Sentences with phrase «new special interest group»

The Atlanta REIA Cashflow Players Group, a new special interest group led by Alan McDonald, is a meetup where individuals can learn to take control of their financial future by playing Robert Kiyosaki's educational Cashflow 101 and Cashflow 202 board games.

The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) has launched a new special interest group (SIG) for various psychology disciplines interested in perinatal and infant mental health.

What does it mean to have a new Special Interest Group announced at the AERA annual meeting?

Associate Professor Mark Warren and Lecturer Karen Mapp introduced a new Special Interest Group (SIG) this week focused on grassroots organizing at the American Education Research Association (AERA) annual meeting in New York City.

The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) has launched a new special interest group (SIG) for various psychology disciplines interested in perinatal and infant mental health.

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As it turns out, they are talking more and more about religious revival, about the rise of new religions, about the worldwide resurgence of fundamentalism, about the enormous impact religion is having on world affairs and, in this country, about the increased prominence of the Religious Right, a movement which may already be the most powerful special interest group in America and which has given ample notice that it doesn't consider its job anywhere near done.

she was given special treatment by Dana and was managed by the new owners group which was definitely a conflict of interest... she got over 1 mil for losing to Nunes whose basic wage was around 200k..

Concerns over special interests having an undue impact on the process aren't new, and good - government groups have pointed to that as well.

The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association calls for gun owners to vote against the Convention because it «will be run by New York City special interest groups.»

(CNN)- The Senate Democratic leadership failed Thursday to muster up enough support for a bill that would have put new restrictions on political television advertising by special interest groups.

New York's «progressive» pols are again going to bat for deep - pocketed special - interest groups against little guys trying to make a few extra bucks — Airbnb hosts.

But the new speaker, Carl Heastie, doesn't seem to have a problem with the idea of Democratic conference members forming special interest groups.

«This ad is paid for by a special - interest group, with strong connections to Bill de Blasio, working to circumvent the New York City campaign finance system,» Quinn's campaign spokesman Mike Morey said in a statement.

Every Voice, a 501 (c) 4 group based in Washington, said it is endorsing Teachout «because New Yorkers and our country deserve more politicians in Washington who'll stand up to big money special interests to level the playing field and make our elections truly of, by, and for the people,» according to a statement from its president, David Donnelly.

«This is exactly what happens when the New York City political bosses and radical special interest groups get behind a flawed candidate like Shelley Mayer,» Senate Republican spokesman Scott Reif said.

Attendees said they wanted to see a ban on bump stocks and that special interest groups are preventing new gun laws from being passed

«Students in New York schools should not be held hostage by legislators kowtowing to the special interests that have created our broken education system,» said Tenicka Boyd, the group's Director of Organizing.

In the overall scheme of things these pre-arranged little protests aimed at getting media coverage are not too effective and the e-mail blasts sent out by every special interest group to protest changes to their little corners of the budget pie and protect the paychecks of those who are writing them don't quite stack up against the masses that are overwhelming supporting the new Governor and the change he is attempting to bring to the state.

He has argued that the meeting was «co-opted by special interests» in a systematic effort to circumvent constructive dialogue, a claim that New York State United Teachers and parents» groups call false and insulting.

Unionized workers believed a convention would allow special interests groups to sway state politics and roll back New Yorkers» rights.

New Yorkers Against Corruption believes the convention will be run by the same politicians, lobbyists and special interest groups who have led to Albany's dysfunction.

«A political earthquake has hit Albany,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, which has pushed for a special session this year to enact tougher ethics laws.

In «Submarine Politics,» the New Times wrote: «Despite a $ 1.8 million campaign war chest financed by county contractors and various special interest groups like the Florida International University Foundation, and an army of heavy - hitting political strategists such as Keith Fredericks, voters flatly rejected the tax increase because of their mistrust of county government.

«It sets a dangerous precedent,» says Noel Hidalgo, Code for America's New York Program Manager, «where special interest groups can exempt their communities.»

