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Ballard Partners is monitoring federal education and infrastructure legislation for the New College Foundation.
The Sarasota-based New College of Florida is the poster child of Governor Ron DeSantis’ war on "woke" indoctrination.
He installed six conservatives to the board of trustees at the one-time progressive school and appointed a political ally and ex-Speaker of Florida’s House as interim president of the school.
The board chopped one-third of NCF’s facility and shuttered its diversity and equity department as it seeks to become a “world-class classical liberal arts education institution” or the “Hillsdale of the South.”
NCF, which fell 24 places to the No. 100 spot in US News and World Report’s 2024 rankings of national liberal arts schools, is looking to raise $400M in state funding over the next five years to achieve its vision of fostering a "community of free thinkers, risktakers and trailblazers."
Brian Ballard, who was Donald Trump’s chief fundraiser in the Sunshine State, and Daniel McFaul, ex-chief of staff to Florida Republican Matt Gaetz, work the New College Foundation.
Missy Edwards Strategies represents Shein Technology Group, the Los Angeles arm of the embattled Singapore-based “instant fashion” retailer.
Carlsbad, a north San Diego County city of 115K people, is looking for a firm to provide government relations and Sacramento lobbying services.
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, has registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers.
The Daschle Group is representing Santa Monica-based Stand with Hong Kong Action, an advocacy group that fights to end Chinese repression in Hong Kong.
McKinsey & Co. has reached out to Republican shop Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers about the activities of the embattled management consultancy.
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