Sentences with phrase «heavy lobbying»

There will be heavy lobbying in this policy battle.

Here there is fault in our unions and our professional associations, which for too long have served as top - heavy lobbying organizations.

Party sources say MacKay made the choice after heavy lobbying by Brookhaven Republican chairman Jesse Garcia and Betty Manzella, another top GOP official who is close to Zeldin and lives in his hometown of Shirley.

That's because the union's decision, sources say, was partially the result of heavy lobbying from other labor groups that are snubbing or actively opposing the governor.

After heavy lobbying by school districts around the state, Corbett and the state legislature settled on a 7 percent cut in the basic education subsidy, but they also made deep cuts to other state grants for education.

That bill was the product of heavy lobbying from, yes, the CTA.

In a rare victory for children's health, the bill passed despite heavy lobbying by McDonald's.

The defeat was blamed on heavy lobbying by tobacco giants against the measure; the companies reportedly dropped a hefty $ 12 million on the effort, outspending supporters by a four - to - one - margin.

The ruling followed heavy lobbying from WWF, the Last Great Ape Organization, and the Cameroon Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.

They state, in other words, that their results have direct bearing on the global warming issues, issues currently before governments faced with heavy lobbying from wealthy environmentalist groups, and the United Nations, which just this year will arrange around 38 meetings in 17 countries to push the theme, not counting the other enormous resources they have devoted to the theme that humans are destroying the planet.

SB 374 was the second-most heaviest lobbied bill of the session, State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson (D) told the Las Vegas Review Journal on Sunday.

State lawmakers have come under heavy lobbying from taxi industry associations and companies who oppose allowing Uber and Lyft to expand Upstate and compete with them.

Builders are a group that has heavy lobby representation and were recently successful in striking down a new law that would have limited their ability to steer buyers of their newly constructed homes to the builders» own title companies.

The Ulster legislature, for what it's worth, threw its support behind the Rochester resort owners, despite heavy lobbying by Nevele interests.

Thursday's news that neither Trump nor Congressional Republicans will expand school choice through the creation of education tax credits (even after heavy lobbying from the DeVos - backed American Federation for Children) is one more sign that they have no influence inside the Beltway.

For now, China seems to be pinning its hopes on heavy lobbying in Washington by Wall Street, traditionally Beijing's most reliable ally in bilateral disputes.

The market for alternatives to expanded polystyrene food and beverage containers got a significant boost last week when New York City finalized its ban on these materials, despite heavy lobbying by the chemical industry.

Not addressed, for instance, is the long - time legislative requirement that schools offer whole milk with each meal - a result of heavy lobbying by dairy interests and a rallying issue for critics, who believe it raises the fat and cholesterol content of the typical school lunch.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie initially endorsed the measures, but declined to bring them to the floor for a vote following heavy lobbying from the mayor's office.

Commissions were outlawed in a 2010 Fiduciary Rule proposal, but permitted by the final rule — after heavy lobbying by the financial services industry — once the advisor satisfies complicated Best Interest Contract Exemption (BICE) rules.

But after a year of heavy lobbying by the food industry, state and federal governments are avoiding Blewett's recommendations like the plague.

Despite heavy lobbying from Australia's intensive pork industry, Minister Green has accepted this recommendation, encouraged by a flood of supportive letters and e-mails from thousands of caring Animals Australia supporters.

And in 2011, in the wake of heavy lobbying by infant - formula makers, the European Parliament fell short of the vote needed to prevent a disputed DHA claim from being made on formula labels.

After a monumental struggle and heavy lobbying, Democratic legislators said Tuesday that the casino will not be called for a debate in the state Senate before time runs out in the regular legislative session...

There was heavy lobbying on both sides of the issue — with yellow cab drivers who were against the legislation surrounding the Capitol with their cabs and livery drivers who spent hours debating legislators in the halls.

After years of indecision and heavy lobbying by both environmental groups and energy interests, Mr. Cuomo announced today that a state study had determined the practice of using a pressurized mixture of water and solvents to release underground gas reserves — also known as fracking — was unsafe and would not be allowed in New York State.

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.

The army landed $ 20 million for a trial of an AIDS vaccine after heavy lobbying, in part from the company that makes the vaccine.

My gut told my head to think about Chicago, followed - up with some heavy lobbying, and then my heart got involved.

The California Board of Education is facing some tough choices — and heavy lobbying from parent groups and student advocates — as it works its way toward approving a new school accountability system that meets federal mandates and the vision of Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature in passing the Local Control Funding Formula.

But heavy lobbying by PETA and even the Virginia Animal Control Association, an industry trade group which opposes any benchmarks for shelters, caused VDACS to back down.

California also voted a ban into law last year, but that measure is suspended for now due to heavy lobbying from pro-plastics groups to get a public referendum.

MP's debated the proposals just before Christmas, but, despite heavy lobbying, a motion opposing the PV FiT cuts was defeated by 292 to 220.

Well, apart from the public perception campaign against «frivolous» medical malpractice lawsuits, heavy lobbying by big insurance, and backing by major politicians (such as Rick Perry), it all came down to a vote.

Throughout the debate, heavy lobbying from a wide swath of tech companies, entrepreneurs, pharmaceutical companies, universities, and financial services continued to complicate the multi-issue discussions.

Rent control failed to pass in Orange County due to heavy lobbying by apartment owners who duped the public into voting against their best interests.

After heavy lobbying by the industry, the industry was exempted from the final regulations.