Sentences with phrase «as lobbyists face»

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The two former ministers» faces were splashed across the front page of the Telegraph, after they were caught on camera speaking to undercover reporters posing as lobbyists.

Liam Fox's replacement as defence secretary is also facing questions about his relationship with lobbyists, as the aftermath of the scandal continues to unsettle Westminster.

That's how one of state government's best - known lobbyists described the atmosphere at the Capitol as lawmakers face what is expected to be a series of bitterly contested and highly divisive reelection battles next year in the midst of a bitter and highly divisive presidential campaign.

Percoco may be the only former member of the Gov. Andrew Cuomo administration who is facing federal corruption charges because of his relationship with Howe, a former stalwart Albany lobbyist and Cuomo fundraiser who has pleaded guilty to eight felonies as part of the case, but he wasn't the only one who had a close and previously undisclosed relationship with him, according to Howe's testimony Monday.

This whole mess was further complicated by a report that Kruger would be joined in facing charges by another Brooklyn Democrat, Assemblyman William Boyland, as well as lobbyist Richard Lipsky and two hospital executives and that the influence - peddling charges stemmed from information authorities turned up in connection with disgraced former Queens Assemblyman Tony Seminario.

As Ms. DeRosa huddled inside a closed - door meeting, an Albany lobbyist paced outside the office: Giorgio DeRosa, Ms. DeRosa's father, and a familiar face around the Capitol.

Gov. Cuomo's renewed effort to distance himself from lobbyist and longtime associate Todd Howe flies in the face of Howe's continuous role as a member of Cuomo's «inner circle,» a source close to US Attorney Preet Bharara's corruption probe told The Post.

Hyer - Spencer — a former assemblywoman known as the «Barbie doll» around Albany because of her blond ponytail and pretty face — and lobbyist Patricia Lynch were outed as the former speaker's mistresses on Friday.

But in a year when many civilian agencies are facing big cuts, science lobbyists saw the STEM numbers as a sign that the Administration was very supportive of science education.

Miss Sloane stars Jessica Chastain (Crimson Peak) as lobbyist seeking for tighter federal laws regulating firearms, who faces off against the powerful gun lobby.

Former state superintendent Tony Bennett, who faced ethics charges after accusations of changing A-F grades in 2013, is back in the political game after registering as a lobbyist to the Florida legislature for an Indiana based education company.

Some of the world's great land areas and landmarks were facing degradation as a result of global warming, Oliver Maurice, a leading lobbyist, said.

The challenge faced by the Obama administration as it seeks to secure support for the Waxman - Markey Climate Change bill was again underlined when it emerged oil and gas industry lobbyists are planning a nationwide campaign designed to create the impression of widespread grassroots opposition to the legislation.