BNN News, “A Millennial Vision for Mass. Democrats,” May 2, 2017 Reynolds Graves, a member of Young Democrats of Mass., and a senior public affairs associate at Rasky Partners, talks about his involvement with the state party and its newly formed Black Caucus. Interview for BNN News. Aired May 2,…

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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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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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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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The Boston Globe, “Trump behind Clinton, past GOP nominees, in Mass. fund-raising,” August 24, 2016 By Tracy Jan and Victoria McGrane Donald Trump, despite a significant escalation in his fund-raising activities over the past two months, is trailing far behind Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in raising money in traditionally lucrative…

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The Boston Globe, “Clinton Fund-raiser Features Boston Business, Civic VIPs,” August 22, 2016 By Jim O’Sullivan Hillary Clinton collected about $1.4 million Sunday evening at an Osterville fund-raiser that featured some of Boston’s biggest business and civic names, according to one attendee. Jack Connors, John Fish, Anne Finucane, Frank McCourt,…

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The Hill, “Few Lobbyists Coming Around to Trump,” August 3, 2016 By Megan R. Wilson Republican nominee Donald Trump’s unconventional presidential campaign is attracting only a smattering of support from lobbyists on K Street. Sixteen lobbyists have contributed almost $31,000 to support Trump through his campaign account, two joint fundraising…

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