Meet Rebecca Wallace
Published on VoyageATL.com Rebecca, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us. Where does your story begin? When I was in elementary school, I won the schoolwide book club – twice – first in 2nd grade…
Howard Franklin named a Top Lobbyist by James Magazine
Howard Franklin is ranked as a top registered lobbyist, and Ohio River South is proud to be listed as a top ten boutique governmental affairs firm for 2021 by James Magazine. See it here. Each year James Magazine, invites readers…
Why Georgia Is at the Center of the Political Universe in 2022
Howard Franklin is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ohio River South, a strategy firm focused on "the New American South." Splitting time between state capitals and the campaign trail, Howard Franklin has worked across two dozen states to advance…
Dickens announces leaders of transition team
By J.D. Capelouto and Wilborn P. Nobles III, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sharon and I are excited to work with Mayor Dickens and this dynamic group of leaders to bring to life many of the ideas we heard on the campaign…
Campaign Insider: How Andre Dickens Beat the Odds to Become Atlanta’s Mayor
Published in James Magazine, Jan.-Feb. 2022 Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens took office in January after a hard-fought campaign to lead Georgia’s capital city. We’re paying close attention to the issues that the new mayor prioritizes, but also want to unpack…
Atlanta charts a new course
Atlanta elected its 61st mayor in a historic contest. Not in thirty years has a mayoral candidate ridden such a slim margin of victory to such a decisive election. Even more impressive, Andre Dickens delivered with 64% of a light…
GA Legislative Watch: Special session to end of biennial
Democrats will be vying for Medicaid expansion, quality education, mental health supports and jobs creation. A key priority for Republicans is the abolishment of the state income tax. A busy election year session will have both parties strategizing to gain seats in each chamber, potentially realizing a stall in top agenda priorities.
ORS moving in to new digs in 2022
Ohio River South is moving to new offices in Newport’s Hotel Row development in South Downtown Atlanta. The team still will be a short walk from the state capitol and city hall, and we're keeping the historic, industrial aesthetic of…
Client Focus: ORS supports goPuff to expand its customer base
Ohio River South is the registered lobbyist in metro Atlanta for goPuff, a global e-commerce company providing customers door-to-door delivery of convenience store items within 30 minutes or less through the use of its app. Well versed in emerging technology…
The Maynard Report: Atlanta’s Mayoral Election Night Views and Blues
By Maynard Eaton | The Maynard Report Howard Franklin is a respected lobbyist, and political strategist, whose thoughtful insights I find to be telling and spot-on. 'Andre Dickens will be the first mayor in a generation to win a mandate…