WGBH's Greater Boston, "Equal Pay Day," April 4, 2017 Today is national Equal Pay Day — a symbolic day designed to point out that, on average, a woman would have to work all of 2016 and up until today to earn the same amount of money as her male counterpart…
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Feb. 8, 2017 (BOSTON) – Today, Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications, Inc. announced it will be operating the company under a new name, Rasky Partners. The name change of the company, a leading US public relations firm for over two decades, comes after the departure of two of its partners, Joe…
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Boston Globe, "Boston Political Power Duo Larry Rasky and Joe Baerlein Part Ways," February 7, 2017 By Jon Chesto They came together 20 years ago: two friendly rivals who would build one of the city’s most powerful public relations and lobbying firms. Two decades later, Larry Rasky and Joe Baerlein…
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Boston Herald, "Rasky Baerlein Buyout to Split PR Power Team," February 7, 2017 By Joe Battenfeld Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications -- one of Boston's most powerful business teams -- is breaking up. The lobbying and public relations firm at the center of dramas ranging from the sale of the Red…
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Roll Call, "Lobbyists, Corporate Clients Open Wallets for Trump," February 6, 2017 By Kate Ackley K Street has entered the Trump era. Lobbyists and organizations that seek to influence Washington mostly neglected the presidential campaign of Donald Trump early last year, but by the end of 2016, the sector had…
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POLITICO Magazine, "Power Players: David Urban, David Tamasi, Matt Schlapp," January 9, 2017 Donald Trump has banned lobbyists from his transition as part of his pledge to “drain the swamp.” And nearly all of professional Washington abandoned him during the election. So the K Streeters who spent the campaign defending and…
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Boston Globe, "With Imminent Republican Takeover, Lobbyists See an Opening," November 16, 2016 By Matt Viser The swamp is not being drained. Instead, it’s about to be restocked with a species that is used to running this town and taking advantage of nearly every opportunity: lobbyists. Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s…
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LA Times, "The fight to define Trump's presidency will be waged between two competing factions," November 11, 2016 By Cathleen Decker and Evan Halper Fresh from a successful battle against a Democratic opponent, Donald Trump’s attention must now turn to defining his presidency. His campaign offered two divergent approaches. He…
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The Washington Post, "Trump victory could mean big business for K Street," November 9, 2016 By Catherine Ho Donald Trump won the presidential race following a campaign where he promised to “drain the swamp” and break apart the so-called Washington establishment — but his election is likely to drive more business to the…
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POLITICO, "K Street Poised for Big Business in GOP-run Washington," November 9, 2016 By Isaac Arnsdorf While political operatives grapple with the enormity of Tuesday's Election Night surprises, Washington's lobbyists are starting to position themselves for big business under one-party rule. K Street expects 2017 to usher in a flurry of…
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