Sentences with phrase «lobbying at»

But the fight doesn't stop at the national level as NAR also provides REALTOR ® Party initiatives closer to home, lobbying at the state and local levels to ensure that someone is looking out for our members.

Gatewood is also involved in lobbying at the state and federal level for funding for breast cancer education.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has been lobbying at the federal, provincial and local levels of government on behalf of small and medium sized businesses, (SME's) for over 35 years and provides the following statistics:

This organization is heavily involved in lobbying at both the state and national government level.

Their efforts include scientific research; testifying, marching through the streets, creating PSA videos about storm drains, doing eco-artwork, lobbying at the capitol, calling & writing, TV, newspapers, magazines, blogs & podcasts.

Groups such as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and HSUS (Humane Society of the United States, no direct affiliation with local humane societies) conduct major political lobbying at the state and federal levels and spend millions of dollars annually to promote their agenda and to elect candidates that favor their agenda.

Animal Folks Minnesota - Legislative Action (AFMN) has used these documents when lobbying at the State Capitol for animal protection bills as well as when testifying in MN counties and cities in support of local ordinances that protect animals.

The Massachusetts SPCA used this presentation to train advocates and volunteers for lobbying at the State House.

«The hundreds of professional educators lobbying at the Statehouse today represent hundreds not in the classroom,» Holcomb said in a written statement.

If you become aware that students plan to participate in the day of observance by walking out of school and / or lobbying at the State House, you should immediately report this to the BPS Safety Services Department at [phone], as well as contact your Operational Superintendent.

APPS members reminded attendees that the school communities of both Stanton and Sheppard schools fought successfully to stop the district from closing their schools in 2012 after sustained public lobbying at SRC meetings.

The political party has to set up a party secretariat in virtually every ward, state, and at the national level, pay staff, promote its brand and its agenda, organize meetings, pay sitting allowances, support candidates, run media advertisements, arrange receptions and entertainment, pay for logistics, buy vehicles, pay for air travels and road transportation, the organization of rallies and campaigns, reserve some tidy sum for lobbying at all levels including the lobbying of the media and other groups in civil society.

In the last six months of 2014, Uber spent about $ 135,000 on lobbying at those levels.

The former legislator will «immediately take on a leadership role» in the firm's lobbying at the state and city levels, according to a press release posted on the DHC website.

Nurse practitioners mass and march up State Street to begin their lobbying at the State Capitol Tuesday April 25, 2017 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

All together, the package was billed as a five - point plan designed to enhance disclosure and regulation of campaign finance and lobbying at a Capitol rocked by scandal and corruption arrests in recent years.

ALBANY — Intensive lobbying at the Capitol by the chemical industry could derail a bill that would limit chemicals in some children's products.

Why is taxpayer money being used to fund a private 501 (c)(4) organization, NYAGV, which engages in political advocacy and lobbying at the state and local level?

Alison Woodhouse is head of energy lobbying at Hanover Communications, led by former Tory communications chief Charles Lewington.

«If this bill is about cleaning up lobbying it should be used to clean up the lobbying at the heart of Downing Street.

Meanwhile, a few other reports did a better job of explaining the massive industry lobbying at play.

But the lawsuit is also in line with ongoing efforts by legacy telecoms to block competition, including lobbying at the state level to prevent cities from building their own broadband networks.

Lobbies at Best Western Glo properties, pictured in this rendering, will feature stylish design and focus on convenience and technology integration.

TEMECULA VALLEY Southern California Wine Country, January 29, 2015: Behold the unique rain chandelier in the lobby at Pechanga Resort and the rare vernal pools at the Santa Rosa Plateau.

The lobby at the Ace hotel became our haven and I will treasure those photo booth moments forever.

«I think he might be the best thing I've seen out of the U.K. since Rory,» NBC's David Feherty said last week on his way through the grandiose lobby at Trump Doral.

There is complimentary coffee and cold drinks in the lobby at all times, a pretty decent indoor pool, and a hot breakfast buffet every morning that starts as early as 6 am.

This weekend marks the beginning of a pop - up series taking place in the lobby at The Godfrey Hotel.

Chippewa Junior High School carolers will perform in the lobby at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 15.

One of the criticisms lobbied at the new, healthier school meal standards is that student athletes are going hungry.

Schulenberg noted the Corps doesn't lobby at all, rather letting the congressional delegation push its interest.

But former Speaker Sheldon Silver used to hold a perfunctory event in a nondescript room off the lobby at the hotel Condado Plaza.

Rev. Emily McNeill of the Labor Religion Coalition and other religious leaders lobbied at the state Capitol Monday for extension and expansion of the state's millionaires tax in the budget.

Parents of children with severe epilepsy lobbied at the Capitol for the Savino - Gottfried bill, they say it allows for treatment with the oil based derivative shown to help with the condition.

Republican candidate for governor of New York Rob Astorino received a mostly polite reception from the state's biggest business lobby at their annual meeting in Lake George.

The lobby at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center lets in little natural light and is considered confined and basic compared with more modern meeting centers.

Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino received a mostly polite reception from the state's biggest business lobby at their annual meeting in Lake George.

Sajid Javid is not usually renowned for his sense of humour, but the Culture Secretary shocked the lobby at today's press gallery lunch.

Parents of children with severe epilepsy lobbied at the state Capitol for the Savino - Gottfried bill, saying it allows for treatment with the oil - based derivative shown to help with the condition.

Actress and gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon says she has lobbied at the State Capitol for years, including at a women's equality rally in 2013.

Several mental health organizations gathered inside the lobby at Buffalo City Hall to promote the month.

State Senator Greg Ball speaks to the media in the Senate lobby at the Capitol on June 15, 2011, in Albany, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell / Times Union archive)

Senator Neil Breslin makes his way into the Senate lobby at the Capitol on Monday, March 28, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Supporters of a $ 15 minimum wage hold a vigil outside the Senate lobby at the Capitol on Monday, March 28, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Washington (CNN)- One year ago, Howard Dean, the former Democratic presidential contender and avatar of progressive sentiment, sat in a hotel lobby at the annual Netroots Nation conference in San Jose and held forth on Hillary Clinton's White House chances in 2016.

Even Cuomo's ex-wife, Kerry Kennedy, a longtime advocate for farmworkers, who has lobbied at the Capitol in the past, could not get the bill to budge.

We spoke in a lobby at the convention hotel.

Initially, I wasn't as excited as Matt but after 5 minutes of being in the lobby at The Cape Hotel, I got pretty darn excited.

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