Sentences with phrase «groups advancing the agenda»

Google, the tech giant supposedly guided by its «don't be evil» motto, has been funding a growing list of groups advancing the agenda of the Koch brothers.

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There are already plenty of examples of wealthy individuals attempting to advance their political agendas by supporting unaccountable lobby groups, as was the case with Calgary's infamous Sprawl Cabal «s plans to throw more than $ 1 million behind Preston Manning «s «Municipal Governance Initiative,» and the anonymous donors behind the shady «St. Albert Think Tank.»

Together, these groups have been very adept at advancing an anti-public services, anti-taxation, anti-labour union, and pro free - market agenda nationally and provincially.

The «gadfly» groups could advance favored agendas that denominational officials thought it impolitic to promote in their official capacities, and if the groups got too outrageous the officials could always cut their informal ties, declaring that the groups had «gone too far.»

Thus» according to this narrative» the legend of Palatucci, reportedly begun by his relatives in the 1950s, was embellished by each group to advance its agenda.

It states al Qaeda's power is being eroded and that most terrorists groups are trying to advance their political agenda, not bin Laden's dream of a Muslim - Christian holy war.

Rabbi Noson Leiter, Executive Director of the Orthodox Jewish advocacy group, Torah Jews for Decency, and an organizer of the event identified those candidates who advance the LGBT agenda.

The Progressive Agenda, the nonprofit group launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio to advance his national political agenda, is canceling its plans for a presidential forum in Iowa next month, the group said Tuesday afteAgenda, the nonprofit group launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio to advance his national political agenda, is canceling its plans for a presidential forum in Iowa next month, the group said Tuesday afteagenda, is canceling its plans for a presidential forum in Iowa next month, the group said Tuesday afternoon.

Citing a recent video touting his administration's immigration policies, good government groups say Cuomo is again skirting campaign finance rules by using a secretive nonprofit to advance his agenda.

The investigation may also implicate one or more of the much - criticized nonprofits the mayor created to raise cash and advance his liberal agenda, which the group Citizens Union labeled a «shadow government» earlier this year.

MIDTOWN — A nonprofit founded by Mayor Bill de Blasio to advance his political agenda said Friday it will not comply with a subpoena from the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics, one of multiple federal and state agencies investigating whether the group broke the law.

An animal welfare group that has been lobbying Mayor Bill de Blasio to ban carriage horses from city streets confirmed Friday that it had received a subpoena from federal prosecutors seeking documents related to its fundraising efforts for a nonprofit group created to advance the mayor's policy agenda.

His spokeswoman, Karen Hinton, said subpoenas were sent to de Blasio's top aide, Emma Wolfe, his campaign fundraiser, Ross Offinger, a consulting firm and a nonprofit group that advanced de Blasio's political agenda.

The Campaign For One New York, the 501 (c)(4) group de Blasio started to advance his political agenda at the start of his mayoralty, is refusing to comply with a subpoena sent in recent weeks by JCOPE seeking information about the group's donors.

The Progressive Agenda, the nonprofit group launched by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to advance his national political agenda, is canceling its plans for a presidential forum in Iowa next Agenda, the nonprofit group launched by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to advance his national political agenda, is canceling its plans for a presidential forum in Iowa next agenda, is canceling its plans for a presidential forum in Iowa next month.

The New York City Campaign Finance Board on Wednesday issued a blunt critique of a nonprofit closely linked to Mayor Bill de Blasio that has used unlimited donations to advance his political agenda, denouncing the group's behavior while clearing it and the mayor of any campaign finance violations.

Cuomo called the NRA lawsuit «a futile and desperate attempt» to advance the group's «dangerous agenda.»

«We're going to do everything we can to support the governor in advancing a bold education reform agenda that improves the quality of traditional public schools and expands choice for families,» the group's executive director, Jenny Sedlis, said in an interview.

It's well and good for advocacy groups to advance agendas.

Our committee created groups to work on stating a «Declaration of Learning» to blend informal and formal learning, pre-K through gray; advance a research agenda to study the outcomes of park - based experiences; develop digital tools for learners of all ages; and create new partnerships and funding sources with educational agencies, institutions, and foundations.

There may still be corners of the countryside where community leaders with no agendas of their own or axes to grind or interest groups to enrich or political careers to advance get elected to the board of education.

They must be seen as ruthless special interest groups that will stop at nothing to advance their agenda.

Advancing a fear, uncertainty and doubt agenda where an entire group is portrayed as larcenous.

Any political advocacy group has an agenda and when evaluating their messages about climate change science it is important to examine how they advance this agenda.

In reality, far - left «charitable» foundations have given pretend conservatives millions of dollars to advance a climate chaos, renewable energy agenda — channeling the funds through intermediary groups, to OxiClean the transactions and limit transparency and accountability.

The State Policy Network serves as a coordinating umbrella group to advance a far - right agenda across a broad range of US states, often working in close conjunction with SPN members like ALEC.

As part of our contribution, CSW commented that the document might carry greater relevance for decision - makers who want to advance a needed adaptation agenda to an unconvinced or climate - skeptic audience (a very real possibility) by including more explicit language on the ways in which climate change issues can be framed to appeal to diverse groups — for example, emphasizing the potential damages to people and property to one community, the negative impacts to industry in another.

To advance its climate agenda, the Obama Administration built an interagency working group (IWG) to calculate the SCC -LRB-

To advance its climate agenda, the Obama Administration built an interagency working group (IWG) to calculate the SCC (presently $ 39 per ton) and used the value to justify regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

Entitled, Practice Group Leader Position Responsibilities, this document covered EVERYTHING — from developing an annual budget to approving marketing expenditures and signing - off on quarterly WIP reports; from coordinating file distribution to workload management; and from circulating draft agendas in advance of meetings to coordinating the performance reviews of students and associates.

One of the many interesting studies developed by this working group, entitled «Emotions in Ritual Theories» and written by Professor Meredith Rossner and Mythily Meher, examines how rituals impact human identities and values and ultimately how ritual theories can advance research agendas.

Counsel to and facilitation of state coordinating groups that are working to develop, advance, and communicate an infant - toddler policy agenda.