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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period:   07/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
Authorizing Officer name Joseph A. Ricca
Title Principal
Business name Dewey Square Group, LLC
Address 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1301   
City, state, zip code Boston, MA 02114         
Country USA
Phone 617-367-9929 

Client Compensation
NameAmount
New England Aquarium $40,000.00
Federal Realty Investment Trust $10,000.00
Reach Out and Read, Inc. $47,000.00
Prolerized New England DBS Schnitzer Steel $30,000.00
MAXIMUS, Inc. $48,000.00
Tenet Healthcare Corporation $125,000.00
Outfront Media, LLC $25,000.00
Yoga Alliance $5,000.00
Magellan Health, Inc. $15,375.00
Spectra Energy Operating Company, LLC $50,000.00
Voter Choice Inc. $25,044.96
National Football League $39,000.00
Phasex Corporation $30,000.00
Curriculum Associates Inc. $45,000.00
Mayflower Wind Energy LLC $45,000.00
Total salaries received $579,419.96

 
Compensation/Salaries Paid
Lobbyist or Entity nameSalaries
Joseph A. Ricca $150,000.00
Thomas McShane $10,000.00
Paul Pezzella $30,000.00
Matthew Mariano $8,000.00
Lynda Tocci $4,000.00
DJ Napolitano $8,000.00
Total salaries paid $210,000.00
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
No activities, bill numbers or bill titles were disclosed for this reporting period.
 
Operating Expenses
DateRecipientType of expenseAmount
12/31/2020 Boston Globe Professional subscriptions $300.00
12/31/2020 CB Richard Ellis Rent $10,000.00
12/31/2020 HP Printer Professional subscriptions $375.00
12/31/2020 Instatrac Legislative Tracking Service Professional subscriptions $2,079.00
12/31/2020 Mindspire IT Computer equipment, supplies $2,600.00
12/31/2020 Staples Office supplies, equipment $275.00
12/31/2020 State House News Service Professional subscriptions $2,821.00
12/31/2020 USPS Postage, shipping, delivery $300.00
12/31/2020 Verizon Wireless Telephone, cell phone, handheld $1,875.00
12/31/2020 XO Communication Fax charges $100.00
12/31/2020 XO Communication Internet fees $1,200.00
  Total operating expenses $21,925.00
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Campaign Contributions
No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Lobbyist: DJ Napolitano
Client: Curriculum Associates Inc.
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Executive Executive Office of Education (EDU) Department of Early Education and Care (EEC): Monitoring and outreach regarding online learning in K-12 education. Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: DJ Napolitano
Client: Mayflower Wind Energy LLC
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 2995 An Act creating a next-generation roadmap for Massachusetts climate policy Neutral $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Campaign Contributions
DateLobbyist nameRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
11/04/2020 DJ Napolitano Karen Spilka State Senate, Second Middlesex and Norfolk $100.00
11/16/2020 DJ Napolitano Sal DiDomenico State Senate, Middlesex and Suffolk $100.00
11/23/2020 DJ Napolitano Brendan Crighton State Senate, Third Essex $100.00
11/30/2020 DJ Napolitano Maura Healey Massachusetts Attorney General $125.00
12/31/2020 DJ Napolitano Deborah Goldberg State Treasurer $125.00
   Total contributions $550.00
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: Prolerized New England DBS Schnitzer Steel
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 335 An Act relative to sheet metal work Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 113 An Act regulating secondary metals dealings Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 286 An Act regulating secondary metals dealings Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: MAXIMUS, Inc.
