He used to lead the nuclear power industry's
main lobbying group in the United States.
Though the Real Estate Board of New York, the industry's
main lobbying group, has publicly established a working relationship with de Blasio, individual developers and brokers regularly express concerns about the mayor's policies.
SL Green founder Stephen Green (brother of former Public Advocate Mark Green) is also a Governor of the Real Estate Board of NY (REBNY),
the main lobbying group for landlords.
«Threats of violence and harassment are wrong,» the Entertainment Software Association,
the main lobbying group for big game companies, said in a statement.
Signs are emerging that companies and investors are starting to push back against the gun industry and
its main lobbying group, the National Rifle Association (NRA), in the wake of last week's Florida high school shooting.
The National Venture Capital Association, the investor industry's
main lobby group, is pushing the Senate to include the stock options provision that it successfully pushed the House to adopt.
Not exact matches
FWD.us, which is the tech industry's
group that
lobbies for comprehensive immigration reform, has also made DACA a
main focus.
The investment has met with approval from Passenger Focus, the
lobby group for rail passengers, which said that the
main priorities for those travelling on the railways were more trains arriving on time, more and longer trains and increased chances of getting a seat.
The state's
main business
lobbying group praised the long - sought passage of three free - trade agreements in Washington today, saying the accords will help New York's struggling manufacturing base.
The Democratic opponent of Republican Sen. Kemp Hannon is criticizing him after the
main hospital
lobbying group in New York poured more than $ 115,000 into a super PAC in support of the incumbent's campaign.
Long Island hospitals stand to lose about $ 3.2 billion in revenue during the next decade if the Affordable Care Act is repealed without a meaningful replacement, the region's
main hospital
lobbying group said.
REBNY has traditionally focused its
lobbying efforts — and dollars — on candidates for state office rather than in New York City, for two
main reasons, Lerner said: First, the city's relatively stringent campaign finance laws have historically made it harder for special interest
groups to gain as much influence here; and second, although many key issues — such as 421a tax abatements — affect only New York City, they are decided at the state level.
GRAHAM JOHNSTON, the new president of Australia's
main science
lobby group, is already stirring the possum.
Individual
groups are hosting a variety of programs to complement the
main event throughout the week, such as an hour - long training session on how to
lobby Congress hosted by the Union of Concerned Scientists on Friday starting 2 P.M. at its D.C. office.
«There is great potential for science to have a greater profile in government and [in] negotiations» with the European Union about the terms of Brexit, says Sarah
Main, director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering, a
lobbying group in London.
Charlotte's Cat Corner: Located just off the
main lobby of The Anti-Cruelty Society, Charlotte's Cat Corner is a cage - free room for a small
group cats to interact with both eachother and potential adopters.
Where: The
group meets in a conference room at the Lollypop Farm
main campus, but participants should first check in at the front desk in the
lobby.
Centrally located between the
main lobby and the Conference Center, this area is convenient to host
group hospitalities, continental breakfasts, breaks, lunches or receptions up to 600 guests.
«Electoral intervention is not supposed to be a non-profit's
main activity, but these dark money
groups are abusing their tax - exempt status by existing primarily as vehicles for corporations and wealthy donors to secretly influence elections,» Fischer noted, adding, «Some dark money non-profits might now use
lobbying as an accounting trick to balance their books between electoral and non-electoral spending, leading to a spiraling cycle of non-stop campaigning and special interest influence, but with zero transparency or public accountability.»
One of the most influential
groups in attacking the science, economics and diplomatic foundations underlying the climate crisis is: The Global Climate Coalition — the
main lobbying arm of the oil, automotive and heavy manufacturing sectors in the arena of climate change.
In March, 2000, however, the campaign suffered a serious setback when the Global Climate Coalition, the
main industry
lobbying group, suffered major defections.