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October 2009 In this issue: Did You Know? Spotlight: Long-time State Net employee, Laurie Stinson was recently appointed President and Chief Operating Officer. Laurie is the second President in more than 40 years succeeding Jud Clark who founded the company.
Laurie began her career at age 18 as a messenger responsible for getting bill information from the Capitol to State Net's offices and clients in the fastest manner possible: by bicycle. While Internet speed has eclipsed pedaling, providing fast and accurate information has remained her goal. Laurie has worked in virtually every area of the business but focused for the last 10 years on client service and developing new service features. You can contact Laurie with ideas or comments here: 40th Birthday Celebration
Thank you for helping us to celebrate 40 years of success! Lucky winners in our wine drawing will receive their bubbly by mail shortly. Didn't enter in our original drawing?
You can still join the celebration. Register here for your last
chance to win a bottle of California bubbly. Success Stories: How has State Net helped you overcome a business challenge? We want to hear about your achievement. Submit your success story here and we'll enter you into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate to Amazon. Coming Soon: In early December, political analysts and State Net Capitol Journal reporters will analyze the legislative and issue outlook for the 2010 session. This webinar is free to State Net clients. Submit issues that you wish to see covered during the webinar here: NEW!
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Quick-Click Tracker mapTrac Ready to put these tools to work? Just use this form to request your personal demo: Is your government affairs program as productive as possible? These steps can ensure your issue and program health: Conquer Issue Anxiety How it works: The result? Identify Time Wasters How it works: The result? Ready to increase your productivity and program health? Use this form to get started: How to Determine If a Bill is Alive or Dead How do you quickly determine whether a bill is likely to move or pass? Here are seven clicks that will help you assess the viability of proposed legislation: 1. Is the author a member of the majority party? Partisan composition of legislature 2. Does the author hold a leadership position or chairmanship? Directories 3. Is the author on any of the committees to which the bill is/will
be referred? Committee listings 4. How does the Author's intent square with the bill? Are there
better ways to solve the problem in your view? Sponsor Memos 5. What is the level of support for the measure? Votes 6. In tight budget times, will the measure be costly? Fiscal Notes 7. Is the bill effectively 'dead' or eligible for carryover to the next session? Disposition More information on these analyses tools and more is available in our solution sheet: In case you missed these top stories in State Net's Capitol Journal:
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