The loophole has allowed special interest groups to funnel tens of millions of dollars into political campaigns, sometimes in secret, and circumvent contribution limits that individuals would otherwise have to follow, according to the Brennan Center, which has sued New York's Board of Elections to try to force it to close the loophole.

Dan Fitzsimmons, president of the Joint Landowner Coalition of New York, says his group of 77,000 landowners is happy that the Cuomo administration rejected demands from what he calls «special interests» to conduct an independent health review.

New York City Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio is facing pressure to select a chancellor that will place the students» interests above the United Federation of Teachers and special interest groups.

New York City Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio is facing pressure to select a chancellor that will place the students» interests above the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and special interest groups.

Ballot Proposal No. 1 to hold a New York Constitutional Convention has received more attention than the other two ballot proposals, drawing support and opposition from a wide variety of public officials and special - interest groups.

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.

«At a time when the city is being forced to do more with less, it is outrageous that the state would create a new unfunded mandate that will benefit a politically powerful special interest group,» said Bloomberg spokesman Mark Botnick.

«One, is the gerrymandering that occurs allowing lawmakers to draw their own district lines... [two is] a disgraceful campaign finance system that allows them to hit up special interests for ridiculous amounts of money,» said Blair Horner, executive director at the New York Public Interest Research Group, referring to a lack of «pay - to - play» restrictions on campaign donors with government business.

But this year, the opposing views are driven not so much by New York's entrenched special interest groups as by events in Washington D.C.

De Blasio reiterated a prior pledge not to create any other groups like Campaign for One New York and insisted that «compared to previous administrations we've gone a lot farther» on the issue of being transparent about contacts with lobbyists and special interests and been forthcoming with journalists, saying «we should not be unwilling to take those questions.»

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, also thinks special elections should be held to fill the 11 vacancies.

Katko isn't the only new member of Congress benefitting from an outpouring of support from special interest groups.

Dr. Olivier Lichtarge, director of the Center of Computational and Integrative Biomedical Research at Baylor and the principle investigator on the study, will discuss details of the study in a presentation Aug. 27 at the 20th annual Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining conference in New York City, the premier data mining conference.

He is currently Co-Investigator and Data Manager for the Northern New Jersey TBI System (NNJTBIS) and is co-chair of the TBI Model Systems Cultural Special Interest Group (SIG) and an active member of the Sleep / Wake / Fatigue SIG.

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«Whether organizing trips to New York City to see the opera, announcing evening lectures and other events through the Special Studies Facebook group, or advising fellow students on course offerings, his genuine interest in all of us was felt and greatly appreciated.»

Terry Moe, in his excellent new book Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools, leaves no doubt that the teachers unions are by far the most dominant of these groups.

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State Rep. Brandon McGee, D - Hartford, is being thanked with a glossy mailer from a special interest group that has spent more than $ 1.1 million this year lobbying lawmakers and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to make sure two new charter schools were included in the state budget.

«The «Jeep Tweet - to - Win» contest is a unique and interesting way to begin to create buzz for the iconic Jeep Wrangler and the new special - edition Jeep Wrangler Islander which will hit Chrysler Group dealerships starting this spring,» said Mike Manley, President and CEO — Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC.

, now returns to size up the new century — and that big, ugly special - interest group that's laying waste to the world as we know it: stupid white men.

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has written to HUD pleading for a break, claiming that new HUD foreclosure policies are punitive and arbitrary — fancy language from a special - interest group asking for a special favor.

Or is it a case where the feds dragging their feet serves the special interest groups that would like to see this proposed new legislation take a long time to become law?

Members of this group are prime targets for specialty store promotions and special events that build on the enjoyment they get perusing aisles in search of new, interesting products.

Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue, Maryland, Washington, D.C., & Virgnia This group has a very special and exceptional interest in rescuing and finding new homes for senior German Shepherd Dogs.