Five Things We’re Reading This Week

Liz Gullett

Feb 07, 2017

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do.

The Real Story of 2016 – With the presidential election in the rearview mirror, an intriguing series of articles by Nate Silver will take an in-depth look at the media’s effectiveness in covering the campaign. The initial article may especially cause you to rethink how to read the horse-race coverage of our politics.

The Patriot’s Bill Belichick Inspires His Team by Calling Them This – Learn three lessons from this year’s Super Bowl coaches on improving your own organization.

You Can Influence: Here’s How – What do you need to do in order to influence another person(s)?

13 Issues for States to Watch in 2017 – There are thirteen national issues identified as having potential influence on state governments across the nation.

Republicans’ Paths to Unraveling the Dodd-Frank Act – President Trump has called the Act a “disaster.” How can Republicans use their majority in congress to repeal Dodd-Frank?

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