Practitioner analysis for government affairs teams.
Written by people who have sat across from a regulator, not people marketing to one.
The Best Government Affairs CRM in 2026: A Practitioner’s Guide
Most government affairs teams do not fail from a lack of information. They fail because it lives in fifteen places that do not talk to each other. A practitioner’s guide to what a real government affairs CRM does, and how Quorum, FiscalNote, and StatecraftCRM actually compare.
The Best Government Affairs CRM in 2026: A Practitioner’s Guide
Most government affairs teams do not fail from a lack of information. They fail because it lives in fifteen places that do not talk to each other. A practitioner’s guide to what a real government affairs CRM does, and how Quorum, FiscalNote, and StatecraftCRM actually compare.
What Is Stakeholder Management in Government Affairs? A Complete Guide
Ask ten people to define stakeholder management and you will get ten answers borrowed from project management. In government affairs, it means something specific: disciplined relationship infrastructure built to survive the people who built it.
How to Track Regulatory Proceedings at State Public Utility Commissions
If your government affairs function touches a regulated utility, the most consequential decisions are not made on a legislative floor. They are made in a hearing room by three to five commissioners, in proceedings most legislative trackers were never built to follow.
Government Affairs Software: The Complete Buyer’s Guide for In-House Teams
A legislative tracking platform, an advocacy mobilization tool, and a relationship CRM will all call themselves government affairs software. Buy the wrong category and you end up with a tool that is excellent at a job you do not have.
What Is Government Relations? Definition, Strategy, and Best Practices
Government relations, government affairs, lobbying, and public affairs get used interchangeably, and that confusion is the first thing that goes wrong when a company tries to build the function. A practitioner’s definition, the three core functions, and a five-step framework for building it.
Stakeholder Mapping for Government Affairs: A Step-by-Step Guide
A stakeholder map is the working model of everyone who can affect your organization’s outcomes in front of government. Done well, it is the single most useful artifact a government affairs team owns. Done once and abandoned, it is a museum piece.
Public Utility Commission (PUC): What It Is and Why It Matters for Energy Companies
A public utility commission is the single most consequential government body in an energy company’s world, and it operates unlike a legislature or a court in ways that trip up people who assume it works like either.
How to Build a Government Affairs Function from Scratch
Most government affairs functions are not planned. They are triggered. A playbook for the first hire handed a blank page: the first 30 days, the 30-to-90-day operating system, the technology stack, and the metrics that prove the function is working.