Sentences with phrase «by business lobbies»

One party's economic agenda is dominated by business lobbies, but the policy proposals that come out of the Chamber of Commerce — GOP nexus are so unpopular that they are stillborn in Congress as soon as the hideous opinion poll results are known.

Prized by the business lobby, loathed by unionized labour, the temporary foreign worker program is either a solution to or an exacerbation of a problem that may or may not exist.

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.

The plan floated by the business lobby group includes changing the wages that TFWs would have to be paid, from the prevailing wage rate in a sector, to the wage rate in a business.

The reasons for this rejection included a feeling among some lawmakers that it constituted an attempt by the business lobby to make it more difficult for injured parties in these cases to successfully pursue damages.

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.

Not exact matches

Lobbying expenditures by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the most powerful business group in Washington, D.C.,...

Lobbying expenditures by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the most powerful business group in Washington, jumped to...

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.

Anyway, if you work in one of the few organizations that haven't yet been bitten by this egregiously awful management fad, here are 16 solid arguments why private offices, working from home, and even cubicles are better for business than these glorified hotel lobbies.

Edward Walker, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles who focuses on grass - roots lobbying by businesses, said such a public call to mobilize against Airbnb was unusual.

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.

The Business Roundtable, a powerful lobbying group chaired by JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon, said Trump's tariff plan will «hurt the U.S. economy and American companies, workers and consumers.»

The expenditures upon which we seek a report are those that Congress has said to not warrant a deduction as an ordinary and necessary business expense, namely, lobbying, participation in the political system by supporting or opposing candidates for office, and trying to influence the general public or segment thereof as to elections, legislative matters or referenda.

In spite of the decision by the 1982 jury, and the fact that antitrust laws were designed to promote free enterprise and competition for the benefit of business, employees and consumers, the NFL continues to lobby in Congress in hopes of obtaining limited exemption from antitrust laws, retroactively, thereby forcing the Raiders to return to Oakland and blocking other teams from moving in the future.

«Dr. Johnston... developed this sudden and seemingly urgent interest in this issue not via a last minute clinical review of the scientific literature, or even after consulting with the AAP's own recognized lactation science experts... his concern came immediately after aggressive, personal lobbying by representatives of one of the AAP's biggest financial contributors, the $ 3 billion U.S. infant formula industry,» wrote lactivist Katie Allison Granju in «The Milky Way of Doing Business,» a rebuttal to the AAP's actions regarding the campaign.

The «independent» author now has her training business funded by Nestlé and lobbies people to drop their support for the boycott.

The Association seeks to support women and families by lobbying the legislature, businesses, and insurance providers to promote pregnancy and family health issues.

Ed's badly received conference speech, considered somewhere between impenetrable and irritating by most observers, angered the business lobby by dividing companies into goodies and baddies, while irritating the left by signing up to coalition policies on welfare.

«By establishing such a gaping loophole, the government will simply drive business away from lobbying consultants and into the arms of less reputable agencies.»

But he has also had the Committee to Save New York on his side, a lobbying campaign funded by business interests that aided his agenda during his first two years in office, but for now is laying low.

[14][15][16] The announcement was followed by a speech to the music industry's lobbying group, UK Music, in which he announced «a time that calls for partnership between Government and the music business as a whole: one with rewards for both of us; one with rewards for society as a whole.

Gill is accused of breaking the rules on lobbying by setting up his firm and securing clients without getting the green light from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba).

Founded by real estate developers and business executives at Mr. Cuomo's urging shortly after he was elected governor, the committee has rapidly become the biggest spender on lobbying in Albany, providing not only critical backing for Mr. Cuomo but also a counterweight to the labor unions whose money and political muscle have traditionally dominated the Capitol.

Lipsky built a sizable lobbying clientele by working to protect small businesses from big - box stores, eminent domain and other woes.

The witness was «pressured» to arrange for Adam Skelos to be paid «hundreds of thousands of dollars in order to influence official actions by Dean Skelos,» according to the complaint, with the cash coming in response to a «series of demands made to Developer - 1 by Dean Skelos,» including while the developer was lobbying Mr. Skelos on legislation critical to its business success.

