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Boston’s public affairs firms: low profiles, big influence

Boston Globe: Boston’s public affairs firms: low profiles, big influence February 4, 2015 By Jon Chesto In a city where politics is a blood sport, shaping a candidate’s public persona can be big business. Candidates spent hundreds of thousands of dollars last year on the guys — and they’re almost always…

Matt Moon Joins Rasky Baerlein|Prism as Vice President

Matt Moon Joins Rasky Baerlein|Prism as Vice President January 15, 2015 (Washington, D.C.) – Rasky Baerlein|Prism, a leading public affairs agency with offices in Washington and Boston, today announced that Matt Moon has joined the firm as vice president. Matt comes to RBP after serving as communications director for Governor…

Larry Rasky quoted in The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe “Boston-to-D.C. flights showcase region’s power players'” December 23, 2014 By Matt Viser The lobbyist, the professor, and the business executive were all flying between Boston and Washington one day recently when they spied the familiar figure of Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III. The scene was Logan’s shuttle terminal,…

Justine Griffin named one of PR News’ Top Women in PR for 2014

prnewsonline.com “Winners of PR News’ Top Women in PR Awards'” November 24, 2014 RBSC is excited to announce that Justine Griffin was named one of PR News’ Top Women in PR for 2014. PR News’ Top Women in PR Awards celebrate top professionals who have made bold advances in managing…

POLITICO quotes Larry Rasky

POLITICO “Biden his time for 2016′” October 30, 2014 By Edward-Isaac Dovere DAVENPORT, Iowa — Hillary Clinton came here Wednesday to sharpen her stump speech and, while she was at it, campaign for Bruce Braley for Senate. Joe Biden came Monday to shake hands, pose for photos, wallop Republicans and…

Larry Rasky on NPR’s Political Junkie

Ken Rudin’s Political Junkie, Episode #43: Destroying ISIS, Drawing Women. September 18, 2014 This week Larry Rasky was a guest on Ken Rudin’s Political Junkie podcast for the “This Week in Political History” segment to talk about his experience as Vice President Joe Biden’s Press Secretary in 1988 and as…

The Hill quotes Dave Tamasi

The Hill “Lobbyists prepare for ‘two-week sprint'” September 3, 2014 By Megan R. Wilson It’s go time for K Street. With only two weeks left on the calendar before lawmakers leave Washington to campaign full-time, lobbyists are limbering up for a two-week dash that could determine whether their clients win…

Bloomberg quotes Larry Rasky in article on Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s political future

Bloomberg “Warren’s Presidential Pass Leaves Other White House Paths” July 7, 2014 By Annie Linskey Elizabeth Warren isn’t running for president, which raises the question: What does she want instead? “Secretary of Treasury? Let that roll around in your brain a little bit,” said Larry Rasky, who was a spokesman…

O’Dwyer’s: Japan Fortifies PR Arsenal

O’Dwyer’s “Japan Fortifies PR Arsenal” July 3, 2014 By Kevin McCauley Japan, which is in the midst of a high-profile and controversial shift of its military posture, is using Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications to promote understanding of the importance of its relationship with the US. The Boston-based firm’s Washington office has…

Larry Rasky quoted in The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe “Is Mass. on the verge of a political drought?” June 6, 2014 By Jim O’Sullivan and Matt Viser There will be no bunting hung aspirationally in Copley Square, no promise of exultant fireworks over Boston Harbor. Election Day 2016 will likely dawn calmly in the Commonwealth, and…