Sentences with phrase «lobbying spending declined»

But total lobbying spending declined slightly since 2016, with groups spending $ 2.6 million less in 2017, according to a report released Wednesday by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

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The nonprofit that organized the high pro-charter school rally in March that featured Cuomo is declining to disclose any of its spending on the event, maintaining none of it was actually lobbying.

More than a third of the state's money is spent on Medicaid, making it a necessary and obvious target for cuts, and yet each year the same ritual plays out: The governor proposes cuts to health care; the state's hospital lobby and the union representing health - care workers spend millions of dollars in maudlin TV ads decrying the cuts — on top of the millions they contribute to elected officials; the governor's poll numbers decline, and he agrees to an expensive truce that barely makes a dent in rising Medicaid costs.

Spending on lobbying in the state totaled $ 205 million last year, a 7 percent decline from the year before, according to the report, which was released by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

To offset years of declining budgets and keep Dutch science competitive, the scientific community had been lobbying for a hefty boost in science spending; instead, the new budget contained a very modest increase.

But the nonprofit that organized the charter rally is declining to disclose any of its spending on the event, maintaining none of it was actually lobbying.