Using Capitol Editorial Services gives you time to focus on the most important parts of your job and still keep up with everything that’s happening at the Capitol. What I do will be customized to meet your specific needs.
Whatever services you choose, be assured that I’ll be in touch as often as you wish to coordinate the work and make adjustments as needed.
The big picture – CES provides clients with an in-depth preview report prior to the start of each legislative session. After the session adjourns clients receive an in-depth review of session issues, along with a report on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Weekly tracking – Every Friday during the session clients receive a concise summary of the week’s actions plus links to legislative coverage by the statehouse press corps.
Budget expertise – The core of CES services is the unrivaled and in-depth coverage of the budget process. That kicks off with the September revenue forecasts and continues with the governor’s annual budget request, Joint Budget Committee work from the first November briefings through final passage of the long bill and concludes with the June revenue forecasts. Clients can tailor coverage so they receive coverage of the departments and agencies of most interest to them.
Meeting coverage – CES is available to track or cover committee of reference meetings as needed by clients. Coverage of interim and year-round committees also can be arranged.
Bill research – As you need, CES can take on the time-consuming task of reviewing new bills on specific topics and provide quick-read summaries that give you the essential elements.
Rapid reporting – Summaries of meetings and bills will be reported by the end of the day or first thing the following morning, whichever you prefer.
Real-time updates – Some information can’t wait for an evening memo. I’ll relay important or unexpected developments to you by text message or email – or in whatever way you find most useful.
Tracking – Bill-tracking services are an essential tool for any advocate or organization that follows the legislature. But they can be time-consuming to set up and to monitor. If desired, I can handle or assist in management of your bill trackers.
Client communications – Regular reporting to your clients or members is vital to your business, but it also can be time-consuming. If you wish, I’m happy to assist with editing and production of the newsletters and emails that go out over your signature.
effectively takes time. If this is a tool you’d like to leverage I’m ready to help.
In-depth information – Every important bill has a backstory of previous legislation, federal law, state regulations and policy trends. As you need I’m able to quickly produce background information – from one-pagers to white papers – on key issues. That’s information you can use to better inform your clients or members.
Your annual contract with CES will be calculated based on the services you choose to receive.