"Hearing from All Sides" How Legislative Testimony Influences State Level Policy-Makers in the United States

• Main Authors: Sarah Moreland-Russell (Author), Colleen Barbero (Author), Stephanie Andersen (Author), Nora Geary (Author), Elizabeth A. Dodson (Author), Ross C. Brownson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background This paper investigates whether state legislators find testimony influential, to what extent testimony influences policy-makers' decisions, and defines the features of testimony important in affecting policy-makers' decisions. Methods We used a mixed method approach to analyze r...