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,...
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Bose Public Affairs Group Named on Bloomberg Government‘s List of “Top Lobbying Firms 2026”
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...
Kate Countryman Joins Bose Public Affairs Group
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...
Two Bose Public Affairs Group Lobbyists Recognized on Top 100 List
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 Braun Calls for a Special Session in Indiana
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...
John Cooney Joins Bose Public Affairs Group
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,...
Bose Public Affairs Group Principal Michael O’Connor Elected Vice Chair of the Indianapolis Indians Board of Directors
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...
Amy Kent Joins Bose Public Affairs Group
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,...
Bose Public Affairs Group Joins The Advocacy Group as Washington, D.C. Member
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,...
Bose Public Affairs Group Announces Two New State Government Relations Managers
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...
Bose Public Affairs Group Promotes Matthew Grady
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...
Bose Public Affairs Group Names Four New Principals
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...
Jeff Weld Joins Bose Public Affairs Group As Senior Policy Advisor
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...
Victor Smith to Chair Governor-Elect Braun’s Transition Team
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.
Justin Swanson Promoted to Managing Director of State Government Relations at Bose Public Affairs Group
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.
Michael O’Connor Returns to Bose Public Affairs Group as Principal
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.
Bose Public Affairs Group’s Strategic Communications Team Recognized with Award of Excellence at PRSA Anvil Awards
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...
Bose Public Affairs Group Included in Bloomberg Government‘s List of “Top Lobbying Firms 2023”
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...
Senate Committee Considers Efforts to Regulate PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hosted a hearing to consider ongoing efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand regulation of PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances.
Sarah Lamson Promoted to Senior Public Policy Specialist
Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is pleased to announce that Sarah Lamson has been promoted to senior public policy specialist at the government relations and strategic communications firm. Lamson executes lobbying strategies related to education, environment, agriculture and healthcare policy.
Devon Davis Promoted to Vice President
Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is pleased to announce that Devon Davis has been promoted to vice president at the government relations and strategic communications firm. Davis assists clients from a wide range of industries in managing legislative projects.
Austin Hall Promoted to Vice President
Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is pleased to announce that Austin Hall has been promoted to vice president at the government relations and strategic communications firm. Hall specializes in education, workforce and economic development, science and technology, municipalities, transportation and infrastructure, and cannabis policy across the federal government.
Bose Public Affairs Group Expands to Include Multistate Government Relations and D.C. Local Government Relations
Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Jon Mandel as a senior vice president in our Washington, D.C., office. Mandel will lead Bose Public Affairs Group’s new multistate government relations practice and a local government relations...
Fall Congressional Outlook: Money, Money, Money
Congress returns to Washington this month to address a packed agenda, with one issue rising above the rest: spending. The Senate is back in session and the House plans to return on September 12, leaving lawmakers fewer than 20 working days to adopt a new spending...
Congress Takes Two Actions to Consider Regulation of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids
On July 27, the U.S. House of Representatives held an oversight hearing about the continued lack of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of the hemp-derived products market, which emerged after the 2018 Farm Bill codified hemp and its derivatives as distinct from the cannabis plant, removing them from regulation as a controlled substance.
Bose Public Affairs Group’s Inclusion in Bloomberg Government‘s List of “Top Lobbying Firms 2022” Demonstrates Strong Growth
BPAG’s inclusion on the list reflects the continued growth of the firm’s federal government relations practice, which saw a 22.6% increase in revenue between 2021 and 2022!
Brandon Kirkham Joins Bose Public Affairs Group as Managing Director of Federal Relations
Bose Public Affairs Group LLC is pleased to announce that Brandon Kirkham has joined as managing director of federal relations.