The ethics board launched the non-criminal investigation in January of last year, alleging she acted improperly by accepting help from the Advance Group — a lobbying firm which has business dealings with the city.

The lobby group's budget analysis singled out the minimum wage proposal backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Democratic lawmakers and wage and labor advocates as the «most significant new business cost» in the spending plan.

A coalition of business interests, many of which are members or partners of the pro-Cuomo Committee to Save New York, are lobbying legislative leaders to reject a key element of the cost - cutting and reform plan put forward by the Medicaid Redesign Team and embraced by the governor in his 30 - day amendments.

Lord Moonie was fast - tracked by government appointments watchdog the advisory committee on business appointments to work with Sovereign Strategy, a Labour donating lobbying company which ignores a voluntary code of conduct not to pay or employ politicians.

Ms Trimingham more recently courted controversy by touting for lobbying business, highlighting her excellent links with Lib Dem ministers and whose attempt to introduce a privacy law via the courts failed, resulting in one of the most damning verdicts I have read.

New York Governor Amdrew Cuomo has been endorsed by the state's largest business lobby for his reelection bid.

Governor Cuomo has been endorsed by the state's largest Business lobby for his re election bid.

Ever since the poor white souitherner has been exploited and taken for granted by the interest of the business lobby in DC and reminded constantly that their «rights» (to discriminate, I guess) has been eroded.

Related Tory policies would see a doubling of the time period in which minister can not lobby government from one to two years, and a re-writing of the ministerial code so that any ex-minister who ignores guidance issued by the advisory committee on business appointments will lose some or all of their ministerial pension.

Business secretary Vince Cable said he and chancellor George Osborne had come to a «common view» over the need for reform after a year of intensive lobbying against the changes by the City.

Sampson, along with a coalition of business groups and chambers of commerce, is in Albany today to lobby for the 2 percent cap on local property taxes as proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Justice secretary Ken Clark wants to cut re-offending by allowing voluntary groups and businesses to lobby for work based on rehabilitation rates.

This would cloak union members who contribute smaller amounts to labor lobbying funds, but would prompt more disclosure by members of the pro-Cuomo Committee to Save New York, a monied coalition of private - sector unions, business and real estate groups.

The P Street Project is an effort by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee to build upon the progressive movement's online organizing of the past few years and move into the business of registered lobbying.

The Business Council of New York State, an Albany - based lobbying group, said the proposals «would place an undue burden on small businesses» by creating staffing and compliance problems.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been endorsed by the state's largest business lobby for his reelection bid.

According to the indictment, Silver attempted to hide his fraudulent scheme by lying publicly about the nature of his work, claiming that none of his clients had business before the state when he was in fact successfully being lobbied on state real estate laws by Glenwood Management.

According to the indictment, Silver tried to cover up his fraud by lying about his work, saying that none of his clients had business with the state even though he was being lobbied by Glenwood Management.

During the trial, prosecutors said Silver lied about his work by claiming none of his clients had business with the state, though he was being lobbied by Glenwood.

Tamasin Cave, director of the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency said: «By breaking the rules, Amber Rudd gives the impression she'd rather we didn't know about her brother's lobbying business, or his many clients in the energy businessLobbying Transparency said: «By breaking the rules, Amber Rudd gives the impression she'd rather we didn't know about her brother's lobbying business, or his many clients in the energy businesslobbying business, or his many clients in the energy business.»

Since then his lobbying register has been slammed by all sides for focusing on agency lobbyists but failing to cover those working in - house for big businesses.

Senate Republicans were described by nervous business groups as moving to put the mandate into Cuomo's budget because of Catsimatidis» influence and heavy lobbying from Senate - connected biofuel interests, including the National Biodiesel Board, a producers» umbrella group that includes United Metro and Midwestern soybean farmers.

A BBC report claimed that official departmental business was discussed during visits on which Patel was accompanied by Lord Polak, the honorary president of Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI), an influential lobbying organisation.

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.