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George Cronin Appears on The Horse Race Podcast

The Horse Race, “Episode 49: Victory Lap, Or… Dezexit” September 21, 2018 Rasky ballot expert George Cronin appeared on The Horse Race podcast to discuss the upcoming ballot questions Massachusetts residents will be voting on in November. The three remaining questions left on the ballot include nurse to patient limits,…

George Cronin appears on The Horse Race podcast to discuss standing ballot questions

The Horse Race, “Episode 40: The Last Ballots Standing,” July 18, 2018 George Cronin, managing director of our public affairs practice and veteran ballot campaign strategist, appeared on The Horse Race podcast for a conversation on the upcoming ballot questions – nurse to patient limits, commission on limiting election spending…

Jessica Beeson Tocco Joins WGBH’s midday program Boston Public Radio to talk local and national politics

WGBH’s Boston Public Radio, “BPR Full Show: 7/16/18,” July 16, 2018 Jessica Beeson Tocco, lead Republican lobbyist and Director of the firm’s National Public Affairs practice joined 89.7 WGBH’s midday program Boston Public Radio. Alongside cohosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan, the conversation included relevant news and policy topics, such as Donald Trump’s SCOTUS nominee Brett…

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…

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 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…

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…

Jessica Beeson Tocco Joins WGBH’s Greater Boston Again This Week

WGBH’s Greater Boston, “Democrats & Republicans Turn On Their Own,” December 6, 2017 Within the last 24 hours, Washington has seen members of both parties start to turn on their own. At least two dozen Democratic senators are calling for Al Franken to resign, with a sixth sexual misconduct allegation against…

Jessica Beeson Tocco Appears on WGBH’s Greater Boston to Discuss the Art of Apologizing in the Wake of Sexual Misconduct Allegations

WGBH’s Greater Boston, “The Art Of Apologizing After Sexual Misconduct Accusations,” November 30, 2017 More than 24 hours after Matt Lauer’s firing was made public, the former “Today” host issued a statement saying, “There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others…