Sentences with phrase «business lobbying group»

The Federal Governments» «Developing the North» economic development agenda, which has clearly been influenced by business lobby groups and will have severe impacts on Aboriginal land rights law, employment, and in the long run the wellbeing of communities.

Most of those cases were filed this year, according to a study released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's largest business lobbying group.

The National Association of Manufacturers, one of the most influential business lobbying groups in Washington, has been pressing Mr. Trump and his economic team to open negotiations with the Chinese on a free - trade agreement, an ambitious move that many trade experts doubt would bear fruit, given the past struggles of American negotiators who have tried to secure far more limited agreements with China.

Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy's pursuit of a lucrative new job with a private business lobbying group in Rochester raised concerns that he was potentially violating the Public Officer's Law by not first informing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and recusing himself from matters involving economic development in western New York, according to a person close to the group's executive search committee.

ALBANY, NY (06/18/2012)(readMedia)-- A report released today shows that the powerful forces behind a big business lobbying group reap billions from policies that have been continued, implemented, or proposed during the Cuomo administration.

SPECIAL REPORT: The state government's plan to remove the payroll tax exemption for employees undertaking training has secured the support of the Greens and The Nationals WA, despite strong opposition from the Liberals and the state's leading business lobby group.

Amid the countdown this week toward a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, a battle has escalated about funding for a small business lobby group.

Travis, I agree and was indeed trying to highlight the neoliberal solidarity that exists among business lobby groups, which may also help explain the CMEâ $ ™ s intervention on this issue.

He should shrug off predictable and self - serving criticism from business lobby groups, and deepen his resolve to promote progressive tax reform.

The state's main business lobbying group praised the long - sought passage of three free - trade agreements in Washington today, saying the accords will help New York's struggling manufacturing base.

The Connecticut Business and Industry Association, the state's chief business lobbying group, has not taken a stand in the race.

The government must use its final budget before the election to improve Britain's battered fiscal credibility and to find new ways to help businesses still reeling from the deepest recession in decades, the CBI business lobby group urges.

In hindsight, Carney would have been wise to heed a particularly prescient warning by the Confederation of British Industries, the country's largest business lobby group, issued the month before his arrival in London.

-LRB-...) Keidanren, the largest and most influential business lobby group, seems willing to recommend that its members prepare for the first increase in base salaries since 2008, when they enter spring negotiations with labour unions.

The first blow has already fallen, says Fergal O'Brien of IBEC, a business lobby group.

Cuomo was endorsed earlier today by the business lobbying group, which cited his efforts to install a cap on local property tax increases, limits on spending hikes in state budgets and an uptick in the state's credit rating.

In 2010, Fuschillo was said to covet the presidency of the Long Island Association, a business lobbying group, but was convinced to stay by Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos.

«It's an inherent conflict, when you legislate half the day and represent clients the rest,» said Senator Brad Hoylman, a freshman Democrat from Manhattan who until running for office was general counsel for the Partnership for New York City, a business lobbying group.