Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell is moving fast to fill his Cabinet and many advisory committee positions as he prepares to take office next month.
Read more →Elections in 2009 don’t end until December 12, while 2010 elections start February 2.
Read more →Annual state government relations program retreats or planning meetings hold great potential…if planned and executed effectively.
Read more →There are numerous national groups of state regulators covering every imaginable regulatory arena. The Environmental Council of the States, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the National Association of County Health Officials are just a few of the Regulatory Groups that meet on a regular basis
Read more →While Congress continues to argue over climate change legislation, many local governments have decided to stop waiting for federal mandates, and instead are taking the lead on climate change. Look at New York City, San Francisco and Washington, DC. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched “PlaNYC” in 2007
Read more →Ensuring that you have internal customers for your issue management program is Job #1.
Read more →State policymakers are championing an unprecedented number of proposals restricting, banning and otherwise stigmatizing alleged hazards and toxins in commercial, consumer and children’s products and toys, including bisphenol-A and phthalates in plastic packaging, benzene, glycol ethers and phosphates in cleaning products, 1,4 dioxane in foaming agents and
Read more →October 6, 2009, The Web – Stateside Associates further enhanced its already robust government relations website with the addition of its Election Pages.
Two new pages have been added to the Stateside Associates website at http://www.stateside.com. Covering both states’ Ballot Measures and Referenda up
Read more →How to prevent “secret lobbyists” from creating legal problems for SGR professionals.
Read more →The nation’s state environmental agency commissioners gathered this week for the 15th Annual meeting of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS). Coming into the meeting that was held in Whitefish, Montana (just outside of Glacier National Park) you would think that the states were optimistic for
Read more →Today’s 4-3 decision by New York’s high court giving Governor Paterson the authority to appoint Richard Ravitch as the state’s Lt. Governor surprised many in Albany after two lower courts had ruled the other way. The decision already has many in Albany and around the state wondering
Read more →Many of us aware of the budget problems of local governments; they hit “close to home” and when services are cut and roads not repaired, we tend to notice it fairly quickly. As we watch for the economy to improve, we are also watching for state and
Read more →The state energy officials meeting this week in Annapolis, Maryland can barely hide their giddiness. Almost 50 more people showed up this morning than expected to register for the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) 2009 annual meeting. Add those people to the 200 or so
Read more →Great state government relations programs have something in common with beaches.
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You have probably heard that the U.S. Supreme Court today is hearing rearguments on Citizens United v. FEC—the now famous case surrounding the constitutionality of the ban on Hillary: The Movie by the FEC. The movie, created by the conservative organization Citizens United, portrayed Hillary Clinton
Read more →It is not news that state government relations professionals are not usually afforded the same level of status or compensation as their federal counterparts. But, having seen many a federal lobbyist sputter at the prospect of facing over 7400 legislators, 50 chief executives and 50 attorneys general,
Read more →Recently, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) decided to end a practice it had supported for four years — the brief, public posting of “sign-on” letters being circulated for support among the nation’s Attorneys General. Limited to “sign on” letters addressing public policy matters such as pending
Read more →Gubernatorial turnover is soaring in advance of the 2010 elections.
Read more →Posted by Steve Arthur (sca@stateside.com)
I attended Congressman Jim Morans (D-VA) town hall meeting on health care last night along with 2500-3000 other constituents. As with many other town hall meetings this summer, it was a somewhat raucous affair. However, I noticed an interesting dynamic outside
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