar20-20512015.mp4
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State Legislators Voting RecordsPosted by
www.votesmart.org
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www.BALLOTPEDIA.org Delaware General Assembly
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Delawares General Assembly has 21
Senators.Interactive MAPS are available from
www.OpenStates.org
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NARFEs STATE ADVOCACY WEBSITE
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NARFE Legislative Action CenterFederal, State
Local Elected Officials
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NARFE Legislative Action Center
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Becoming your Governors Pen Pal
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Delaware PennsylvaniaEntire House Half Senate
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12 Gubernatorial Elections in 2016
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Federal FamilyPower in Numbers
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2016 State Legislative SessionDates and
Carryover Rules
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Maryland Federation WebsiteTool for Activists,
Lever of Success
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Additional Internal NARFE ResourcesNARFE Insider
and NewsWatchs STATE ADVOCACY NEWS
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Estate TaxInheritance Tax
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Redistricting Commissions
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States with Redistricting BillsIntroduced in
2015 https//www.brennancenter.org/redistricting-
laws-roundup-2015
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Takeaways

• 1) NARFE members stand to benefit financially
  from state engagement. Just this year Indiana
  joins Missouri and Oklahoma where federal
  retirees save on state income taxes each year.
• 2) Coalitions in state advocacy help humanize
  federal retirees by breaking down stereotypes.
• 3) State legislatures and governorships produce a
  majority of the current members of Congress
• 4) Defending existing tax treatment of federal
  retirement income is becoming an issue in more
  states.