Sentences with phrase «in lobbying activity»

And as a 501 (c)(3) organization, Surfrider Foundation has made a 501 (h) election which allows us to participate in lobbying activity that is limited by the financial expenditure on that lobbying (regardless of the overall amount of lobbying that may include volunteer time).

There are also citizen organizations which engage in lobbying activity, like environmental or consumer rights groups.

They're still around, though their registration to engage in lobbying activities in 2013 hasn't posted on the website of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

«Ultimately, we want them to do the right thing, which is to say that political parties should not be involved in lobbying activities.

'' Kirsten John Foye has been engaged in lobbying activities on behalf of Airbnb,»» Tom Cayley of the West Side Neighborhood Alliance said in a complaint filed with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics and the City Clerk.

In a MUST READ commentary piece published in the CTNewsjunkie, Robert Cotto Jr. reviews the flawed special education proposal submitted by The Connecticut School Finance Project, a corporate education reform group that has apparently violated state law by illegally engaging in lobbying activities with Governor Dannel Malloy and his administration.

We congratulate the Kunming activists for their success and we will continue our efforts to encourage greater awareness of animal welfare issues, support capacity building, assist in lobbying activities aimed at policy change, respond to distress calls and monitor developments as the Chinese animal protection movement grows.

Both public and private charities are usually prohibited from or limited in engaging in lobbying activities.

Not exact matches

Google has dramatically increased its lobbying activities in Washington in the past few years: it spent US$ 8.95 million on lobbying just in the first half of 2012 (compare that to the US$ 9.7 million it spent in all of 2011).

Any given corporation is likely to get the full benefits of its lobbying activities, but only a tiny, probabilistic share of the benefits of public investment in education.

That work is more recent than the undisclosed lobbying activities Mueller has described in his indictments.

Americans for Financial Reform reported that the financial sector spent $ 2 billion on political activity in the 2016 election cycle, including $ 1.1 billion in campaign donations and the rest for lobbying.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

The Company has put in place effective compliance procedures for, and oversight of, lobbying activities, corporate contributions and Kraft Heinz PAC political expenditures.

Every evening at six in the main lobby and Ocean Club are hosted activities for guests to participate in, creating a unique and ever changing experience for couples.

Although your conferences, events, policy summits, lobby days, fly - ins, call - ins, rallies, and other all kinds of other activities will likely be taking place at an actual venue, you can just set up your own venue with the name of your event.

However, in its proposals, the term «lobbyist» is narrowly defined as those who undertake lobbying activities on behalf of a third party client.

The firm advised the best strategy would be to try and generate Tory splits on the issue with «strong local lobbying response in order to mitigate and combat the activities of Eric Pickles.»

Under the changes — demanded by Cuomo in the wake of the arrest of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — groups spending more than $ 5,000 lobbying municipalities with populations of more than 5,000 will have to register that activity; the previous cutoff had been populations of 50,000 or more.

New York's lobbying law requires anyone who spends more than $ 5,000 in an attempt to influence any local law or ordinance, or any pending procurement action, to register its activities with the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

The agreement promises Howe, whose ties to Cuomo go back three decades, «favorable treatment» and «leniency» in the event that he's criminally charged, in exchange for full details of his lobbying activities on behalf of several major state contractors with senior Cuomo administration officials.

Late Tuesday evening, with de Blasio overnighting in Washington between an appearance with Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren and a call for more infrastructure spending, the Times reported that the state's lobbying oversight entity, JCOPE, was questioning why Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit set up to boost de Blasio's agenda and pay for his trip, hadn't registered its activities.

«The lack of disclosure of local lobbying activities in these communities makes it impossible to know how much is being spent to influence these governments and highlights that no single entity is charged with monitoring these activities,» the NYPIRG report found.

By the end of 2016, Kramer Levin reported receiving more than $ 3 million in revenue from its activities lobbying the city.

«We believe that certain activities of the Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Working Families political parties have been oriented toward passage of state legislation and may be considered lobbying under the definition contained in the state's Lobbying Law,» NYPIRG writes in thelobbying under the definition contained in the state's Lobbying Law,» NYPIRG writes in theLobbying Law,» NYPIRG writes in the letter.

«Throughout the campaign I was also very vocal about my support for restrictions on lobbying activity, or bidding on state contracts, reform to restrictions on outside income, and term limits for our bodies» leaders, which is what we had voted on in our rules, that was the first thing that we did - eight years that we wanted for committee chairs and for leadership,» Serino says.

In addition, the definition of lobbying will be expanded to include advocacy to affect the «introduction» of legislation or resolutions, a change that will help to ensure that all relevant lobbying activities are regulated by JCOPE.

The lobbying bill — the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — is now being examined in a most intense hub of lobbying activity in the UK, namely the House olobbying bill — the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — is now being examined in a most intense hub of lobbying activity in the UK, namely the House oLobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — is now being examined in a most intense hub of lobbying activity in the UK, namely the House olobbying activity in the UK, namely the House of Lords.

