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Ten years ago today we celebrated and then got right down to organizing health care reform.

Ten years ago today we celebrated and then got right down to organizing health care reform.

So, public policy advocates, what are you doing tomorrow? Planning to promote positive policy change in your state? You will find keys to building a winning public policy campaign in this little book Lobbying on a Shoestring Check out the introduction outlining the three rules of Lobbying and the Hero Opportunity
Keys to Winning Positive Policy Change in 2019 - Start Now!

Keys to Winning Positive Policy Change in 2019 – Start Now!

Here’s the Introduction to the 4th Edition of Lobbying on a Shoestring outlining the Three Rules of Lobbying and the Hero Opportunity
New! 4th Edition of Lobbying on a Shoestring Is Here!

New! 4th Edition of Lobbying on a Shoestring Is Here!

Lobbying on a Shoestring offers a common-sense, practical approach to political action. Premised on the idea that real people should have a real impact on the development of public policy, this powerhouse of a paperback conveys truths about the legislative process and hard-won, strategic insights. The 2018 Revised Edition gets you and your clients up and...
We could not reach consensus --

We could not reach consensus —

I may have been around tool long but I don’t remember this excuse……………. We could not reach consensus. We used to blame people.
4th Edition of Lobbying on Shoestring - looking for new and experienced lobbyists to share a story

4th Edition of Lobbying on Shoestring – looking for new and experienced lobbyists to share a story

We are looking for new and experienced lobbyist familiar with Lobbying on a Shoestring willing to share a lobbying story as a reviewer of the 4th Edition. Maybe we have been working side by side for years practicing a much misunderstood and maligned profession called “lobbying.” Maybe we worked together developing a strategic plan for...
Nobody said it was going to be easy  --the Speaker and the President cannot avoid conflict; they must confront it, resolve it, and take the blame for it

Nobody said it was going to be easy –the Speaker and the President cannot avoid conflict; they must confront it, resolve it, and take the blame for it

Closing days of a session are always a test of Leadership… from Chapter 2 of the draft 4th Edition of Lobbying on a Shoestring “Leadership, like other legislators, must be reelected. Because it is particularly embarrassing for a party leader to lose a local election, leaders listen to their constituents very closely and use the...

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