Policy Research & Analysis

Clear, actionable insights for complex decisions.

Effective policy begins with clarity. We help clients cut through complexity with focused research that identifies the problem, maps the landscape, and highlights viable policy pathways.

Our analysis blends statutory review, best-practice research, stakeholder mapping, and real-world implementation considerations. The result is a clear, coherent foundation for strategic decision-making.

What this includes:

• Comparative policy scans and statutory analysis

• Regulatory and rulemaking landscape reviews

• Policy feasibility assessments

• Data synthesis and impact summaries

• Clear options memos for decision-makers

Client outcomes:

Stronger strategy, clearer direction, and evidence-based confidence.

Bill Drafting & Policy Development

Transforming ideas into legally sound, implementation-ready legislation.

Good ideas need strong legal architecture. We translate client goals into precise, enforceable bill language designed to withstand legislative scrutiny and minimize unintended consequences.

Our drafting approach integrates legal clarity, implementation planning, and political viability—ensuring your bill is understandable to legislative staff, interpretable by agencies, and defensible during debate.

What this includes:

• Full bill drafts and amendment packets

• Concept-to-language conversion

• Statutory crosswalks and compliance mapping

• Fiscal note alignment and impact considerations

• Technical review in collaboration with legislative drafting offices

Client outcomes:

Stronger bills, fewer surprises, and a clearer path to passage.

Legislative Strategy & Advocacy

Guiding policy through the Capitol—from first outreach to final vote.

Passing legislation requires relationships, timing, and strategic execution. We help clients navigate the legislative process with a clear plan for building support and overcoming obstacles.

Our approach blends sponsor identification, coalition alignment, persuasive communication, and real-time strategy adjustments during session.

What this includes:

• Sponsor & co-sponsor recruitment

• Committee preparation and testimony support

• Vote-mapping and persuasion sequencing

• Strategy memos and legislative briefings

• Direct advocacy and stakeholder engagement

Client outcomes:

A disciplined, credible path to advancing your legislation.

Implementation Guidance & Regulatory Follow-Through

Ensuring good laws translate into effective outcomes.

Passing a bill is only the beginning. Agencies need guidance, stakeholders need clarity, and early-stage implementation decisions will shape how a policy works for years.

We support clients through rulemaking, rollout, and inter-agency coordination to ensure policy goals are carried forward with integrity and precision.

What this includes:

• Sponsor & co-sponsor recruitment

• Committee preparation and testimony support

• Vote-mapping and persuasion sequencing

• Strategy memos and legislative briefings

• Direct advocacy and stakeholder engagement

Client outcomes:

A disciplined, credible path to advancing your legislation.

Funding Strategy & Public Finance Alignment

Ensuring good policy is financially viable and fundable.

Strong policy requires strong financial footing. We help clients identify funding pathways, assess fiscal impacts, and align proposals with state and federal funding opportunities.

Whether you are pursuing appropriations, grants, cost-sharing models, or cross-agency investment strategies, we bring clarity and structure to the financial side of policy work.

What this includes:

• Public finance landscape analysis

• Appropriations and budget strategy

• Grant and funding alignment

• Fiscal note awareness and feasibility guidance

• Cost-modeling considerations

Client outcomes:

Policies supported by realistic, sustainable, and persuasive funding strategies.

FOCUS AREAS

Strategic Expertise Where It Matters Most

Norris Policy Group’s work centers on the most pressing public-interest challenges facing Colorado. Our focus areas reflect deep policy grounding, real-world implementation experience, and a commitment to sustainable, equitable outcomes.

WHY NPG

Mission-Driven. Evidence-Based. Strategically Executed.

Norris Policy Group is built on a simple belief:
Good policy should be clear, effective, and firmly rooted in the public interest.

We help mission-driven leaders turn strong ideas into strong laws with strategy, precision, and purpose.

Our approach blends:

Deep subject-matter expertise

Environmental protection, climate resilience, clean energy, housing, land use, and community development.

Real-world planning and implementation experience

Grounded in years of public-sector work across infrastructure, disaster recovery, and public finance.

High-level legislative strategy & government relations

Sponsor recruitment, advocacy planning, amendment negotiation, and committee navigation.

Clear communication that bridges stakeholders and decision-makers

We translate complex issues into compelling, actionable arguments that move policy forward.

Ethical advocacy rooted in fairness and long-term impact

Public-interest outcomes, sustainability, and community benefit guide everything we do.

We don’t just draft ideas.
We build the legislative strategy that turns them into durable, effective law.

Focus Areas

Strategic Expertise Where It Matters Most

Energy Transition & Grid Modernization

Advancing clean-energy policy, modernizing the grid, and supporting equitable decarbonization.

We work on transmission planning, renewable deployment, utility reform, distributed energy policy, and large-scale electrification initiatives.

Housing & Land Use Reform

Modernizing land-use laws to expand housing supply, increase affordability, and strengthen community design.

We support zoning reform, ADU policy, density strategies, tenant protections, and development incentives that help Colorado communities grow responsibly.

Climate Resilience & Disaster Recovery

Helping communities prepare for and recover from climate-related risks.

Our work includes wildfire mitigation, resilience planning, hazard recovery, emergency management policy, and long-term climate adaptation strategies.

Environmental Protection & Public Health

Strengthening environmental safeguards and improving outcomes for people and ecosystems.

We support air- and water-quality policy, conservation initiatives, natural resource management, and environmental justice frameworks that protect vulnerable communities.

Infrastructure & Community Development

Building strong foundations for Colorado’s future.

We advocate for smart infrastructure investment, transportation modernization, broadband expansion, water systems, and revitalization projects that connect and uplift communities.

Water, Utilities & Natural Resource Stewardship

Supporting sustainable water policy and resilient resource management.

We engage in water rights modernization, conservation initiatives, utility governance, and cross-jurisdictional resource planning — essential for Colorado’s long-term stability.

Norris Policy Group specializes in the policy arenas shaping Colorado’s future — and the nation’s. These are complex, high-impact domains where clear strategy, strong relationships, and sound legislative architecture make all the difference.

Public Finance & Funding Strategy

Helping leaders access funding, structure programs, and align budgets with policy goals.

We work at the intersection of legislation, program design, and fiscal architecture to ensure programs are fundable, implementable, and durable.

Workforce & Economic Development

Supporting policies that build economic opportunity, regional resilience, and equitable growth.

We help craft and advance strategies that expand workforce pipelines, support rural and urban communities, and create inclusive, sustainable prosperity.

Contact Norris Policy Group

Whether you're developing legislation, shaping a funding strategy, or preparing for the upcoming session, Norris Policy Group brings clarity, strategy, and momentum to your policy goals.

I welcome inquiries from:

• Legislators & legislative staff

• State agencies & local governments

• Nonprofits & advocacy organizations

• Foundations, coalitions, & public-interest partners

• Clean energy, housing, infrastructure, and climate-aligned industries

Email

contact@norrispolicygroup.com

Let’s Build the Policy That Builds the Future

Location

Denver, Colorado (Serving clients statewide and nationwide)

Availability

Consultations available by appointment.

Sessions can be scheduled via email; online and in-person meetings are available.

Good policy doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because someone makes the first call.