VOX Global || Rapid Response http://voxglobal.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:04:39 EST “Help Me Help You……” Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EST This poetic quote comes from the film, Jerry Maguire, where the professional football player (played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.) pleads with his agent (played by Tom Cruise) for support so he can do his job: deliver on the football field. t have agents, they do have constituents. Clickity...clack... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EST I t made the plunge. VOX Global Adds Seasoned Political Strategist to Senior Team Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EST Trey Hardin Brings 20 Years of Experience from the Front Lines of Campaigns, Capitol Hill, and Client Advocacy Cloe Axelson and Joy Engel Join VOX Global in Boston and Portland, Maine Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST VOX Global, a bi-partisan public affairs firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. with a growing New England presence, has hired Cloe Axelson to join its Boston Office and Joy Engel to join its Portland, Maine office to support its growing business in the region. Maine Voices: New media are changing campaigns Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST When I first began working on campaigns in 2000, the Internet was hardly a blip on the political radar screen. In 2004, as an advance man for John Kerry, I watched as insurgent primary candidate Howard Dean harnessed the technology to generate grassroots donations from around the country. The Transformation of Education Journalism Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 EST The Brookings Institution recently released a study entitled At the very time when policy makers at the local, state and federal level are highly focused on the state of American education, media coverage of education is going through a major transformation. Report from Fortune Brainstorm Green Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST Historically business leaders and environmental activists most often found themselves pointing fingers at one another and rarely meeting except perhaps in a court of law or a contentious Congressional hearing. But the third annual Fortune Brainstorm Green conference had the feel of a high school reunion where the star athletes and cheerleading captains (in this setting, major corporate CEOs and capitalistic entrepreneurs) are now happily walking the halls with the class nerds (the tree huggers and animal lovers.) A Silver Shotgun Blast Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST In the Mississippi Delta, people wonder when will lead them from a stagnant to vibrant economy, when wind turbines and solar panels will energize their farms and businesses, and when their crops will produce massive amounts of biofuels. Carbon Disclosure on the Rise Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST Every year, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Companies respond because CDP represents 475 institutional investors, with a combined $55 trillion under management. Citizens United Case Opens Legislative Floodgate Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST The Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court on January 21, 2010 (opinion), which overturned campaign finance rules that prohibited corporations from using general treasury funds to pay for political advertisements, has led to a flurry of legislative activity by Democrats in Congress. Satisfaction Guaranteed or No Money Back Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST Having watched Bill Clinton How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Filibuster Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST Chaos Theory and the United States Senate Let the races begin… Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST Tuesday, February 2, marks the beginning of the 2010 elections. Then the primary season begins in earnest in May, with a majority of states holding their elections before the end of June. Building a Sustainable Haiti Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST From Capitol Hill to the blogosphere, people are talking about how best to rebuild Haiti. This past week, Senator John Kerry convened a meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to question experts on the best path forward. While both Senators and witnesses were appropriately hesitant to talk about the current tragic state of affairs as an the consensus was clear. The recent earthquake and resulting devastation opens the door to rethink U.S. and international policy towards the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Playing it Safe Not a Strategy Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST The Massachusetts Democrat who won the U.S. Senate primary was supposed to win the special election and become the new junior Senator from Massachusetts. t turn out that way. Game Changer Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST The Massachusetts Senate race, especially when combined with the November gubernatorial results, is one of those few instances where the name applies. Heckuva job, Brownie? Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST Every nook and cranny of the Beltway, every piece of shale from the Berkshires and every remaining rock from the old Big Dig project in Boston seem to be shouting some variation of s Senate seat. Term Limits: Experience Matters Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST New York Governor David Paterson recently announced a proposed ethics package for the state of New York that includes term limits on state officeholders. Since 1992, term limits have been implemented in numerous states across the country and limits often receive strong support in states that have yet to institute them. But there are always two sides to every story and term limits are no different. Mixed Bag Messaging Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST If the first ten days of 2010 are any indication, those facing voters this November will be challenged in how they talk about the economic landscape. For every bit of gloomy economic news, there seems to be a ray of hope. Recess Reflections Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST No question that Washington is a factory town, judging by