Lobbyist information

Amount

Jason J Godin	$262,000.00
Employed Terminated 01/01/2013

Krina Patel	$53,776.00
Employed Terminated 01/01/2013

Steven L Goldblatt	$262,000.00
Employed Terminated 01/01/2013

William F Cass	$307,000.00
Employed Terminated 01/01/2013

Total salaries paid:      $884,776.00

Client information

Amount

American Fair Credit Council c/o MultiState Associates Inc.	$27,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Any and all matters relating to American Fair Credit Council.

American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$0.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 01/01/2013 All matters relative to emergency and non emergency medical services

Associated Subcontractors of Massachuestts, Inc.

$60,000.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 ASM has retained lobbying entities to provide services to ASM in connection with any legislative or regulatory proposals relating to existing or proposed statutes or regulations that affect public or private sector construction – including but not limited to the following: EXISTING STATUES AND REGULATIONS: M.G.L. C. 149, Sec. 44A-J, Procurement Vertical Construction M.G.L. C. 149a, Sec. 1-21, Alternative Procurement M.G.L. C. 30, Sec. 39F-S, Procurement Horizontal Construction M.G.L. C. 25a, Energy Management Services M.G.L. C. 149, Sec. 29-29b & 29d, Payment Bonds M.G.L. C. 30, Sec. 40, Release Of Performance Bond M.G.L. C. 7, Sec. 40n, M/Wbe Requirements M.G.L. C. 7, Sec. 38a 1/2 – 38o,Designer Selection Vertical Construction M.G.L. C. 149, Sec. 26-27d, Prevailing Wage M.G.L. C. 12, Sec. 5b, False Claims 810 Cmr 4.00, Certification Of Contractors & Subcontractors 810 Cmr 5.00, Contractor Debarment Procedures 810 Cmr 8.00, Contractor Evaluation 810 Cmr 9.00, General Contractor Prequalification 810 Cmr 10.0, Subcontractor Prequalification M.G.L. C. 149, Sec. 29c, Indemnification M.G.L. C. 149, Sec. 29e, Prompt Payment M.G.L. C. 149, Sec. 148b, Independent Contractor Law (Also Applies To Public Construction) M.G.L. C. 254, Sec. 1-33, Mechanic’s Lien Law PROPOSED LEGISLATION: Bills relating to construction retainage, including but not limited to H.1401/S.956 of the 2011-12 legislative session Bills relating to indemnification, including but not limited to H.3547/S.953 of the 2011-12 legislative session Bills relating to “proprietary specifications, including but not limited to H.824 of the 2011-12 legislative session

Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers	$30,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 House 1, for DDS and MRC and Mass Health Budgets

Bankers Life and Casualty Company	$0.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 insurance matters

Can Manufacturers Institute c/o MultiState Associates Inc.	$40,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Any and all matters relating to Can Manufacturers Institute.

Cassidian Communications Inc. an EADS North America Company

$30,000.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 06/30/2013 The Suffolk Group is assisting Cassidian Communications in tracking legislation, budget, and regulatory items relative to Enhanced 9-1-1 in the Commonwealth. This includes, but is not limited to: arranging meetings with key executive and legislative branch individuals, attending board and commission meetings, and tracking relevant legislation or regulatory proposals.

Caterpillar, Inc. c/o MultiState Associates Inc.	$16,500.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Any and all matters relating to Caterpillar, Inc.

Delsa Enterprises,Inc	$6,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 HB114 , HB1011, HB1731, HB3330, SB125

EMD Serono, Inc.	$127,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 All matters relative to the biopharmaceutical industry.

Falck USA	$90,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 06/07/2013 SB3300

GEICO	$72,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Retained services for legislative and executive lobbying for all auto insurance and general corporate/business related issues arising in the Commonwealth.

