Ferguson Group - Washington, D.C. Lobbyists

"Ferguson and his firm wrote the book on lobbying for local governments"

—Best in the Business Hired Guns, The Hill, April 24, 2008

TFG Ranked Top Transportation Lobbying Shop in DC

TFG Named No. 1 of "Washington’s biggest bats in the transportation lineup...” according to a January 28, 2010, report from The Center for Public Integrity. “The firm’s transportation team boasts a wealth of expertise.” The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to producing original, responsible investigative journalism on issues of public concern.
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TFG IN THE NEWS

Senate Votes to Save Jobs
On August 5th, the Senate voted to approve legislation, H.R. 1586, aimed at preventing the loss of tens of thousands of public sector jobs.
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Charlotte Observer: TFG Helping Local Governments in North Carolina
TFG’s Jennifer Imo was quoted in the Charlotte Observer and McClatchy Newspapers about local governments in North Carolina seeking assistance to acquire federal funding that will come through economic recovery legislation.
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USA Today: TFG Helping Navigate Clients Through Stimulus Process
TFG’s Bill Ferguson was quoted in a story in USA Today about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act regarding how local governments are looking for opportunities in the stimulus package and other spending bills.
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Editorial:
Governments Need Spending Flexibility In an article that appeared in the July 13, 2009, issue of Roll Call, TFG Partners Melissa Hyman and William Hanka argue that the reauthorization of the nation’s transportation laws should include principles to make the bill flexibly award federal dollars to local governments for general transportation purposes and be based on the comprehensive needs of the local transportation system.
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EVENTS AND WEBINARS

Federal Funding for Higher Education

Webinar Topic: Accessing Federal Funds for Higher Education. Missed it? Click Here to watch it now. Click Here to download the presentation.

Federal representation is not just for the biggest corporations and organizations or the largest local governments and state agencies.

Towns, cities, counties, local government consortiums, academic institutions, tribes, and companies – medium and small – also significantly benefit from specialized advocacy before the United States Congress and the Executive Branch agencies.

The Ferguson Group’s legislative and policy professionals have served public and private sector clients of all sizes, implementing winning strategies and achieving impressive results.

The TFG Washington Report is a monthly email publication designed to provide TFG clients with on-time, useful information about national legislative, regulatory, funding, and policy decisions taking place in Congress and the federal agencies. READ IT HERE.

Grants Network. The Complete Grants
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Legal Solutions. Contact our strategic ally Somach, Simmons & Dunn.

TFG launched the American Waterfront Revitalization Coalition to promote increased federal support for community waterfront development projects.

TFG manages Climate Communities, a national advocacy coalition seeking new federal policies and resources to support community action on climate change.

Returning Tax Dollars to Your Community. FederalFunding.Net is a resource for local government agencies to learn more about the federal funding process. Visit www.federalfunding.net to learn more.

TFG manages the Mayors & Municipalities Automotive Coalition (MMAC), a national group of mayors and other local officials that seeks to: preserve automotive jobs in their communities; redevelop closed or closing automotive facilities; direct job re-training resources for workers; and maintain a strong stakeholder role in the federal debate about the transformation of the U.S. auto industry.

The Northeast-Midwest Institute, the Sustainable Community Development Group and The Ferguson Group, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, have developed a “Brownfields Redevelopment Toolkit for Disadvantaged Communities” CD-ROM. The toolkit contains a wealth of information to help communities to spark new economic opportunity, improved quality of life, and broader restoration. Click here to order your free CD-ROM today.

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