Sentences with phrase «also citizen organizations»

There are also citizen organizations which engage in lobbying activity, like environmental or consumer rights groups.

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The move also drew condemnation from the League of United Latin American Citizens, the nation's oldest Hispanic civil rights organization.

This discussion also does not consider any specific facts or circumstances that may be relevant to holders subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including, without limitation, certain former citizens or long - term residents of the United States, partnerships or other pass - through entities, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, «controlled foreign corporations,» «passive foreign investment companies,» corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, banks, financial institutions, investment funds, insurance companies, brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies, tax - exempt organizations, tax - qualified retirement plans, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, persons that own, or have owned, actually or constructively, more than 5 % of our common stock and persons holding our common stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or straddle, or a constructive sale, or other risk reduction strategy.

At least some of our citizens have come to see that the present organization of our economic life, including the corporation, threatens not only our democratic government, because of its inordinate political influence, but also our national character and form of life, because of its propagation of the idea of wealth as merely the accumulation of consumer goods.

The organization also helps students from the local elementary school with homework as well as the senior citizens.

Colin and I also discuss the philosophies in Jaron Lanier's «You Are Not a Gadget» and Kurt Vonnegut's «Player Piano,» and how organizations, from advocacy non-profits to citizens groups like the Tea Party, turn their online networks into offline political influence.

Smitherman is also the preferred candidate of the good - government organization Citizens Union in the primary race.

He also worked as an attorney and advocate at Demos, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, on a nationwide effort to secure the voting rights of low - income citizens, and was a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Election Law Committee.

Saffran, also an attorney, ran an organization called Citizens for the Community Interest, which fights what it considers the excesses of civil rights advocacy, and promotes anti-loitering laws and civil confinement of mentally ill homeless people who threaten passers - by.

Metzger is also the director of Citizens for Local Power, a local not - for - profit organization that provides a voice for community interests at the New York State Public Service Commission, serves as a local utility watchdog and promotes a more equitable, affordable, locally based clean - energy economy.

Lopez's non-profit organization, Ridgewood - Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, marketed the subsidized properties and also nabbed state funding.

Jennifer March - Joly, executive director of the Citizens» Committee for Children, a child advocacy organization present at the meeting, also said she supports Bloomberg's plan.

This historic change, which brings New York in line with 48 other states, is also thanks to the voices of impacted youth and families, faith leaders, advocates, providers, legal service organizations, Family Court Judges, and citizens who have spent many years urging New York to Raise the Age!»

Likewise, private citizens or organizations, other government and business concerns also send communications to the legislature asking that action be taken on some matter.

Charlotte is also a board member for Kansas Citizens for Science, an organization conceived in 1999 «to combat the radical religious right's attack on quality science standards for Kansas.»

It is important to note that while Accountable does expect Obama to deliver, it very well concedes that to do so he will need the support of not only Congress, but also governors and other state officials, community leaders, faith - based organizations and ordinary citizens.

The TANs bring together a wide array of nongovernmental organizations, citizens associations, trade unions, communities and alternative media in forms of activism which target global level institutions and issues, while also attempting to use global level visibility to level changes at the national level.

The declaration will serve as a reference paper for the two year process of building a global citizens» movement, internally with the organizations and people involved and also externally with a wider audience and stakeholders.

A Denver group called Citizens United to Revitalize Education has also charged that Thomas Tancredo has used his office to attack the public schools and promote a conservative, religiously oriented organization called Citizens for Excellence in Education.

Moreover, Cantor points out that the Hedge Clippers» «crusade against opaque financial dealings also seems at odds with the fact that in the last election only two organizations contributed more than the AFT to 527s — less - regulated groups that, since the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, can raise unlimited money for or against candidates....»

When a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) is the applicant to register a UA it also must provide information regarding its organization, how management authority is held, and how it meets the definition of a U.S. citizen for aircraft registration.

Besides its long tradition of support for local charitable organizations, the Covert family has also contributed to the permanent heritage of the Austin community by donating the land at Mt. Bonnell to Travis County in 1938 as a park to be enjoyed by citizens and visitors alike.

Gifts to a spouse who is a U.S. citizen, gifts to a qualified charitable organization, and gifts to a political organization are also not subject to the gift tax.

There are also organizations that cater to helping senior citizens, veterans, and the disabled.

For those who seek to curtail travel in a feeble attempt to fight global warming: Given the non-emergency that climate change has thus far proven to be and the real and dire crises that presently plague the planet, should we also deny transportation (by aid organizations and concerned citizens) to regions, like the Darfur or Sierra Leone, that require our immediate attention?

These five news organizations are also the primary news sources for an attentive audience of influentials, opinion - leaders, decisionmakers, stakeholders, professionals, and concerned citizens nationally.

Also covers the actions of Harvard's Citizen Media Law project, which provides «legal assistance, education, and resources for individuals and organizations involved in online and citizen media.

He also worked directly for a model environmental advocacy organization that utilized citizen action to help government agencies remedy legal violations of the Clean Water Act.

She also maintained a general law practice while representing clients in government affairs before state and municipal adjudicatory boards, and as a registered lobbyist she has lobbied for community organizations and citizens» groups initiatives and funding.

You may also get discounts on the total premiums for being a senior citizen, belonging to certain groups or organizations, having a non-smoking household, living in a gated community or choosing certain payment options.