environment
Cassidy & Associates Registered Lobbying on issues related to the Okefenokee SwampSouthern Environmental Law CenterThe swamp spans 438,000 acres across the Florida-Georgia border, much of which is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness, but the Southern Environmental Law Center Push back A mining company is looking to mine 8,000 acres on the edge of the marsh.
Neil Kornze, a former Bureau of Land Management director and chief of staff to Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), will be in charge of the account.
Sports
Athlete.orgthe Players Association of College Athletes; Hired Ice Mirror Strategy The account will lobby on name, image and likeness (NIL) issues, student-athlete rights and other issues in college sports. Jarrod Loadholt, former senior counsel to the House Financial Services Committee, will be in charge of the account.
Aviation
JetBlue Hired King Sweeney Strategies LLC The account will include lobbying on the airline’s relationship with Congress and “matters of concern to the airline, including slots for flights to Puerto Rico.” Erin King Sweeney, former U.S. general counsel for Swiss International Air Lines, will be in charge of the account.
Airbus US Space Defense Hired The Roosevelt Group It lobbies for support on national security programs and legislative priorities. One of the account’s lobbyists is John Simmons, a longtime Republican appropriations and military aide in the House of Representatives.
Manufacturing
Procter & Gamble Employer FTI Government Relations It lobbies on sustainability issues, particularly “energy and environmental policies that affect manufacturing.” New disclosures The account was filed last week. Mikeala Carter, a former deputy director of public affairs at the USDA and director of public affairs and external relations for the House Agriculture Committee, will be in charge of the account.
