Sentences with phrase «of an advocacy group for»

However, the director of an advocacy group for victims of sexual abuse by priests called the steps announced by O'Malley insufficient and irresponsible, saying only one of the named priests was new to public information.

Toronto's Book Summit 16, at mid-month, was presented by the Book and Periodical Council and Humber College, and brought together several representatives of advocacy groups for a needed exchange on authors» prospects in a fast - changing business.

Not exact matches

A pro tip for public policy advocacy groups: If you're looking for attention, it helps if your problem appears massively huge and your solution impossibly cheap — preferably less than a cup of coffee a week.

While it's unclear so far which group, exactly, will be leading the charge, Inc. has confirmed the existence of at least one: BayShare, which describes itself as an «advocacy organization in the San Francisco Bay Area whose mission is to make the Bay Area the best place on the planet for sharing.»

Trump reportedly owns more than three - quarters of Trump Old Post Office LLC, the leaseholder, according to advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).

Some of Tom Cat's employees and advocacy groups, such as Brandworkers, a non-profit organization for food workers, believed the dismissals were improperly handled, sparking a local and national outcry that led to protests, bad press and boycotts of Tom Cat Bakery bread from famous restaurants such as Le Bernardin.

Not only have sales been meager, but the pill and its manufacturer — Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx)-- rate poorly on several measures that should be of concern to women and doctors, according to an advocacy group that on Thursday released a report card for the drug's one - year anniversary.

It's the biggest health reform legislation passed by Congress since Obamacare and has galvanized a similarly motley crew of industries and lobbying outfits — including big pharma (the legislation's most ardent proponent), patient advocacy groups, mental health organizations, and medical researchers — who fought for its passage over the last three years.

Others, such as consumer watchdog Public Citizen and the preventive medicine advocacy group Trust for America's Health (TFAH), had very different takes, arguing Cures mostly benefits pharma companies at the expense of other important public health initiatives.

Health Care: «I don't think there is much doubt as to where Senator Clinton is on the issue of health care,» says Raymond J. Keating, chief economist for the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, a small - business advocacy group based in Vienna, Virginia.

The Military Times over the weekend quoted the Center for Military Readiness President Elaine Donnelly, who runs a military advocacy group, as endorsing the «rolling back» of some of President Barack Obama's military personnel reforms.

That's according to a report Tuesday by the Wall Street Journal that's based on an analysis of 329 research papers identified by the Campaign for Accountability advocacy group as linked to Google in some way.

Federal borrowers facing periods of low or no income can also file for Income Based Repayment (IBR) or Pay As You Earn (PAYE), which cap your monthly payments to a percentage of what you earn, not what you owe, according to Gary Carpenter, CPA and Executive Director of National College Advocacy Group, which supplies information regarding student loans.

«Some of what they're doing borders on the edge of magic,» Gene Russianoff, the staff lawyer for a subway rider advocacy group, told the New York Times» Matt Flegenheimer.

That's how many examples are on a «list of the harmed,» people who have offered personal stories of harm from fracking, as tallied by the advocacy group Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air.

Representatives of two gun control advocacy groups, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Everytown for Gun Safety, plan to speak at more than 20 pride events around the country this weekend, according to a statement from the groups.

In less than 24 hours, the advocacy group Equality Florida has raised more than $ 2 million for the victims of the Orlando shooting at a gay night club called Pulse that left 50 dead and more than 50 injured over the weekend.

The Partnership for Conservation, an advocacy group, argues that current tax incentives have resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of acres conserved.

In the months and weeks leading up to the congressional debate, she's met with dozens of lawmakers, conservative advocacy organizations, and business groups to build consensus and support for a plan that adopts parts of a 2015 proposal by Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee.

«I recommend routinely tracking what the industry analyst firms like Gartner are reporting about your industry, as well as trade associations and advocacy groups,» says Becky Sheetz - Runkle, author of Sun Tzu for Women: The Art of War for Winning in Business.

Jonathan Zaid, the executive director of patient advocacy group Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana, said the enhanced coverage comes after years of litigation to gain this level of acceptance for medical marijuana.

At the same time, opposition is so strong,» said Nikki Skuce, a resident of Smithers, B.C., and a campaigner for the environmental group Forest Ethics Advocacy.

«The $ 5 fee to cover administrative costs may prevent users from registering for both convenience and cost, especially in the case of small toy - like UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicle],» said a statement from the Small UAV Coalition, a drone advocacy group that includes Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG), and drone manufacture DJI.

Brian Wynne, the president and CEO of the advocacy group the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, said the FAA has so far analyzed and approved over 5,500 exemptions to use drones for 42 different types of drone operations.

