As an example, yesterday, at the Capitol, on the lawn was an organization called NFIB-the voice of small business. I had never heard of it before. My boss, a lobbyist, told me that they were lobbyists. Later in the evening, in my Public Policy in the 21st Century class, lobbying was the topic of discussion, and my professor showed a video with a spokesperson from NFIB-the voice of small business!
Another example of this was when the Professor, in that same class, showed the top 20 most powerful lobbying groups in the U.S. Congress, AFL-CIO was listed as the sixth. AFL-CIO is the organization I am currently working for. And I'm very proud to be doing so.
Lastly, in a less obvious, but I feel more important topic is, reading about applying policy and then actually seeing how it happens in the work I do. It's one thing to read about policy and a very different thing to be participating in it. Hence this internship class, I assume. The textbook for my Public Policy in the 21st Century class discusses how lobbying and a bit of politics among the legislators works, but it doesn't go into much depth, at least in my opinion. It hasn't and probably won't discuss just how much depends on the legislators relationships with other legislators and the semi social contracts they have, in terms of whether they will or will not vote on a bill.
I am excited to see how my internships and classes coincide throughout the semester. I am certain this is not the last of it. Nearly every day my lectures trigger something in my mind that relates to my work. I love the work that I'm doing and my education, particularly how the two apply to life.
Dr. Feeny-My "Policy in the 21st Century" professor
Arizona AFL-CIO-
the organization I intern for.
The 2015-2016 Arizona Lesislators
Dr. Feeny-My "Policy in the 21st Century" professor 
Arizona AFL-CIO-
the organization I intern for.
The 2015-2016 Arizona Lesislators
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