Kidaya with RISE for Youth speaks with Delegate Aird. (Credit Mallory Noe-Payne)
At Virginia’s state house, lobbyists are everywhere. They meet with lawmakers, help draft bills and testify in committees.
Reporter Mallory Noe-Payne spent one day this week with a surprising group of lobbyists: Teenagers who have successfully convinced lawmakers to close one of the state’s juvenile prisons.
