Sentences with phrase «leading lobbying organization»

Yet Jewell, who helms the state's leading lobbying organization for roughly 70,000 educators, is nonplussed.

«We expect that Lee will not only carry on the association's tradition of excellence and effectiveness in federal lobbying but also lead our lobbying organization to still greater heights,» says NAR President R. Layne Morrill.

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More alarmingly, it has been lobbying against traditional theater - only cinematic runs for new movie releases — leading John Fithian, CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners trade organization, to call out Netflix at a recent conference as a «grave threat to the movie business.»

The Reverend Bob Edgar, a former Democratic congressman, led the organization from 2000 to 2007, when he left to head Common Cause, a liberal lobbying group in Washington.

The organization's stunning about - face was examined in depth in a New York Times story last fall; the factors leading to the reversal include a recent change in SNA's leadership and its choice of a new lobbying firm.

Whatever you may think of the scientific validity of their positions, or the degree to which they have, or have not, been influenced by the nefarious dairy lobby (and I offer no opinion on either point), here are some leading organizations that currently support flavored milk in schools: the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Heart Association, the American Dietetic Association, the National Medical Association, the National Hispanic Medical Association and the School Nutrition Association.

Astorino advisor Bill O'Reilly confirmed today that Astorino will take the lead post at the organization that lobbies on county government and municipal issues.

And that campaign, involving all sorts of organizations that have lobbied against climate change legislation, has led some people to conclude that this is connected to a larger campaign by special interests to attack the science of climate change, to prevent policy action from being taken to deal with the problem.

She has founded and led national organizations that lobby for reform legislation and support school choice candidates for office.

But there he was — speaking at the ultra-right wing American Enterprise Institute and happily taking a question from the paid lobbyist whose organization has led the most expensive lobbying campaign in state history.

The Center for Public Integrity found that ACCCE spent $ 4.7 million dollars lobbying in the first 6 months of 2008 - more than any other organization devoted solely to influencing climate change legislation, and more than 5x the amount spent by either of the leading wind or solar industry groups.

A leading solar power lobbying organization's promises of growth in Texas continue to sit under a cloud of economic challenges.

Product designers, manufacturers, and research - and - development companies should engage with leading IP organizations to lobby for measured and effective patent reform.

Many core bitcoind developers, particularly lead developer Gavin Andresen, are also part of the Bitcoin Foundation, an organization which has taken clear steps toward using political lobbying as a strategy for protecting Bitcoin.

Specific work elements Leading and managing processes of a strategic advocacy plan; brainstorming with team members at all stages of plan formulation; recruiting and managing advocacy officers; supervising the work of outside consultants and suppliers; setting up financial systems and overseeing project budgets; proposing and lobbying initiatives for the organization; writing, publishing and disseminating advocacy briefs; developing policy work and activities; discussing and implementing organization principles; preparing and marketing proposals for fundraising projects; overseeing the fulfillment of donor - funded advocacy projects; revising policies related to advocacy; and preparing reports, among others.

As the professional association for Early Childhood Educators in Ontario, the lead organization who lobbied for the creation of a College of Early Childhood Educators, and the administrator of a recognized equivalency process for Early Childhood Educators, we welcome the new developments that are unfolding in our field.