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Office of Medicaid regarding MassHealth Connector Medicaid Eligibility Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: Tenet Healthcare Corporation
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 672 An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential services Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1126 An Act to ensure affordable health connector coverage Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 103 An Act relative to nurse licensure compacts Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 991 An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1140 An Act to reduce administrative burdens for healthcare providers Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1152 An Act to improve access to behavioral health services Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1734 An Act removing administrative barriers to behavioral health services Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1215 An Act to improve oral health for all Massachusetts residents Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1150 An Act to restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 730 An Act to require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers Support $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: Outfront Media, LLC
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 1947 An Act to protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2507 An Act relative to open spaces and tax incentives Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 263 An Act relative to the protection of open spaces Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2983 An Act establishing transit improvement districts Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1190 An Act relative to MBTA billboards in the city of Quincy Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 264 An Act relative to billboard advertising in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2529 An Act to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: Yoga Alliance
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 168 An Act regulating bodyworks Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 665 An Act providing for consumer access to and the right to practice complementary and alternative health care services Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 992 An Act to strengthen laws combatting human trafficking and protecting survivors of modern-day slavery Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: Magellan Health, Inc.
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 731 An Act relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1198 An Act eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1172 An Act ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 728 An Act providing affordable access to generic medicines Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 656 An Act relative to transparency for mental health parity Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1154 An Act to reduce drug costs through transparency Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 996 An Act to extend coverage for any willing provider to qualify as a mental health professional Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 609 An Act to provide equal access to medication assisted treatment Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1133 An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1277 An Act relative to the prescription monitoring program Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 907 An Act relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1029 An Act to further define medical necessity determinations Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 586 An Act relative to rehabilitation periods for recovering substance abusers Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1133 An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 555 An Act relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1178 An Act relative to promoting transparency in the pharmaceutical industry Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 590 An Act to require health care coverage for the emergency psychiatric services Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 615 An Act requiring mental health parity for disability policies Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 593 An Act to promote the accessibility, quality and continuity of care for consumers of behavioral health, substance use disorder and mental health services Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3587 An Act relative to health insurance coverage for structured outpatient addiction programs Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 909 An Act to require health care coverage for the emergency psychiatric services Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1548 An Act relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 723 An Act empowering patients and entrepreneurs with real transparency on cost Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 586 An Act relative to rehabilitation periods for recovering substance abusers Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1162 An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1148 An Act regarding Massachusetts drug price relief Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: Spectra Energy Operating Company, LLC
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 2824 An Act establishing a residential sustainable energy program Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2864 An Act protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2847 An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2850 An Act relative to natural gas safety and responsibility Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2909 An Act relative to air monitoring stations Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2000 An Act relative to pipeline siting Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2916 An Act affirming that consumers not be forced to pay capital costs of natural gas pipelines Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2829 An Act relative to the energy facilities siting board Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1991 An Act relative to the impact of natural gas transfer facilities on public health Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2878 An Act redefining natural gas compressor station Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2879 An Act regulating the location of pipelines Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1965 An Act regulating pipelines Support $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: National Football League
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 2007 An Act for no organized head impacts to schoolchildren Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2454 An Act relative to college athlete compensation Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: Reach Out and Read, Inc.
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 5150 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2021 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements. Line item 3000-7070 Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: Phasex Corporation
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 1129 An Act relative to the growth of hemp Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3519 An Act clarifying the definition of agriculture Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4001 An Act relative to hemp and hemp products in the commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3532 An Act relative to organic farming tools Neutral $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: Curriculum Associates Inc.
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Executive Executive Office of Education (EDU) Department of Early Education and Care (EEC): Monitoring and outreach regarding online learning in K-12 education. Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Joseph A. Ricca
Client: Voter Choice Inc.
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 414 An Act to use of ranked choice voting in elections Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 719 An Act relative to ranked choice voting Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 635 An Act providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4301 An Act Initiative Petition for a law to implement ranked-choice voting in elections Support $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Campaign Contributions
DateLobbyist nameRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
10/16/2020 Joseph A. Ricca Candy Carlson Worcester City Council $125.00
11/05/2020 Joseph A. Ricca Karen Spilka State Senate, Second Middlesex and Norfolk $200.00
11/16/2020 Joseph A. Ricca Joe Petty Mayor of Worcester $150.00
12/15/2020 Joseph A. Ricca Committee to Reelect Marjorie Decker State Representative, 25th Middlesex $150.00
12/17/2020 Joseph A. Ricca Brendan Crighton State Senate, Third Essex $150.00
   Total contributions $775.00
Lobbyist: Lynda Tocci
Client: Voter Choice Inc.
