Sentences with phrase «local lobbying laws»

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They're challenging a 2011 state statute, backed by the gun lobby, that outlines penalties for elected officials who try to enact local gun laws, including a $ 5,000 fine and the prospect of being removed from office.

Some say the emphasis should be on new federal legislation, while others support local and state laws, and still others lobby for a constitutional amendment.

With one of the most sophisticated and well - heeled lobbies in the country ($ 8 to $ 9 million annual budget), the NRA fiercely stymies all efforts by legislators to pass gun laws, even though the results of local attempts have shown beyond reasonable doubt that such laws can be effective.

The group plans to meet to discuss local programs that can be used to reduce violence and lobby for tougher gun laws.

New York's lobbying law requires anyone who spends more than $ 5,000 in an attempt to influence any local law or ordinance, or any pending procurement action, to register its activities with the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

The lobbying effort has Citizen Action using the postcard approach to pressure county legislators to vote «Yea,» while the Chamber has circulated a petition among its members stating their opposition to Local Law «C» and urging a «No» vote.

Mr. Feerick, who is dean of the Fordham Law School, also lobbied for an ethics law for local government officials primarily aimed at conflicts of interest in land development and governmental purchases and a separate state agency to enforce the disclosure provisions of state election lLaw School, also lobbied for an ethics law for local government officials primarily aimed at conflicts of interest in land development and governmental purchases and a separate state agency to enforce the disclosure provisions of state election llaw for local government officials primarily aimed at conflicts of interest in land development and governmental purchases and a separate state agency to enforce the disclosure provisions of state election lawlaw.

In 2012 — after years of lobbying by local governments — the New York State Legislature amended General Municipal Law to allow local governments to pass a local law authorizing Best Value procuremeLaw to allow local governments to pass a local law authorizing Best Value procuremelaw authorizing Best Value procurement.

A coalition of upstate business groups is in Albany today to lobby for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed 2 percent cap on local and school property taxes, meeting with Assembly Democrats in an effort to push the measure into law.

The potential new law comes after years of lobbying by community groups to remove the facility from the neighborhood, according to Luis Garden Acosta, founder of El Puente, a local advocacy organization.

Among their priorities: local funding support to combat opioid drug addiction, state lobbying for tougher laws against drug dealers, greater education and outreach regarding drug addiction and prevention, and better assessment tools for health professionals and first responders to help those at risk of becoming addicts and those in danger of repeat overdoses.

The organization that lobbied for years to make the city adopt new hiring laws has not taken a position on the local company preference, said Matt Brusky, director of Good Jobs and Livable Neighborhoods, a project of Citizen Action of Wisconsin.

The group is calling on Cuomo to lead the effort to modernize the state's lobbying laws for local governments.

«We believe that state law should be changed so that no local taxpayers have to subsidize the tuition of a student who freely decides to go to an out - of - county community college and we invite town supervisors to join us in lobbying Albany,» Mr. Aug said.

Here's one example: While lobbying for the new law, Winter helped summarize and explain nearly 2 decades» worth of research on the local fishery, a task made easier by his years of experience doing literature reviews.

Local and religious authorities fought back, but in 1852, the public - school lobby, eager to destroy what they saw as popery and other forms of orthodox religious bigotry, crowned their considerable achievements by passing the first state law compelling children to go to school.

Only then would local districts have the incentive to both lobby states for changes in state laws and to negotiate tough contracts with teacher unions.

However, while national lobbying efforts indeed strengthen federal animal protection laws, stopping cruelty within our own community is absolutely a local affair that is driven by residents with the power to elect someone good to office or throw someone bad out.

Lobby your local autoritys to pass laws outlawing pens on laegs, lobby for police to enforce current animal cruelty laws, lobby for tougher cruelty laws and tougher sentences.

SARASOTA — Thousands of people are signing on to lobby for a local law that would keep seniors from losing their pets when they live in restricted communities.

And hey, maybe if the HSUS spread some of their giant, vast loads of dough to local rescues to help them in these projects (instead of using it to lobby for laws that harm reputable dog breeding and ownership) maybe they'd actually be doing some good here in the real world.

We brought dogs from the local animal shelter to the law school each month (several have been adopted by students), successfully lobbied for Meatless Mondays on campus, screened documentaries, and tabled for five weeks to educate students on five animal issues (food, experimentation, pets, clothing, and entertainment).

If you don't mind people knowing that you don't give your money to local shelters and that you're lobbying for better laws, then by all means, own up to it.

«Analysis and commentary regarding federal, state and local pay - to - play laws, campaign finance law, lobbying and ethics.

NAWL and its local caucuses have lobbied on such matters as human rights, family law, tax law, pornography, reproductive choice, the sexual assault provisions in the Criminal Code and equality provisions under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.