Sentences with phrase «corporate lobbying efforts»

Political Columnist Kimberly A. Strassel: (referring to corporate lobbying efforts for a cap - and - trade climate program):

A march against bad science campaigns and corporate lobbying efforts.

Not exact matches

Historically, corporate involvement in the political sphere has consisted of narrow efforts to shape policy to benefit the bottom line, such as lobbying for a favorable regulation.

(Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks, Des Moines, IA, 1/3/08) in fact A list of Obama's own top fundraisers features a number of people involved in the business of influencing government, including the head of a lobbying and public relations firm, the corporate executive who oversees Comcast's lobbying efforts and the chairwoman of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's political action committee, among others.»

He told us that the states with the biggest roles to play are heavily influenced by corporate lobbying, but that this can be countered by citizens» efforts to call for more transparency and democracy in international negotiations.

Over the first 120 days of the 2012 Legislative Session, corporate lobby groups spent over $ 2.2 million (and counting) in their effort to pass Governor Malloy's «education reform» bill.

Since the corporate education reform industry began ramping up their lobbying efforts as part of Governor Malloy's education reform initiative of 2012, the various charter school advocates and education reform groups have spent a record breaking $ 8.4 million on behalf of their pro-charter school, pro-Common Core, pro-Common Core testing, anti-teacher agenda.

both the Hartford Courant and the CT Mirror took note of the massive amount of corporate funds that are pouring into the charter school lobbying effort.

Like some type of gigantic octopus, the pro-charter school, pro-common core, pro-SBAC testing scheme and anti-teacher corporate education reform industry has set up multiple front groups while dumping more than $ 7.9 million dollars into their lobbying effort on behalf of Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy's «education reform» initiatives.

Families for Excellent Schools is the corporate funded, New York based, charter school industry lobbying group that bused in students and parents from as far away as New York City and Boston, last year, to attend a rally in support of Governor Dannel Malloy's effort to divert even more taxpayer money to Connecticut's privately owned and operated charter schools.

In addition to being one of Malloy's largest sources of campaign cash during his 2014 re-election campaign, the owners and operators of Connecticut's charter schools, along with the corporate elite who support Malloy's «education reform» initiatives have dumped more than $ 9 million into the lobbying effort to support Malloy's agenda to undermine public education in Connecticut.

Excel Bridgeport, the corporate funded education reform group that has been lobbying for Bridgeport's public school privatization efforts reported spending $ 101,803.36.

Since the corporate education reform industry began ramping up their lobbying efforts as part of Governor Malloy's education reform initiative of 2012, the various charter school advocates and education reform groups have spent a record breaking $ 7.9 million on behalf of their pro-charter school, pro-common core, anti-teacher agenda.

blog post entitled, Buying Public Policy in CT — Corporate Education Reform Industry spends $ 6.8 + million and counting which described the unprecedented lobbying effort behind Governor Malloy's anti-public education, anti-teacher, pro-privatization «education reform» agenda.

Farrell said he focused on ExxonMobil and the Koch foundations because «they are reliable indicators of a much larger effort of corporate lobbying in the climate change counter-movement.»

ALEC Exposed Also run by the Center for Media and Democracy, ALEC Exposed tracks the corporate - funded American Legislative Exchange Council's efforts to undermine the public interest and democracy through lobbying and collaboration between corporations and politicians on «model bills» developed behind closed doors to shift state laws in favor of corporate interests instead of the public.

Because a massive lobbying effort of Republican lawmakers by the frozen pizza industry, among other corporate interests, is underway to get around Obama Administration guidelines to make school lunches contain healthier options.