By the end of the film, Ziff forms the Model Alliance, a New York City — based not - for - profit advocacy group dedicated to ensuring safe, fair and healthy working conditions for girls (and they often are girls).

A bunch of other Silicon Valley types are planning to launch a well - funded political - advocacy group to lobby for more visas for skilled immigrants.

Zuckerberg, who has been making political headlines with his political advocacy group, FWD.us, has been lobbying members of Congress to push for comprehensive immigration reform.

Sunrun executive Bryan Miller, who also serves as the president of The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC), an industry advocacy group, told the Las Vegas Sun that organization might sue over the commission's decision.

«For far too long, the Gulf has been treated as a sacrifice zone by polluters,» Athan Manuel, director of the lands protection program of the Sierra Club, a national advocacy group.

In the event of a major spill, taxpayers would likely be responsible for shouldering most of the cleanup cost, which could easily surpass $ 10 billion, according to the advocacy group CRED.

Arguably, all of that user data should have been private from day one, a «privacy by default» experience that some internet advocacy groups have been begging Facebook to implement for years.

On the other side of the ledger, an oil spill in Burrard Inlet would put at risk industries, including tourism, real estate and agriculture, that together employ over 200,000 people, according to Vancouver - based CRED (Conversations for Responsible Economic Development), a non-profit research and advocacy group.

Higgins is a former president of Miami's Downtown Democrats organization who has volunteered for community advocacy groups like Miami's PACT.

A New York City advocacy group for low - income and minority residents filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase Bank last fall for what it says are illegal and exploitative tactics that have cost the two named plaintiffs thousands of dollars in penalty fees it contends they shouldn't have had to pay.

In the same article we reported that while the Citizens United case was pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia Thomas, the wife of the Justice, created a nonprofit Tea Party advocacy group, Liberty Central, Inc., with a former lawyer for the Charles G. Koch Foundation, Sarah Field, acting as her General Counsel and a former Koch lobbyist, Matt Schlapp, serving on her board at inception.

Dogwood's criticism of B.C.'s lax donation system began in 2001 with the group's advocacy for public disclosure of campaign contributions.

But Mercer Bullard, professor of law at the University of Mississippi Law School and founder of Fund Democracy, an advocacy group for mutual fund shareholders, told ThinkAdvisor on Thursday that «the plaintiffs have hurt their cause by delaying» filing a suit until now.»

The FCC will continue to work with Internet and broadband providers, consumer advocacy groups, and others to hammer out the details and determine the best course of action for the future of broadband in America.

Facebook has helped give greater legitimacy to controversial organizations like ACT for America, a self - described national security grassroots advocacy group that has been accused of promoting Islamophobia, according to Beirich.

Among the most vocal opponents of the new fee is the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, which called it a «backdoor border adjustment tax.»»

End - of - Life Care Advocacy Group Praises Congressional Leaders for Protecting D.C. Medical Aid - in - Dying Law

BROOKLYN - The New York City Department of Transportation has been partnering with Uprose, a Sunset Park - based advocacy group, for the past two years on a new project to improve the neighborhood.

«««By voting to roll back the CFPB's work, senators have emboldened banks and finance companies to engage in racial discrimination by charging millions of people of color more for a car loan than is justified,» said Rion Dennis of Americans for Financial Reform, an advocacy group.

«A new U.S. rule aimed at restoring consumers» ability to band together to sue financial companies has survived its first challenge, as a top banking regulator on Monday said he would not petition for it to be suspended... «The rule is a well thought - out response to the serious consumer harm of forced arbitration,» said Brian Marshall, policy counsel for advocacy group Americans for Financial Reform.»

But whether it's a taxpayer advocacy group, a policy institute, a coalition akin to the one now fighting proposed changes to private corporations, opposition Conservatives and New Democrats, or even a more tax - reduction friendly government such as Quebec, the idea of a $ 10,000 TFSA should be a positive rallying point for many reasons.

Another of Ramirez's lawyers, Mark Rosenbaum of the legal advocacy group Public Counsel, characterized the DACA program as a promise from the federal government's executive branch that DACA recipients would not be targeted for deportation and said he hoped that promise would not be broken.

But even the expansion of rent controls to newer buildings, which has been welcomed by tenant groups, hasn't made finding an affordable rental easier, said Mary Todorow, research / policy analyst with the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario.

said Katharina Kopp, director of policy for the Center for Digital Democracy, a privacy advocacy group.

Survivors of the school shooting in Parkland organized the March for Our Lives in DC, on March 24 with the support of Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun law reform advocacy group.

The approval was a result of Liquid Markets Group's (the parent of Liquid M Capital) advocacy and petition for rule change to the SEC in late 2015 to amend regulation ATS for unregistered securities.