- Pick a state legislative issue, something that hasn’t passed
yet. By state legislative issue, I mean a bill, not a referendum (ballot
initiative) facing the public. - I recommend perusing StateLine Daily for great ideas about rising and trending issues or check CQ Roll Call’s “PREVIEW: What’s Hot in State Legislatures for 2018.”
- Make
sure the issue that you pick is substantive enough that you will be
able to write about all the components indicated for this assignment.
Don’t pick a small issue that is easily resolved, the more complicated
the better. - Please avoid topics dealing with the budget (e.g. taxes), as those are tough to focus down on for purposes of this class.
- You will be doing this assignment from a hypothetical point of view of a particular lobbying interest group or corporation.
- Each
future assignment will have a grading rubric, and I will be looking for
quality research and your strategic approach to solving political
problems based on our lecture notes and readings.