Harris Corporation	$44,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 09/30/2013 The Suffolk Group provides the Harris Corporation strategic direction and guidance in dealing with the Public Safety, Transportation, and Utility market sectors within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

International Franchise Association	$43,329.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Franchise Relationship issues Independent Contractor Classification issues HB 3513 SB 1843

Juniper Networks	$57,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 market the efforts to all mass agencies, authorities and legislature - particularly those focused on information technology - on behalf of Juniper Neworks. At this time no specific legislation/bills we are focued on

Lifetouch Inc.	$30,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 monitor procurement and budget legislation

March of Dimes

$27,000.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) The March of Dimes is the leader in advocacy for comprehensive newborn screening and supports state initiatives to expand newborn screening consistent with the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP). The March of Dimes therefore supports the addition of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) to the panel of newborn screening tests in Massachusetts. •Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a problem with the heart’s structure and/or function which is present at birth. Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) means that the heart defect causes severe, life-threatening symptoms and requires intervention (e.g., medical treatment or surgery) within the first few hours, days, or months of life. •According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is estimated that about 4,800 infants are born each year with CCHD. •The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services added screening for CCHD to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) in September 2011. •Infants with CCHD are at significant risk for death or disability if their condition is not diagnosed soon after birth. Some infants born with CCHD can appear healthy at first and can be sent home with their families before their heart defect is detected. It has been estimated that at least 280 infants with unrecognized CCHD are discharged each year from newborn nurseries in the United States. •CCHD can be identified using a non-invasive and painless method called pulse oximetry in the newborn period before the infant is discharged from the hospital or birthing center. Pulse oximetry measures the percent oxygen saturation of hemoglobin in the arterial blood through a sensor that is attached to the baby’s finger or foot. If low levels are detected and confirmed on repeat testing, then further testing can be performed to diagnose any abnormalities in heart structure or blood flow through the heart. Screening has been estimated to cost $5.00 to $10.00 per infant. Tracking can be done through state birth defects surveillance programs. •All types of CCHD have medical and surgical interventions that can improve outcomes. Early detection via newborn screening will allow affected infants to receive such life-saving interventions promptly. •Nine states now have laws mandating the test on newborns. Twenty-one others have passed legislation in one house of their state legislatures. Smoking Prevention & Cessation The March of Dimes supports smoking, alcohol and substance abuse prevention and cessation initiatives affecting women of childbearing age and children. The March of Dimes has joined efforts with the Tobacco Free Massachusetts (TFM) Coalition to advocate for the below funding and policies to reduce death and disease caused by tobacco use. Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely than nonsmokers to have a low birthweight or preterm baby. Further, babies of smokers weigh, on average, 200 grams less than nonsmokers’ babies. Studies have shown that women who stop smoking before becoming pregnant or early in pregnancy decrease their risk of having a low birthweight baby to nearly that of women who have never smoked. Also, smoking cessation services for pregnant women are among a handful of interventions that save enough in later medical expenses to completely offset the initial investment, and actually result in cost savings. Joint estimates by the CDC and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, have found that smoking-attributable neonatal health care costs for Medicaid total almost $228 million, or about $738 per pregnant smoker. •Tobacco Cessation: In Massachusetts, the comprehensive MassHealth (Medicaid) smoking cessation benefit added in 2006 was found to have reduced the smoking rate among MassHealth members by 26%, and have a short-term return on investment to the Commonwealth of over $3 for every $1 invested. The Commonwealth Care Program, an insurance program for low-income individuals (<300 % FPL) has recently adopted this benefit. However, new subsidized insurance products will be established under the federal Affordable Care Act taking effect in 2014. These products will replace the Commonwealth Care Program. Therefore, the March of Dimes supports inclusion of the comprehensive MassHealth tobacco cessation model in all subsidized insurance products. •Tobacco Taxes: Significant tobacco tax increases are a proven strategy to sharply reduce tobacco use, and thus, tobacco-caused disease, death and costs. This strategy is especially useful regarding youth because they are more price-sensitive. Therefore, the March of Dimes supports increasing the tax on cigarettes by $1.25. Also, the March of Dimes supports targeting youth-focused products (cheap, flavored small cigars and smokeless products) by increasing the price of these non-cigarette “other tobacco products” (OTP) to substantially equalize the cost of those products to the cost of cigarettes (making them as expensive as cigarettes). The March of Dimes supports dedicating the new tobacco revenues to: 1) increase funding for DPH’s Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program; and 2) supplement funds available to the new Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. •Prevention and Wellness Trust: The state’s new health care cost containment law (Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012) established a Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund that will be funded at $60 million over four years for evidence-based community prevention activities, with the goal of reducing costly preventable health conditions. The majority of funds will be awarded through competitive grants. The March of Dimes supports the inclusion of community-based anti-tobacco initiatives under the Trust. •DPH Tobacco Cessation & Prevention Program Funding: The March of Dimes supports increased funding for the Department of Public Health Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation & Prevention Program (DPH/MTCP), which carries out several important functions including: educating the public about the health and economic costs of tobacco use and secondhand smoke; ensuring access to effective cessation treatment for all smokers; working to reduce the demand for and restrict the supply of tobacco products; funding local and statewide programs; and using data to plan and evaluate programs and activities. The MTCP is currently funded at $4,151,958 (line item 4590-0300), which is significantly less than the $30 million program that the CDC considers minimal for a state of this size and only about 0.5 percent of the $832 million in tobacco tax and Master Settlement Agreement funds received by the state annually. The March of Dimes supports an increase in the appropriation for the MTCP, both on its own as well as through a linkage to increased tobacco taxes. -------------------------- Sources: Smoking and preterm birth from Shah and Bracken, 2000. Birthweight and the effects of quitting early in pregnancy from the Surgeon General, 2004. Race/ethnicity smoking data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2007-2008. Smoking Cessation cost saving from Ayadi and others, 2006. http://makesmokinghistory.org/uploads/Briefing%20 Notes%20on%20MassHealth%20Smoking%20Cessation%20Be nefit%201-6-12.pdf http://makesmokinghistory.org/u ploads/Briefing%20sheet-MassHealth%20smoking%20ces sation%20benefit%20ROI.pdf Folic Acid Awareness The March of Dimes supports health education and promotion for patients, families and providers regarding healthy pregnancy, including folic acid and preconception care. This includes efforts to ensure that women of childbearing age receive the recommended dosage of folic acid to prevent Neural Tube Defects (NTD), and efforts to secure funding for folic acid education campaigns. •Sufficient folic acid in women’s diets before and during pregnancy can reduce the risk of birth defects of the brain and spinal cord known as neural tube defects (NTDs)—the most serious birth defects. •Each year, about 3,000 pregnancies are affected with neural tube defects. Studies have shown that up to 70 percent of these cases could be prevented if women consumed the proper amounts of folic acid before becoming pregnant and during early pregnancy. •The Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board and the March of Dimes have recommended that to reduce the risk of having a child with a neural tube defect, women who might become pregnant should consume 400 micrograms of synthetic folic acid every day from a vitamin or from fortified foods, in addition to eating a healthy diet rich in natural sources of folate. •Since fortification of enriched grain products with folic acid was made mandatory in 1998, the rate of neural tube defects has decreased by 26 percent. •While public awareness is improving, most women of childbearing age do not know about the benefits of folic acid. Although 84% have heard of folic acid, only 39% take a daily vitamin containing it. Only 20% know that folic acid prevents birth defects, and only 11% know it should be taken before pregnancy. •Health professionals have not been the main source of women’s information about folic acid. Of women aware of folic acid, 49 percent learned about it from the media, but only 33 percent from their physician or other health care provider. ------------------- Sources: Dietary guidelines and benefits of folic acid from the Institute of Medicine, 1998. Estimates of preventive effects of folic acid from the Centers for Disease Control, 1992. Decrease in neural tube defects from Mersereau and others, 2004. Public awareness information from the March of Dimes, 2008. FY14 Budgetary Priorities 1)Birth Defects Monitoring Program Funding Line Item: (4513-1000) “Family Health Services” (note: this line item also funds several other programs in addition to the Birth Defects Monitoring Program). The March of Dimes supports increased funding for the Massachusetts Birth Defects Monitoring Program within the Department of Public Health. The Program monitors the prevalence of birth defects, identifies subgroups and geographic areas for targeted intervention and ensures early intervention and treatment for children’s birth defects. 2)Early Intervention Program Funding Line Item: (4513-1020) “Early Intervention Services” The March of Dimes supports increased funding for the Massachusetts Early Intervention Program, which serves children from birth to age 3 who have disabilities or developmental delays. More than 6000 infants in the state rely on these necessary services to prepare them for their education. 3)Smoking Cessation and Prevention Funding Line Item: (4590-0300) “Smoking Prevention & Cessation Programs” The March of Dimes supports increased funding for the Department of Public Health Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation & Prevention Program, which carries out several important functions including: educating the public about the health and economic costs of tobacco use and secondhand smoke; ensuring access to effective cessation treatment for all smokers; working to reduce the demand for and restrict the supply of tobacco products; funding local and statewide programs; and using data to plan and evaluate programs and activities. Tobacco use kills about 8,000 people every year in Massachusetts and is responsible for 10% of the state’s health care costs.

