Pol Memo

Imagine you are a state or city government policy adviser. The governor or city mayor has asked your boss to brief them on one of your agency’s top policy priorities. You need to develop a comprehensive policy memo that will give your boss:

(1) the critical background information he/she needs on the issue at hand;

(2) analysis of the influence of the state/city legislature, the judicial system, and other state/city government agencies on the formulation and implementation of a specific policy;

(3) an evaluation of the influence that interest groups, political parties and the media have on the policy at hand;

(4) a set of options for your boss to consider regarding a path forward with all these political players (including pro’s and con’s for each option); and,

(5) a recommended strategy that you want your boss to present to the governor or mayor to win support for your agency’s policy agenda.