Legislation

Easily Create Legislative Reports with Our New Application

One task that many of our clients have to deal with is the creation of a Legislative Report. Whether it’s a weekly report designed to inform members of the goings-on…

Is There a “Best” Time to Build an Advocacy Network?

For organizations that lobby within their state there seems to be a strong connection between budget cycles and timing the decision to start an advocacy network. As a result, the…

Engage Your Members to Improve Legislative Advocacy

Associations involved in legislative advocacy are responsible for turning their audience from casual association members to a force of informed and engaged advocates. What are some ways that associations can…

The New Year Bring New Challenges for Lobbyists

With the start of 2013, everyone has different views of what the new year will bring. To some it is the hope of something better, but for lobbyists, the New…

Download our New Legislative Tracking eBook

Our New Legislative Tracking eBook Improve Your Legislative Review Process A Look at the Job of Tracking and Monitoring Legislation Whether you are monitoring legislation for a state agency or…

Does Your Legislative Tracking System Handle Amendments Correctly?

Recently, we talked to a prospective client about the process that legislation must go through to be signed into law. Each state handles changes to bills differently throughout the amendment…

Get Your Voice Back at the Capitol FAST After New Legislative Districts and Elections Come Into Effect

As we mentioned in a post last week, this year marks a big change in the legislative districts in many states across the US. The 2010 census changed the population…

A Capitol Impact Interview: Legislative Tracking and Grassroots Advocacy Technology

We sat down with Andy Paul, the CEO of Captiol Impact, to discuss Legislative Tracking and Grassroots Advocacy technology. Watch the video to learn how this type of technology can…

Why Should You Invest In Your Government Affairs Staff?

In working with many government affairs groups from universities, law firms, associations, and state and local government we have noticed is that the lobbyist’s day to day tasks are not…

Join Us For Our Latest Webinar: Utilizing Grassroots Advocacy For Higher Education

Advocacy is a year round effort for most education institutions. Even with the legislative session in full swing it’s necessary for your university to continuously monitor new legislation that may…

Two Features State Agencies Need In Their Lobbying Software

State agency and local government legislative liaisons are a different breed of lobbyist that require a different suite of tools from their professional lobbyist counterparts. Government based legislative liaisons have…

4 Ways State's Free Legislation Tools Fall Short

Every state legislative session results in the publishing of thousands of bills which are made available online through each state’s legislative tracking environment. Each day, your state site publishes bills…