Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has shuffled his PR staff as his administration takes a beating over the Flint water crisis.
Snyder replaced communications director Meegan Holland with veteran statehouse press aide Ari Adler. Holland was moved into a special projects role for the governor. "Ari has a long history of service to the people of Michigan as a journalist, teacher and media relations professional," Snyder said in a statement. "His experience in state government, the Legislature and the private sector have made him a trusted resource for journalists seeking to share information with the public."
Snyder has also bounced his press secretary, Dave Murray, who was reassigned to the state's Department of Talent and Economic Development. A replacement has not yet been named.
Snyder is facing the possibility of a recall election among widespread rancor over the Flint crisis.
Emails relating to the crisis released by the governor's office show Holland was admonished by a Snyder aide in December for attempting to communicate about the Flint crisis through personal email.
Mercury advised the administration on the PR front as the crisis flared earlier this year.
Husch Blackwell Strategies has added FleishmanHillard alum Michael Slatin as a principal in its public affairs group.
Rory Cooper, a veteran Republican operative and policy specialist, has joined Teneo’s Washington office as senior managing director in its strategy & communications practice.
Brian Fallon, who served as national press secretary for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential run, is signing on next month as Vice President’s Kamala Harris’ campaign communications director.
TikTok is nothing more than a Chinese propaganda tool that poses “a grave threat to America’s national security and, in particular, impressionable children and young adults,” say two Congressmen who want the platform registered as a foreign agent.
Public Strategies Washington has added Abbie Sorrendino, a former aide to now Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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