The Atlanta Business Chronicle's Crystal Edmondson interviews guests including Democratic strategist Howard Franklin, managing partner at Ohio River South who weighs in with his perspective on what Georgia companies are looking for in the next federal stimulus legislation. Listen here…
Heard on All Things Considered. Joe Biden continues to build a lead in polls against President Trump, and Democrats across the U.S. are raking in huge amounts in fundraising. But some question how confident the party should be. The 2020…
The BG Podcast: Conversations at the intersection of business, community, and public policy, from the Austin metro and around Texas. On today's episode we visit with our Atlanta-based colleague, Howard Franklin. This episode was originally recorded on December 11, 2019…
L.E.A.D. Atlanta kicked off the new year on January 14 with its inaugural 2020 Legislative Preview. More than 100 people came out early in the morning for lively discussion to prepare for the upcoming legislative session as we get a…
Jamarlin talks to corporate lobbyist Howard Franklin, who has represented Amazon, Google, and Sprint. We unpack former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's saying, "lobbyists write our laws," and debate whether taking on the swamp should be a top 5 issue in Black America. We also discuss AIPAC aggressively recruiting at HBCUs and whether voters for the pro-Israel lobby group blew up Andrew Gillum's campaign for governor of Florida.
ORS Senior Vice President of External Affairs Joel Alvarado joins Political Rewind, as we await word on Gov. Brian Kemp’s appointment to fill Johnny Isakson’s seat in the U.S. Senate, President Trump advocates for Rep. Doug Collins.
Originally published on wamu.org. Produced by James Morrison. Grassroots organizers in Alabama say backlash from Donald Trump’s presidential victory in 2016 has created a renaissance within Alabama’s Democratic Party. Senator Doug Jones and a group of reformists ousted the longtime…
Atlanta Business Chronicle has named our 2019 40 Under Forty honorees. The up-and-comers will be celebrated at an awards event Nov. 7 at The Fairmont in Atlanta. Here’s a Q&A with one of the honorees, Howard Franklin, founder and managing partner, Ohio River South.
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