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The Tobacco Merchant & Community Education (TMCE) Steering Committee guides and informs Connecticut’s tobacco and e-cigarette prevention campaign. They develop and disseminate campaign materials and conduct activities designed to reduce the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes to individuals under 21 throughout the state.

CCM is the state’s largest, nonpartisan organization of municipal leaders, representing towns and cities of all sizes from all corners of the state, with 158 member municipalities.

The TCORS Capitol Group, LLC. (TCG) is a full-service government relations and association management company that provides the highest quality of expertise and knowledge in the areas of lobbying and management. TCG is dedicated to providing clients with significant value and positive, clear results. For over 20 years, TCG’s professional staff has provided invaluable assistance to countless organizations. Visit www.ctcapitolgroup.com to learn more.

SHOPBLACKCT.com is the most comprehensive one-stop directory and blog site of Black-owned businesses in Connecticut.

The Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) is a statewide, professional membership organization representing Connecticut licensed dentists. CSDA members are committed to protecting the health and well-being of people of all ages.

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In political and public affairs consulting our knowledge and experience helps clients establish a path through the CT General Assembly processes, in dealings with regulatory agencies and with Municipal and State executive offices.

The mission of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, (PPSNE) is to protect the fundamental right of all individuals to manage their own fertility and sexual health and to ensure access to the services, education and information to realize that right.

The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association is a non-profit association dedicated to creating and maintaining a more just society by preserving individual rights within the civil justice system to:

In 2010, after 20 years as a State Capitol lobbyist, Mike Dugan established Capitol Consulting, a full-service government relations firm. Capitol Consulting provides the experience, integrity, access and respect one achieves through years of successful representation of our clients’ issues. Capitol Consulting is well respected with a proven network of legislative and state agency contacts to navigate the often-complex halls of state government. Capitol Consulting is founded on the simple principle that there is no substitute for hard work.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for the capital region of Connecticut. We are committed to bringing together resources, both human and financial, to reduce disparities and improve the lives of all residents. Our latest project, the podcast series Disinvested, is one example of how we promote understanding through nonpartisan conversation. Our work is made possible through the dedication of our partners: donors, noprofit agencies, professional advisors, and community and business leaders. For more information, visit hfpg.org or call 860-528-1888.

With political elections centering on partisan gridlock and discontent with the “old ways of doing business,” lobbying and policy advocacy are undergoing dramatic changes. In today’s environment of hyperscrutinized decisions and actions, the 24-hour news cycle, and ever-present social media, only the most politically savvy lobbyists are succeeding. Getting your voice heard above all the noise requires an experienced advocacy team that can expertly execute targeted government relations campaigns.

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Express Strategies provides strategic communications and public policy consulting, with particular expertise in advocacy writing, project management and media relations and an acute understanding of the public implications of the policy decisions made by an organization.

AFT Connecticut is a statewide labor federation of more than 90 local unions throughout the state.

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