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SGR Government Relations and Lobbying represents Catalonia, the northeast region of Spain that yesterday voted overwhelmingly to declare independence from Spain despite fierce opposition from the central government in Madrid and a brutal crackdown by Spanish police that injured more than 750 people. The Catalan parliament, which is based in Barcelona, is expected to declare… Continue reading →

The Hill House Food is the center of everything that is good. I remember having lunch with Coretta Scott King, Juanita Abernathy, Dr. Dorothy Height, Ambassador Andrew Young, his wife Carolyn and some others. They were talking about their struggles in the Civil Rights movement and I noticed as they recalled all of the major… Continue reading →

SPHERE ADDS FORMER POMPEO AIDE: Sphere Consulting, the public affairs firm founded by Jim Courtovich, is adding Patrick Fleming as a vice president. Fleming was previously a senior policy adviser to former Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and also worked as director of transition after President Donald Trump nominated Pompeo to lead the CIA. Fleming is… Continue reading →

With an Eye Toward Job Creation, Entrepreneurs Get a Lobbyist of Their Own JULY 24, 2017 Inc. Magazine ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE NEWS By Leigh Buchanan If John Dearie had doubts how to mark the launch of his entrepreneurship advocacy organization, they were dispelled on June 10. That day the Trump administration announced the delay and… Continue reading →

Sphere is working with Kids v Cancer to bring media attention and grassroots support to innovative policy solutions in pediatric cancer. Despite more than 13,000 children being diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. every year, only 4% of the National Cancer Institute’s budget is dedicated to childhood cancers. To combat the tremendous shortfall in funding… Continue reading →