LINKS
Colorado Legislature Website https://leg.colorado.gov
Colorado Secretary of State Lobbyist Database sos.state.co.us/pubs/lobby/lobby_home.html.
Search by bill number to see at a glance which organizations are lobbying for, against, amending, or monitoring the bill. This helps to understand the influencers who are driving particular policies. Not all states make these databases available, so if you are in a state that doesn’t, you can suggest it by showing this official site as a starting point.
BOOKS
Take Back Your Government: A Citizen’s Guide to Grassroots Change
By Morgan Carroll. Advocate for citizen involvement in the legislative process, Morgan Carroll is a former Colorado state senator and majority caucus chair of the Colorado Senate, and practicing attorney. Book is available for purchase from most major book stores and online.