Massachusetts Court Reporters Association	$9,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 MCRA will be tracking all matters relative to the practice of court reporting, including both legislative and budgetary.

Massachusetts Environmental Police Officers Association	$12,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 All matters relative to the office of environmental law enforcement and its officers, including but not limited to, injured on duty benefits legislation, application of the heart law, budgetary and pension matters, and line items 2030-1000.

Massachusetts Land Title Association

$36,000.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Sen. Michael Moore intends to re-file S.830, An Act clearing titles to foreclosed properties, in the next legislative session on our behalf. In this connection, we would anticipate meeting with members of the Judiciary Committee, the House and Senate leadership and/or their staff members. We would also track other foreclosure and real estate related bills filed in the next session and perhaps register appropriate support or opposition to selected bills.

MHM Services, Inc.	$60,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 All matters relative to Department of Corrections Procurements.

MILTON Cat	$16,500.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Any and all matters relating to MILTON Cat.

MMA	$12,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 “An Act Relative to Certified Professional Midwives” (currently HB 4253; Original Sponsors: Rep. Kay Khan and Sen. Richard Moore). This bill was reported favorably by both the Joint Committees on Public Health and Health Care Financing in the current Session.

MSPCA	$18,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 statutes and regulations relating to animal protection

NAtional Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Massachusetts Inc	$30,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 “All matters related to life insurance, Long term care insurance, annuities, and health insurance legislation.”

National Safety Council c/o MultiState Associates Inc.	$24,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Any and all matters relating to National Safety Council.

Oracle America, Inc.	$66,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Matters affecting Oracle America, Inc. to develop, market, distribute and service complete, open and integrated business software and harware systems.

Subaru of New England, Inc. and Boch Automotive	$48,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 the so-called "right to repair" legislation; proposed amendments to M.G.L. c. 93B; wholesale and retail automotive matters generally

The Hays Group, Inc.	$26,425.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 05/03/2013 All matters relative to the MA Divison of Insurance and the Office of the Attorney General

Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association

$25,000.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 EMA is retaining the Suffolk Group to work on issues related to the Massachusetts Right-to-Repair Ballot Initiative and laws for the manufacturers of heavy-duty on-highway motor vehicles and nonroad engines. Efforts will include contacts with the Massachusetts Legislature, Office of Attorney General, and other executive offices as needed.

TrueBlue, Inc.	$12,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Monitoring services on bills that may be of interest to the company, particularly in the area of staffing.

US Legal Services of Tennessee, Inc	$18,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 08/19/2013 Insurance Regulation

ZOLL Medical Corporation	$27,500.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2013 Represents ZOLL on a as needed basis as a source of information and advice with working with the State of MA.

Total salaries received:      $1,140,254.00

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