Brian Hudson with Governor Nathan Deal, Rep. Matt Ramsey and his family, diabetic children and parents, American Diabetes Assoc. representatives and former Atlanta Falcon Jamie Dukes

Atlanta, Georgia – Governor Nathan Deal signed legislation that will help children with diabetes in schools. In an effort to further aid Georgia’s youth, Deal signed legislation providing diabetes care in schools at no extra cost to the state. This new bill serves two primary purposes: to allow capable students to self-manage their diabetes with the permission of their physicians and parents and to train school personnel to assist children in managing their diabetes.

Diabetes is generally self-managed; HB 879 gives guardians and physicians the option to sign a diabetes medical management plan allowing students to perform daily monitoring activities in school. However, if situations requiring assistance do arise, this legislation requires schools with a diabetic enrolled to have at least two school employees trained under the Georgia Association of School Nurses diabetes care guidelines.

The Georgia chapter of the American Diabetes Association has offered to provide training to school personnel free of charge.

The Hudson Group was intimately involved in this issue through our representation of Novo Nordisk.

The Hudson Group named one of the top five governmental affairs/ lobbying firms in Georgia by James Magazine

Atlanta, Georgia – The Hudson Group, LLC was recognized by James Magazine as one of the top five lobbying firms in the (non law firm) governmental affairs/lobbying firm category in their October/November 2011 issue.  The Hudson Group placed fourth on the survey.

This is the second consecutive year that The Hudson Group placed in the top five in the annual survey.

The rankings are conducted annually and were compiled by Majority Research Polling for James Magazine and polled various business and political leaders from across the state.

“It is an honor to be selected in the top five lobbying firms in Georgia. We work hard to represent our clients with the highest level of professionalism, ethics and integrity and we thank the readers of James Magazine for recognizing our firm,” said Brian Hudson.

About The Hudson Group

The Hudson Group, LLC was founded by Brian Hudson and provides comprehensive public affairs, government relations and lobbying services to Fortune 500 corporations, small businesses, non-profit organizations and local governments. Our firm has more than a decade of experience representing business interests before Georgia state government and has a solid reputation, high professional and ethical standards and maintains extensive relationships with the decision makers in Georgia.

Cherokee Ledger News – June 21, 2011

The new downtown streetscapes, Rope Mill interchange and Interstate 575 annexation into city limits would not have been possible without Woodstock’s lobbyist, the mayor made a point of saying last week, as the City Council agreed to extend the representative’s contract for another year.

“I’ve been very pleased with the work he’s done,” Mayor Donnie Henriques said at the June 13 meeting.

He said Brian Hudson of Atlanta-based The Hudson Group LLC, who lends his public affairs representation and lobbying services to the city, helped the city in both “tangible and intangible” ways.

Having Hudson on board keeps local elected officials from having to travel to Atlanta for various meetings, Henriques said.

“(Interstate) 575 was such a moving target,” he said. “If we hadn’t had him, then it wouldn’t have passed … It would have been ugly.”

The city received notice in April that their request to annex a portion of I-575 from the city’s southernmost boundary at the Cherokee-Cobb County line to its northernmost city limits at Holly Springs had been signed by the governor. The city had for the past two years been lobbying for the annexation so that it can possess police jurisdiction and provide better emergency response. The city’s bid last year was rejected, and Woodstock renewed its request in January by sending a resolution to the local Cherokee County legislative delegation—known now as HB 590.

The Hudson Group named one of the top small lobbying firms in Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia – The Hudson Group, LLC was recognized by James Magazine as one of the top small lobbying firms in Georgia in their December 2010 issue.

In a separate ranking, Brian Hudson was recognized as one of the top five lobbyists in Georgia by James Magazine.

The rankings were compiled by Majority Research Polling for James Magazine and polled various business and political leaders from across the state.

We are truly honored to be chosen among Georgia’s top lobbying firms in 2010 by political and business leaders from across the state.