Working with Legislative Committees
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Today’s post is a continuation of our Rules for Effective Lobbying conversations. Today’s talk between Ray LeBov and Chris Micheli focuses in on the advice they have for lobbyists when it comes to working with committees and committee staff in the California Legislature.
The first step to being successful in
With school shootings making headline news across the country, a rising movement across the United States is to arm teachers to protect students is making headlines. Not surprisingly, there are strong emotions both for and against allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools.
California law prohibits the possession of concealed firearms on
How Interest Groups Influence Policymaking
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Often, when we think of special interests, we associate them with lobbying legislators. However, interest groups not only actively lobby in the legislative arena, but they’re also active in efforts to influence state agencies and regulatory activities.
Who and what are these special interests? Arguably, anyone
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Our In Practice series continues today with lobbying experts Ray LeBov and Chris Micheli discussing how to lobby the Governor’s administration on policy bills. They speak about important points of contact and mistakes lobbyists make when lobbying the administration.
LeBov emphasizes that if a bill you are lobbying affects a department
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Last night, news broke that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the U.S. Department of Justice are suing the state of California, Governor Jerry Brown, and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra over California’s sanctuary jurisdiction policies.
Prior to the development, the Federalist Society had lined up Professor Josh Blackman from Southern Texas College
There have been thirteen firearm attacks on school campuses resulting in injury or death across the United States since the beginning of 2018,and five more instances of gunfire on campuses – two of which occurred in California. All of this, combined with the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida and the and the ongoing work of
Finding an Author for Your Sponsored Legislation
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Today we’re continuing our In Practice addenda to Ray LeBov’s Rules for Effective Lobbying series. Today’s podcast drops in again on a conversation between veteran lobbyists Ray LeBov and Chris Micheli talking about how to find an author for your sponsored bill. This is one of the
The big news from late last week, and last weekend, was State Senator Tony Mendoza’s (D- Artesia) resignation from the California Legislature moments before the State Senate was going to vote on whether or not to expel him. His fiery resignation letter hinted that he was not ruling out running for re-election
Agencies Supporting the California Legislature
Today’s podcast looks at legislative branch support agencies. While there are quite a number of important entities, the first and foremost of the entities supporting the California Legislature is the Office of Legislative Counsel.
Legislative Counsel, or Leg Counsel for short, is a nonpartisan entity