The only detailed information in Parkside's disclosure report covering activity in September and October is that they lobbied Assembly staffer Joseph Garba and the offices of the chairmen who oversee gaming: Assemblyman Gary Pretlow and State Sen. John Bonacic.

«We believe that certain activities of the Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Working Families political parties have been oriented toward passage of state legislation and may be considered lobbying under the definition contained in the state's Lobbying Law,» NYPIRG wrote in alobbying under the definition contained in the state's Lobbying Law,» NYPIRG wrote in aLobbying Law,» NYPIRG wrote in a letter.

Cheye Calvo, the mayor of Berwyn Heights, Maryland is lobbying for the Maryland legislature to pass a new bill that would require every SWAT team in the state to provide a monthly public report on its activities, including where and when it was deployed and whether an operation resulted in arrests, evidence seizures or injuries.

«Let's keep in mind: This is for lobbying activity, not for all activity, so there are other activities.

The bill passed by the Senate includes anti-nepotism provisions, today: · Prohibits gifts from lobbyists and their clients of more than nominal value, including travel, lodging and other expenses, and broaden the types of lobbying activities that lobbyists must disclose; · Prohibits elected government officials and candidates for elected local, state or federal office from appearing in taxpayer - funded advertisements; · Closes the «revolving door» loophole by prohibiting former legislative employees from directly lobbying the Legislature for two years, and expands the revolving door restrictions for Executive Chamber employees to preclude appearances before any state agency; · Prohibits non-legislative employees from using their authority or influence to «compel or induce» any other employee to make political contributions; · Prohibits state employees from participating in any personnel decision or contracting matter concerning a relative.

The Brewers Association's current activities include an annual lobbying day, featuring a tasting, in Albany.

Under the plans being put forward by EuroHORCs, ESF's granting activities would cease and it would concentrate on policy formation and lobbying, possibly moving its headquarters from Strasbourg in France to Brussels, seat of the European Union.

Common Cause has requested that the IRS investigate ALEC's 501 (c)(3) status for participating in a significant amount of lobbying activity by promulgating corporate - sponsored model bills and providing resources to the legislators promoting those bills.

A friendly staff, social lobby space and bicycles make this an activity filled hotel in the heart of New Orleans.

The Justice in Mining Network will support and advocate on behalf of local communities affected by mining activities, and will lobby on human rights issues where appropriate.

In an economy with extensive government intervention, the activity with the highest returns to skills might be lobbying the government for favors.

Creating people with high skill in countries where the only profitable activity is lobbying the government for favors is not a formula for success.

For the first time, ERN outspent the teachers union in lobbying expenses, which along with other activities helped win the fight to raise the New York charter cap.

In New York, the Success charter school chain, and their political front groups, have spent millions in campaign donations and lobbying activities to prop up Governor Cuomo and his policieIn New York, the Success charter school chain, and their political front groups, have spent millions in campaign donations and lobbying activities to prop up Governor Cuomo and his policiein campaign donations and lobbying activities to prop up Governor Cuomo and his policies.

While a full - time member's dues money can be used to finance the $ 37.6 million that AFT spent on lobbying and other political activities in 2015, an agency fee payer's dues cover representational operation costs, which cost the union $ 73.8 million.

Tucker's NCEE is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that crusades for ever - increasing federal involvement in every aspect of education while denying its brazen lobbying activities.»

JCOPE has not updated its downloadable database with records past June 2014 — information submitted since then is available only by searching for lobbying clients whose names are already know — so it is not yet possible to perform a universal analysis on activity in September and October of this year.

Fort Wayne Community Schools has addressed school funding challenges with a three - tiered approach 1) adopting district structures and processes that focus spending on activities that support student achievement, 2) participating in lobbying and other activities at the state level to improve funding and strengthen academic programs and 3) obtaining federal grants to help fill resource gaps.

An organization called Excel Bridgeport and two individuals, Meghan Lowney and Nate Snow (who also serves as the Director of Teach For America's Connecticut chapter engaged in a series of communications aimed at getting the state to take over the Bridgeport Schools but never registered to lobby for those activities.

In addition to engaging in illegal lobbying, the Relay School of Education has been violating state law and regulations by engaging in activities prior to receiving state approvaIn addition to engaging in illegal lobbying, the Relay School of Education has been violating state law and regulations by engaging in activities prior to receiving state approvain illegal lobbying, the Relay School of Education has been violating state law and regulations by engaging in activities prior to receiving state approvain activities prior to receiving state approval.

«Every activity of mine that the association included in their complaint falls under what is not a lobbying communication,» Rubin said.

His efforts led to the successful passage of legislation in forty - two states, through direct lobbying activity as well as grassroots lobbying efforts, including the passage of stricter animal abuse laws for horse racing, dog racing, dog fighting, cockfighting, puppy mills, and pet stores.