Vivienne Martin Mulkey, 61/2 years old, was on a mission to meet lawmakers when the steep steps of the State House gave her pause: “Whoa!”
Then she and a coterie of girls wearing superhero capes scampered up the steps into the building, where they and their mothers lobbied for a bill requiring employers to provide workers with paid sick leave.
The group wanted to encourage lawmakers to use their “superhero powers” to pass the bill, and the girls passed out storybooks, decks of cards and boxes of tissues with that message.
Advocates for paid sick leave think the legislation might be successful this year — their fourth attempt in Annapolis — not only because of the pint-sized lobbyists they have on their side, but because the bill’s co-sponsors represent a majority of both the House of Delegates and state Senate.
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