Sacramento Business Journal - by Kathy Robertson Staff writer
Dennis McCoy | Sacramento Business Journal
Longtime lobbyist Ray LeBov, left, speaks with state Sen. Darrell Steinberg at Steinberg’s Capitol office.
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To some employers, what goes on at the state Capitol seems just plain "weird."
There's an established path from idea to bill to law, but many skip that route. Legislators can be fractious and have term limits that keep their tenure short. Two-thirds of them have to agree to pass a budget or a tax, so public spending priorities often get punted to the ballot box.
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Ray LeBov's Lobbyng 101 Seminar was recently the subject of a feature story on National Public Radio's program "Day to Day".
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Lessons in Lobbying
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A former state worker turns to a new career: teaching others how to lobby
by Bob Masullo
Inside East Sacramento
Some think lobbyists are vying with lawyers, medical insurers and used-car salesmen to see whose profession is admired the least. But Ray LeBov doesn’t believe lobbyists are bad at all. He thinks lobbying is respectable work, and he’s helping to make more lobbyists.
In fact, the retired lobbyist teaches classes called Lobbying 101 and Lobbying 201. One of each is offered approximately every two months.
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