GSC’s Political Insights
Grant Street Consultant’s Neil Clark Critiques Democrats October Debate Performances
One Republican Strategist's Review of the Fourth Democratic Presidential Debate Last night, over the course of 3 hours, I tuned in to watch the fourth Democratic Presidential Debate, being held in Grant Street Consultant's backyard, of Westerville, Ohio [...]
Bi-Partisan Sponsor Testimony Heard on Bill to Educate Children on Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse
Sponsors Distinguish Sex Abuse Prevention Bill from Sex Education Efforts The sponsors of a bill to educate children on preventing childhood sexual abuse sought to distinguish their measure from other sex education efforts at a Tuesday meeting of [...]
What’s the Difference between Hard and Soft Money in Politics?
How do I know what type of political contribution to make? In our years representing clients and their interests in front of Ohio’s political leaders, the lobbyists of Grant Street Consultants are often asked about the ins and [...]
Should Our Company Make Political Campaign Contributions?
We are getting requests for political donations, but how do we know if it makes good sense for our company? One of the most important roles of a government relations/ lobbying firm like Grant Street Consultants is to [...]
Week In Review – August 24th, 2019
This week, the National Association of Business Economics reported that 38% of economists predict the US will experience a recession in the next year. Global economic indicators reported earlier this month, including lower than expected economic output in [...]
Week In Review – August 16th, 2019
Forty-five years ago this week, the Ohio Lottery sold its first ticket. Tickets for the only game offered at the time and could be purchased for a mere fifty cents. Since then, the Ohio Lottery has grown to [...]
Week In Review – July 26th, 2019
Populism arose in America during the 19th century to empower the Farmer's Alliance, which was created in response to poor harvests, dropping prices and dysfunctional economic infrastructures. The Populist Party also known as the People's Party proclaimed the [...]
Week In Review – July 19th, 2019
After a 17 day interim budget when the General Assembly failed to arrive at a deal before the June 30th deadline, yesterday afternoon the Governor signed the 2-year budget into effect. Some of the most notable and widely [...]
Top 3 Reasons to Hire a Lobbyist
When do we need to hire a lobbyist? In our over forty years of experience, Grant Street Consultants has found that businesses and organizations typically hire a lobbyist for one or more of the following reasons: Clients need [...]
Hemp to Legalize
Ohio Lawmakers Set to Legalize Hemp: A briefing on SB 57 by Neil Clark, Grant Street Consultants You’d have to be living under a rock not to hear or read about the purported miraculous properties of CBD oil [...]
National Debt Dilemma
I write often about the state of Ohio’s economy, I study the monthly OBM and LSC reports and analyze the state’s income and expenditures for my own research on a regular basis. But I don’t often write to [...]
Spring 2018 Post Primary Poll
The 1984 Society conducted its first post-primary poll and I’d like to share some of my thoughts on the results with you. The good news is that while nationally the generic ballot is +6 Democrat, Ohio’s generic ballot [...]