Public Policy & Advocacy

CCM - The Voice of Local Government

CCM's experienced advocacy team:

• Maintains an active year-round presence at the State Capitol
• Develops and advocates public policy initiatives and responses on state-local issues
• Analyzes every bill and amendment introduced in the General Assembly for its impact on municipalities
• Promotes legislation beneficial to towns and cities, and works to defeat or amend legislation that is harmful to municipal interests
• Leads and coordinates coalitions in lobbying on municipal issues
• Provides CCM members with up-to-date information on legislative developments, including fiscal-impact analyses for each town, and proposed regulations and decisions of state and federal agencies
• Intervenes in court cases and regulatory proceedings to protect the rights and powers of local governments and to save them money.

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