Sentences with phrase «legislative lobbying»

Her conviction that animals are a part of our moral community, deserving of justice, informs her grassroots legislative lobbying efforts.

The vice president does have a lot of soft power, traditionally this was focused on legislative lobbying, but more recently the vice president has become part of the leadership team similar to a cabinet member.

Thompson worked in higher education and then did legislative lobbying until at the age of 39 he decided to become a teacher in an inner city area of Oklahoma City.

Further proof of bias, Laufer said, came in the form of a subpoena that requested records of the Campaign for One New York's communications with the executive and legislative branch of New York City and state government «with the inexplicable exception of seeking no records with respect to legislative lobbying targeted to» Cuomo.

The same Jonathan Sacker who set up ConnCAN's unknown sister organization called the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Advocacy Inc. which poured more than half a million dollars into legislative lobbying over the past few years helping to get Achievement First more money and a special law exempting charter schools from having to have all their teachers certified.

CCSA offers the largest charter schools conference in the country, an email newsletter on charter schools, a comprehensive Web site, professional legislative lobbying on behalf of charter schools, personal technical assistance, workshops, technology services and products, and procurement.

It shall also be responsible for coordinating Board approved legislative lobbying activity.

Thompson worked in higher education and then did legislative lobbying...

In recent days, City Hall saw the governor as unfair in tarnishing Mr. de Blasio's support of organized labor, while Mr. Cuomo's circle grumbled that the mayor's legislative lobbying was more about his efforts to burnish his national profile.

The unions representing teachers emerged in the 1960s to make sure the interests of teachers were protected in those decisions, using such tactics as collective bargaining, legislative lobbying, and support of candidates friendly to their cause.

While Achievement First, ConnCAN and other charter school advocates are publicly claiming they are being ill - treated by Connecticut's policymakers, they seem a little silent on the fact that their legislative lobbying has ensured that they get to expand regardless of what new policies and programs accompany «education reform».

Within days of being advised that this legislation could not withstand being tied to their overall agenda, HSUS announced their legislative lobbying day, which was actually noted as impacting the bill by a committee member.

Legislative lobbying for the banning of all aversive equipment, including, but not limited to, shock, choke and prong collars;

Relying on our expertise in legal advocacy, legislative lobbying and grassroots organizing, Scenic Hudson encourages smart growth and fights to halt the tidal wave of threats to the Hudson Valley.

In that role, she coordinated all efforts of two national marches on Washington, the legislative lobbying strategies and the grass roots movements with a radio and petition campaign.

WCJC achieves this objective through policy development, legislative lobbying, and our appellate programs.

The Association provides motivation and support at every step of your career through educational and training opportunities, networking, professional standards enforcement, housing market statistics, legislative reviews, legislative lobbying, and practical support and advice on ethical services and industry changes on the local, state and national levels.

The Association provides motivation and support at every step of our member's careers through educational and training opportunities, professional standards enforcement, market statistics, legislative reviews, legislative lobbying (to promote homeownership and protect private property rights) and practical support and advice on ethical services and industry changes.