INDIANAPOLIS—Bose Public Affairs Group LLC (BPAG) is proud to welcome Denny Costerison as vice president. A visionary leader in the field of education, Costerison has been a tireless champion for the Indiana public education sector for more than half a century,...
Recent litigation surrounding the Administration’s tariff authorities has materially increased legal and operational uncertainty for importers, manufacturers and downstream industrial sectors. The central issue is no longer whether tariffs remain a tool this...
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Feb. 20, 2026, that regulating imports under a national emergency declared by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not include the ability to tax them, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is...
BPAG’s eighth consecutive inclusion on the Bloomberg Government Top Lobbying Firm list reflects another year of growth for the firm’s federal government relations practice. Bloomberg Government reviewed lobbying firms that filed Lobbying Disclosure Act reports in all...
INDIANAPOLIS – Bose Public Affairs Group LLC (BPAG) is proud to welcome Kate Countryman as vice president. Countryman has more than 15 years of experience driving innovation and growth in the communication, media and government sectors. She has a strong background in...
After more than six weeks of a federal government shutdown, the Senate voted 60-40 on Monday, Nov. 10, and the House voted 222-209 on Wednesday, Nov. 12, to pass legislation that reopens federal agencies through late January and provides full-year funding for three departments. President Donald Trump signed the bill, officially ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
INDIANAPOLIS – Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is excited to share that two of our very own have been named winners of the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE) 2025 Top Lobbyist Award. James Brown was named a Top Lobbyist in the Small Firm category, and...
Governor Mike Braun has announced plans to convene a special session of the Indiana General Assembly beginning Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. The Governor’s proclamation identifies two primary subjects for legislative consideration: Redrawing Indiana’s congressional district...
INDIANAPOLIS—Bose Public Affairs Group LLC (BPAG) is proud to welcome John Cooney as senior vice president of governmental relations. Cooney joins BPAG from a global industry association that connected more than one million professionals from the semiconductor,...
As of this writing, the U.S. government is on the brink of its first shutdown in nearly seven years, driven by a partisan impasse over healthcare funding and the broader appropriations process within Congress. Congressional leaders are currently debating a stopgap...
INDIANAPOLIS—Bose Public Affairs Group LLC (BPAG) proudly announces that Principal Michael O’Connor has been elected vice chair of the Indianapolis Indians board of directors. O’Connor has been a member of the Indianapolis Indians board of directors since 2019. As the...
INDIANAPOLIS—Bose Public Affairs Group LLC (BPAG) is proud to welcome Amy Kent as vice president. Kent has more than 15 years of experience in service to the state of Indiana, with a strong background in policy development, communication strategy, risk management,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bose Public Affairs Group LLC (BPAG) is pleased to announce its membership as the exclusive Washington, D.C. local government relations firm of The Advocacy Group (TAG), the premier 50-state and global network of independent government affairs,...
INDIANAPOLIS—Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is excited to announce that Sydney Moody and Roman Moreno have been named state government relations managers. Both Moody and Moreno were interns with the government relations and strategic communications firm. In their new...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is pleased to announce that Matthew Grady has been promoted to public policy specialist in the Washington, D.C., office. He joined the firm in January as a public affairs coordinator and previously interned for BPAG in...
The Trump Administration continues its push to strengthen America’s critical mineral capacities. On May 2, 2025, the White House announced the inclusion of 10 additional domestic critical mineral projects to be included on the Federal Permitting Dashboard. The...
No exemptions for energy or other products are expected; North American Trading Partners plan retaliation with tariffs on U.S. goods. On Feb. 1, 2025, the White House announced new tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China. The first major trade actions of...
There has been a great deal of speculation about when Congress will use Budget Reconciliation to extend the tax relief passed during President Trump’s first term, as well as enact a broad set of other policy priorities that the incoming President-elect has promised to...
This week the United States Senate is scheduled to hold hearings with 13 individuals President-elect Trump announced he will nominate to serve in the new administration. Inauguration week is kicking off with a series of Congressional hearings to expedite forthcoming...
INDIANAPOLIS – Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is excited to announce that Mike Brady, Quincy Cunningham, Lindsey Moss Willey and Emily Wilson as principals of the government relations and strategic communications firm. All four have been promoted to principal from the...
INDIANAPOLIS – Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Weld, Ph.D., has joined the company as a senior policy advisor. Weld will focus on projects related to the STEM Education Coalition, the largest, most unified coalition advocating for...
Budget reconciliation is a legislative process in the U.S. Congress that streamlines the passage of certain budget-related bills. Rooted in Section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act, reconciliation helps align spending and revenue estimates with the goals outlined...
Victor Smith, a principal at Bose Public Affairs Group and partner at Bose McKinney & Evans and chair of the firm’s Site Selection and Economic Incentives Group, has been selected to lead governor-elect Braun’s transition team.
Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is pleased to announce that Justin Swanson has been named managing director of state government relations. Swanson joined Bose Public Affairs Group in 2015 and has developed a unique multi-dimensional government affairs practice.
Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is pleased to announce the return of Michael O’Connor to the firm, where he will focus on assisting clients with state and local government relations services, procurement consulting, strategic communications and federal government relations services.
The Bose Public Affairs Group strategic communications team was recognized with an Award of Excellence in the public affairs category at PRSA’s 2024 Anvil Awards in New York City on May 9. “We appreciate the partnerships we’ve built with our valued clients who trust...
BPAG’s fifth consecutive inclusion on the list reflects another year of growth for the firm’s federal government relations practice. Bloomberg Government reviewed every lobbying firm that filed Lobbying Disclosure Act reports with the Senate during 2023, analyzing...
