Sentences with phrase «fund lobby day»

At 11:30 a.m., advocates gather for an environmental protection fund lobby day, Empire State Plaza Concourse, Meeting Room 6, Albany.

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Speaking of MTA funding, Riders Alliance transit activists are leading a rally and lobby day in Albany Monday to push Governor Cuomo and legislators to pass a congestion pricing plan and fund the MTA.

The budget includes additional funding toward parks that had been lobbied for by Council members and advocates, including almost $ 700,000 to extend beach season one week past Labor Day.

Cunningham and her lobbying partner John Cordo each gave Cuomo $ 1,000 last summer, but worked through the winter to coordinate Cuomo's fund - raising efforts in Albany, in the days when he was waging stealth war against Paterson.

At 8:30 a.m., educators representing 11 state - supported schools serving deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students will kick off their lobby day, where they'll ask lawmakers to treat the students equally and increase state funding by 4.8 percent — the same percentage increase Cuomo has recommended for public school districts in his proposed 2015 - 16 executive budget, 3rd Floor Terrace, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

At 11 a.m., United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew hosts UFT Lobby Day lunch for hundreds of teachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and other issues.

To accompany their lobby day, which is expected to draw some 500 parents and students to Albany, the Alliance for Quality Education has released a hard - hitting video that casts the school funding disparity in starkly racial terms.

In anticipation of Tuesday's day of lobbying, the United Federation of Teachers released a research report on charter funding on Monday afternoon, which included a list of the largest charter networks» assets.

The mayor said he would continue to lobby the often hostile Republican majority, reportedly now under the leadership of Long Island Republican State Senator John Flanagan, for funds for the city in the waning days of the legislative session.

After years of lobbying and community activism, North Rockland School District may finally be receiving the state funding needed to begin a full day kindergarten program.

UFT members stride through the halls as they begin their day of lobbying elected officials about the funding that the state owes New York City schools.

Delegates checked in as Chris Day, who is hoping to unseat Rep. Nita Lowey, held a fund - raiser in the lobby bar.

That same day members of the Creative Coalition will lobby Capitol Hill in behalf of funds for the National Endowment for the Arts, followed by an evening benefit dinner to celebrate «Arts in America» and some of its congressional champions.

The Northeast Charter Schools Network and the NYC Charter School Center will be meeting with lawmakers and lobbying for funding equity and facilities funding for all charter schools at their 12th annual Advocacy Day on February 2 in Albany.

And should your firm's need for capital some day outstrip the funds available from the pool of interested would - be partners, well, maybe your firm will be among those lobbying to change the rules around non-lawyer equity investment in law firms and turning the hypothetical above into reality.

Janice Watt: The same group of women were involved in the creation of both organisations and lobbied governments of the day for funding.

TRENTON, NJ — Wearing hot pink t - shirts and buttons, Planned Parenthood supporters «pinked out» the State House today for a rally and lobby day to restore funding for family planning services to the state budget.

Proposals from the Governor Brown's office to expand prenatal - to - age 3 home visiting programs, Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education, Employment Related Day Care, and preschool opportunities through additional state funds are actively being lobbied for at the legislature for the next biennium.