Sentences with phrase «from business lobbying»

So in this topsy - turvy world, who knows, but you would think that with the amount of business that has gone over to Cuba since President Obama's executive orders and the additional amount of capital that's been invested going forward, you would think that it would be very difficult for whoever it is to be able to just undo all that without a concerted effort from the business lobby to prevent that from happening or at least slow that down.

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But to the apparent surprise of the Trudeau government, and, frankly, to some of us who pay attention to these things, the opposition and the business lobby have decided to take a stand over a business owner's right to squeeze as much as he or she can from the tax system.

(Adds comments from Canada's foreign minister, Mexican business lobby, Mexican source on talks, U.S. attorney general)

Olson likes to cite a maxim from business author Jim Schell: «Avoid waterfalls in the lobby.»

France is still agitating to try and win financial business back from the UK, this time using Brexit as a means to lobby for new rules that would force business from London.

During the summit held on Monday, attendees from various technology companies, lobbying groups, and law firms, gathered to discuss India's growing economy and its impact on U.S. businesses.

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.

The bill in question, the Honest Ads Act, is a long overdue correction, and not something that would fundamentally alter the way that Facebook does business — a fact that hadn't previously stopped Facebook from using its lobbying might to try to kill the bill earlier this year.

Kydyrbaev, the business lobby representative, expects the EEU to produce an uptick in foreign investment, but not from the West.

There has been strong pressure from US business lobby against use of the Jackson - Vanik Trade Act of 1974 for denying MFN status to China.

The issue has only become more urgent since then, with groups such as the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) lobbying this year for the First Amendment Defense Act, which «prevents the federal government from punishing an individual or faith - based business because they can not in good conscience accommodate same - sex marriage in certain situations.»

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.

The fact that the infant formula companies are spending big bucks to lobby in Washington proves just how lucrative this business really is, and what a shame that such an inferior product is being fed to the majority of babies, some from day one.

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

An opinion from the ethics and lobbying regulators at the Joint Commission on Public Ethics found Lee would not have to reimburse the state for rides on state aircraft as long as it is being used for state business.

He talks about leveraging that power to drive a progressive agenda, from getting big business out of political lobbying to reining in «imperial CEOs.»

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).

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

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.

Republican candidate for governor of New York Rob Astorino received a mostly polite reception from the state's biggest business lobby at their annual meeting in Lake George.

Specifically, the investigations are said to be looking into whether de Blasio accepted money from donors who had business before the city or were lobbying the city to secure specific projects and contracts, and whether a team of de Blasio aides illegally routed money to candidates in State Senate races in 2014.

Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino received a mostly polite reception from the state's biggest business lobby at their annual meeting in Lake George.

In one of three alleged schemes, prosecutors said that the two men solicited bribes from Charles Dorego, a real estate executive at Glenwood Management, who directed $ 20,000 check for title insurance work to the younger Skelos, at a time when the company was lobbying for housing and rent - related legislation that was crucial to its business.

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.

The candidates» largest contributions came from engineering and lobbying firms as well as an Amsterdam business and its affiliates.

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.

Also at 8 a.m., small business owners and business leaders will assemble for their annual lobby day, and 9 a.m., they'll hear from a variety of speakers, including Sen. George Amedore, an NFIB member and owner of Amedore Homes, Meeting Room 1, The Empire State Plaza, Albany.

But even an intense bipartisan lobbying campaign from fellow elected officials, business leaders and members of Congress did little to sway the Republican majority in the State Senate.

The New York Times reports that the Committee to Save New York, a lobbying group of primarily business interests that has run ad campaigns to support the governor's positions, received $ 2 million dollars from Genting in December.

There is also no stipulation in today's plea agreement that would bar Spano from continuing his lucrative lobbying business, Empire Strategic Planning.

Offinger was also a fundraising consultant for de Blasio's nonprofit lobbying operation, which routinely raised money from donors doing business with the city and has likewise drawn the scrutiny of Bharara.

«Receiving a $ 60,000 gift from a business which lobbies is perfectly legal under the current campaign - finance law; that's why we support Gov. Cuomo's attempts to change this law,» said Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

He said, however, that Cuomo's biggest benefactors remain the traditional lobbying powers: businesses supporting his initiative to cap the growth of property taxes; landlords, developers and tenant advocates who sought the continuation of New York City's rent control law; and more from contributors with interests in health care and education.

His white - shoe law firm — which has yet to receive a penny from him despite nearly a year's worth of legal work, essentially extending him a line of credit — itself lobbies city agencies on behalf of clients with business before the city.

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.

And Cuomo has benefitted from the help of the Committee to Save New York — a coalition of real estate and business interests that has been compared to a Super PAC on the state level (though the comparisons are little off, considering CSNY registered, after some prodding, as a lobbying organization).

While Jenkins, who received as much as $ 15,000 a month from his eight new clients, didn't deny his close ties to Heastie has helped business, he added that «I think I've had consistent growth since my start in lobbying in 2012.»

The WAMC event drew a stereotypical public radio crowd — upper middle class, upper middle - aged, and overwhelmingly white — but sprinkled in the former bank lobby that hosted Bharara's stage were representatives of the Business Council of New York State, several other longtime lobbyists, Albany County executive Dan McCoy and Assemblyman John McDonald, a Democrat from Cohoes.

In total ministers received hospitality with outside bodies 175 times in 2012 and twice with a lobbying firm according to the figures from the business department.

But now the tunnel option is back on the table, following the public release Monday of the study ordered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January after intense lobbying from local businesses and elected officials.

Last week I testified before the General Assembly on a bill that would make it a crime for a public official or state employee to receive more than $ 1,000 from a state contractor, public employee union, lobbyist or a business that is paid to lobby for others.

Financial disclosure statements from a former senior aide and campaign manager to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, currently at the center of an investigation involving improper lobbying and conflicts of interest, show that he earned at least $ 70,000 in consulting fees in 2014 from two entities that do business with the state.

In the United States we have seen cartels created after lobbying from big business for regulations that protect their interests.

The FBI was investigating allegations that Mr. Libous had obtained a job for his son at a law firm in exchange for a promise of steering future business to the firm, and for steering $ 50,000 annually from a lobbying firm to the law firm in question, according to the indictment.

By covering a wide area, from science to business to politics, we can share our opinions on specific topics and lobby, as well as talk about new collaborations.

I'm there in my business suit, nervous and uptight, waiting in the lobby for someone from Human Resources to hand me some forms to fill out,» says this frustrated scientist.

These powerful companies spend billions to ensure you will be buying their products by using dishonest business practices, rigged clinical studies showing their products in a favorable light, public relations campaigns (like the fraudulent Breast Cancer Awareness Month — started by the manufacturer of mammogram machines), articles from paid «experts» on the internet and news clips to make you believe their products are healthy and safe, and lobbying Washington to enact laws ensuring you don't have healthy alternatives to their products.

Take, for example, the latest message from a wealthy business group called «The Connecticut Council for Education Reform,» that is lobbying on behalf of Governor Malloy's education bill.

But they were also the result of careful bond building between Democratic and Republican lawmakers as well as disparate lobbying groups — from big business to civil rights activists.

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