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 414 An Act to use of ranked choice voting in elections Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 635 An Act providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 719 An Act relative to ranked choice voting Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4301 An Act Initiative Petition for a law to implement ranked-choice voting in elections Support $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Lynda Tocci
Client: Voter Choice Inc.
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 414 An Act to use of ranked choice voting in elections Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 635 An Act providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 719 An Act relative to ranked choice voting Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4301 An Act Initiative Petition for a law to implement ranked-choice voting in elections Support $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Lynda Tocci
Client: Reach Out and Read, Inc.
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 5150 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2021 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements. Line item 3000-7070 Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Campaign Contributions
DateLobbyist nameRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
10/27/2020 Lynda Tocci Natalie Marie Higgins State Representative, 4th Worcester $200.00
10/29/2020 Lynda Tocci Meg Wheeler State Senate, Plymouth and Norfolk District $100.00
12/15/2020 Lynda Tocci Bryan Barash Newton City Council $100.00
12/23/2020 Lynda Tocci Marjorie Decker State Representative, 25th Middlesex $200.00
12/23/2020 Lynda Tocci Maura Healey Attorney General of Massachusetts $200.00
12/29/2020 Lynda Tocci Nicole Marie LaChapelle Mayor of Easthampton $125.00
   Total contributions $925.00
Lobbyist: Matthew Mariano
Client: Yoga Alliance
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 993 An Act to enhance the lives of survivors of human trafficking Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 992 An Act to strengthen laws combatting human trafficking and protecting survivors of modern-day slavery Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 665 An Act providing for consumer access to and the right to practice complementary and alternative health care services Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 168 An Act regulating bodyworks Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Matthew Mariano
Client: National Football League
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 2007 An Act for no organized head impacts to schoolchildren Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2454 An Act relative to college athlete compensation Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Campaign Contributions
No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
Lobbyist: Paul Pezzella
Client: Outfront Media, LLC
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 264 An Act relative to billboard advertising in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2529 An Act to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 263 An Act relative to the protection of open spaces Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1947 An Act to protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2507 An Act relative to open spaces and tax incentives Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1190 An Act relative to MBTA billboards in the city of Quincy Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2983 An Act establishing transit improvement districts Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Campaign Contributions
No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
Lobbyist: Thomas McShane
Client: Federal Realty Investment Trust
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 723 An Act relative to local on-site sewage disposal systems Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 742 An Act relative to DCR yacht club fees reflecting waterway access Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1266 An Act relative to affordable housing Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 724 An Act providing for more efficient wetlands Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Thomas McShane
Client: Spectra Energy Operating Company, LLC
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 2909 An Act relative to air monitoring stations Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2000 An Act relative to pipeline siting Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1965 An Act relative to urgent care centers Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2864 An Act protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2848 An Act ensuring gas safety and consumer fairness Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2847 An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2829 An Act relative to the energy facilities siting board Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2850 An Act relative to natural gas safety and responsibility Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2806 An Act to establish rate options to reduce customer costs and lower peak demand Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2916 An Act affirming that consumers not be forced to pay capital costs of natural gas pipelines Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1991 An Act relative to the impact of natural gas transfer facilities on public health Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2878 An Act redefining natural gas compressor station Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2879 An Act regulating the location of pipelines Oppose $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Thomas McShane
Client: New England Aquarium
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 5164 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2021 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements: Line Item 7008-1116 Support $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: Thomas McShane
Client: Mayflower Wind Energy LLC
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 2995 An Act creating a next-generation roadmap for Massachusetts climate policy Neutral $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Campaign Contributions
DateLobbyist nameRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
12/03/2020 Thomas McShane Massachusetts Conservation Voters non-profit $100.00
   Total contributions $100.00
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