Sentences with phrase «lobbying disclosure requirements»

These examples are likely just the tip of the iceberg, because lax lobbying disclosure requirements at the federal level and in most states mean we don't know what position ExxonMobil has taken on the many of the bills it has lobbied on.

In response, Mangano in May instituted new lobbying disclosure requirements.

«We discussed how to get around filing FARA and I was uncomfortable at that point,» recalled Torossian, who has advocated more uniform foreign - lobbying disclosure requirements.

Not exact matches

Thanks to lobbying by Facebook and others, political ads on social media are already not subject to the same disclosure requirements as ads that run on TV or in print.

-- I am the sponsor of legislation that would help end «pay to play» and «influence peddling» by establishing disclosure requirements for campaign consultants who also engage in lobbying practices (S. 3245).

Only Citizens Union discloses the donors that fund its lobbying; the other three groups say they do not currently meet the requirements forcing disclosure.

While JCOPE oversees lobbying of most municipalities — those containing 5,000 or more residents — there is no standardized requirement for financial disclosure.

The new 14 - member commission will oversee financial - disclosure requirements for state officials as well as regulate the state's $ 200 million - a-year lobbying activities.

«It's a way to a certain extent to circumvent campaign contribution limits, sometimes a way to circumvent disclosure requirements because they're no regulated the same way as independent groups or lobbying groups are,» Horner said.

This reform package includes new disclosure requirements and stiffer penalties that will shine a light on what now is the shadowy intersection of government, lobbying, and political consulting.

Azzopardi noted the while Cuomo hasn't gotten many of his highest - ticket reform items passed, he has indeed succeeded over the years in items like the disclosure of outside income for legislators and new reporting requirements for lobbying clients.

On the last day of session, lawmakers rapidly passed a bill that increased disclosure requirements on a number of non-governmental entities such as independent expenditure committees, lobby clients and political consultants.

«This reform package includes new disclosure requirements and stiffer penalties that will shine a light on what now is the shadowy intersection of government, lobbying and political consulting,» the Democrat said in a statement.

They could also have broader implications for New York's lobbying disclosure laws, as Pledge 2 Protect apparently found a loophole around requirements that lobbying groups spending more than $ 50,000 a year disclose the source of donations over $ 5,000.

Look at the bill, it is full of broad sweeping provisions and disclosure requirements that have nothing to do with campaign expenditures that include organizations that aren't even involved in lobbying, but pure issue advocacy.

With regard to lobby reform, the legislation expands disclosure requirements for lobbyists to include «reportable business relationships» of more than $ 1,000, and activity that includes lobbying to affect legislation or resolutions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an ethics reform package on Wednesday that would impose tight new restrictions on deep - pocketed outside spending groups in New York elections, but has also drawn criticism for sweeping new disclosure requirements it will place on nonprofit lobbying groups and donors.

The ethics agreement will also expand disclosure requirements by political consultants who do work for elected officials as well as for clients with business before the state or local governments, and increase the number of donors to groups that perform lobbying who will be required to disclose their identities.