Meet the Expert: Jessica Beeson Tocco

We at Rasky Partners are proud of our talented public relations and public affairs experts across the firm's practice areas. In our ongoing Meet the Expert series, we sit down with a different agency leader on Mondays to get their thoughts on several important and timely questions and gain a greater sense…

Jessica Beeson Tocco and National Public Affairs Practice Featured in The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe, "An Early Pence Ally Wants to Build Rasky's National Lobbying Practice," April 16, 2018 By Jon Chesto Jess Tocco hopes her firm can benefit from the scramble for infrastructure money across the country. Toward that end, Tocco is leading a new effort at the lobbying/PR shop Rasky…

Rasky Partners Launches National Public Affairs Practice

Senior Vice President Jessica Beeson Tocco to Lead Firm’s Newest Practice Focusing on Infrastructure BOSTON (April 17, 2018) – Rasky Partners announced today the launch of its National Public Affairs Practice, led by Senior Vice President Jessica Beeson Tocco. The National Practice will service clients across municipal and state levels…

Larry Rasky Quoted in The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe, "If Democrats Seize House, Massachusetts is Poised to Recapture Some Former Glory," April 2, 2018 By Liz Goodwin WASHINGTON — The once mighty Massachusetts delegation — locked out of power and languishing in the minority in Congress — may be poised to seize back some of its…

George Cronin Discusses Massachusetts Transgender Rights Ballot Question with POLITICO

POLITICO, "Is Massachusetts the Next Transgender Rights Battleground," March 29, 2018 By Lauren Dezenski BOSTON — Deep-blue Massachusetts may seem an unlikely battleground in the fight over transgender rights. But supporters and opponents alike say a November ballot question on whether to strike down the state’s recently enacted law protecting…

Rasky Partners Releases 2018 Washington Insiders Survey Report

Overall Washington Spending on Public Affairs to See a Significant Increase Insiders Anticipate Notable Increase in Advocacy Advertising Perceived Effectiveness of Major Organizations to Decrease Please click here to download the 2018 Washington Insiders Survey Report. Click here to view an infographic highlighting some of the report's top findings. March…

Rasky Once Again Among Top Lobbying Firms in Massachusetts

CommonWealth Magazine, "Connecting the Lobbying Dots," March 8, 2018 By Bruce Mohl THE LEGISLATURE DIDN’T DO a whole lot last year, but the state’s top lobbying firms kept rolling along. ML Strategies, the lobbying arm of the Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo law firm, and O’Neill and Associates retained…

The Weight Band Releases New Single “World Gone Mad”

Former members of The Band, Levon Helm Band and Rick Danko Group revive Woodstock sound on World Gone Mad, their first full-length album The Weight Band releases “World Gone Mad,” an original song and music video WOODSTOCK, NY – This Thursday, Woodstock-based artists The Weight Band will release the music…

Jessica Beeson Tocco Appears on WGBH’s Greater Boston to Discuss State of the Union Address

WGBH's Greater Boston, "President Trump Preaches Unity, Critics Cry Division," January 31, 2018 Donald Trump’s first State of the Union was half victory lap, half stories of acts of heroism. In the end, 75 percent of people who watched the speech approved of it, according to a new CBS News…

Rasky Partners Names Ron Walker COO and P.J. O’Sullivan Strategic Advisor; Promotes Three Members of PR and Public Affairs Teams

BOSTON (December 19, 2017) – Rasky Partners today announced two additions and three promotions within its senior management, public relations and public affairs teams. Ron Walker, a senior advisor and firm Advisory Board member has been appointed Chief Operator Officer, P.J. O’Sullivan has joined the firm as a Strategic Advisor, and…