Intro to Capital Lawyering – Part 1 (transcript)
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Today’s post is a continuation of last week’s post about the role of the capital lawyer. As I mentioned last week, I’ll be explaining how the Capital Center for Law & Policy at McGeorge School of Law trains capital lawyers. Today’s podcast is
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/other-types-of-lobbying
Today’s podcast is a follow up on last week’s post about the different types of lobbying clients and services. Today we’ll be looking at other types of lobbying.
Although most lobbying occurs in the legislative and regulatory arenas generally, there are several other types of lobbying –
https://soundcloud.com/user-259535370/laws-regulating-lobbyists
Today’s podcast is a brief overview of some of the laws that regulate the lobbying profession in California. In the podcast, I go over lobbying laws and campaigns laws, and how they impact lobbyists.
The Political Reform Act of 1974, often referred to as the PRA, was adopted
In 2013, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) proposed a bill to allow teens aged 16 and 17 to preregister to vote in order to promote registration and involvement in the political system. This bill, SB 113, was signed into law and enacted in 2014, and is now part of the California Elections Code §2102(2)(d).
The Role of State Agencies in Public Policy
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Today’s podcast deals with state agencies and their role in public policy development. California’s agencies – including departments, boards and commissions – engage in a fair amount of public policy making through their rulemaking authority as well as their interpretation and enforcement of
Underground Regulations and the Role of OAL
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Today we’ll be exploring underground regulations and the role of the Office of Administrative Law, OAL.
OAL is charged with ensuring that agency and department regulations are “Clear, necessary, legally valid, and available to the public.” OAL as you’ll recall, is also responsible for
Common Mistakes Lobbyists Make
Today’s podcast is a slightly different take on our In Practice series. It’s actually part In Practice as well as part addendum to Ray LeBov’s Rules for Effective Lobbying series.
The podcast today is from a fly on the wall regular perspective of a conversation between contributors – and
The Oroville Dam Crisis – The Impacts and the Ways Forward
I sat down recently with Assembly Member James Gallagher (R – Yuba City) to talk about a major issue that hit close to home for him, the Oroville Dam crisis in February 2017. We talked at length about the issues at the
Regular vs. Emergency Rulemaking
In today’s post, we will examine the differences between regular and emergency rulemaking in California.
As a refresher, the formal rulemaking process is established by the California Administrative Procedure Act, the APA.
Unless a statute expressly exempts an entity from some or all of the APA’s
Misconception Monday – Miscellaneous Items
Today’s post is the final one in my Misconception Monday series. In today’s podcast, we will be covering the grab bag of remaining misconceptions related to California government and the California Legislature. You can find all my Misconception Monday podcasts, including this one, here.
Today’s first misconception