Public affairs for complex regulatory decisions
The public explanation and the formal filing have to say the same thing.
The practical problem
Counsel can be drafting a comment, and engineers can be checking a permit file, while residents and local officials are already talking about the same proposal. If nobody is listening there, the company learns the objection after the record is hard to change. If the public explanation drifts from the filing, the company has two stories.
Our analysis of public participation includes Public Utility Commission rulemaking comments. A clear account of practical effects can help officials understand the company’s position.
What JD Key does
James Dickey leads the strategy. Blake Sbrocco, Vice President, takes part in conversations. They map support and objections, help willing constituents contact their own officials, and track outreach. They can testify, give interviews, and write opinion articles on behalf of clients. They report what they hear so counsel and specialists can act on it.
When an agency review affects your business, state-level public affairs can also be part of the assignment. See the Sunset page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does regulatory strategy mean here?
It means public affairs coordination. A proposed rule, an agency hearing, or a local condition can move while counsel and technical staff are still writing the formal response. James Dickey and Blake Sbrocco help the company explain the practical effect in public and report what they hear, so the public account matches the filing.
How do you coordinate with counsel and technical specialists?
We agree on the facts, audiences, deadlines, and responsibilities with your existing advisers. Counsel handles legal advice and technical specialists handle their disciplines. JD Key coordinates the public case and brings local feedback into that work.
Where do local concerns fit a state rule?
A state rule often shows up first as a question in a city or county: water, rates, noise, or a facility people can see. We map that support and opposition, help willing constituents contact their own officials, and track the outreach. State assistance is added on an agreed scope.
What should we tell you first?
The place, the objective, the comment deadline or hearing date, and the concerns already raised by residents, customers, or local officials.
Tell us where the rule or hearing stands
Which city, county, or agency matter is involved? What are you trying to accomplish, when is the decision, and what concerns have you heard?