Sentences with phrase «of interest groups»

There are millions of LinkedIn groups to choose from, with a wide variety of interest groups and demographics.

However, policy decisions should be made after analysis by experts, and input from multiple kinds of interest groups.

You can also write a blog and join thousands of interest groups.

Part of an interested group of 2 or more?

This site offers all kinds of social events in many cities, targeted at an amazing array of interest groups.

But we don't need a wealth of evidence on teachers unions specifically as long as we know about the effects of interest groups and recognize that teachers unions are indeed interest groups.

But the positions of these interest groups and powerful individuals says nothing about the popularity of this measure with what should be the most important constituency — the American people.

Their lobbying efforts are among the most sophisticated of all interest groups.

The creation and development of an interest group: Life at the intersection of big business and education reform.

With the proliferation of interest groups, associations and virtual meeting places, I wonder if the profession has reached capacity.

This litigation includes a broad range of legal matters, such as cross-border litigation and interventions on behalf of interested groups.

You can also write a blog or join one of the thousands of interest groups.

In other words, the government is also one of the interest groups of the tobacco production process.

Can a diverse coalition of interest groups not only come together to enact, but also to dismantle, a reform?

Perceived influence of interest groups in national reading policy.

Independent expenditure campaigns have been funded by a variety of interest groups seeking to influence the outcome of a legislative race, including the teachers unions, charter school groups and real - estate organizations.

It is based in the rise of radical environmentalism in the 1970s, and the convergence of a lot of interest groups around a theme which serves many different, and sometimes conflicting, objectives.

«This has to be read in context of interest group politics,» Greene said.

Amid discussions of the (distorting) influence of interest group financing in politics during the 3 Feb debate with Secretary / Senator Clinton, Sanders said Do you think there's a reason why not one Republican has the guts to recognize -LSB-...]

However, I don't what you have described as alternative politicial structures, but simply new types of interest groups that now have a surprisingly loud voice within existing political structures.

The Coalition is taking on all sorts of interest groups as part of its radical zeal but it has made the strategic decision that it will do nothing to upset pensioners, the most active voting bloc.

In any case, their fear of interest groups seems to play some role in hindering climate scientists from communicating their findings in public.

A diverse set of interest groups found common ground over their concern that the Harkin - Enzi bill replaces the onerous adequate yearly progress goals with a system that measures school quality based on continuous student growth (i.e., a state - developed growth model).

«Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff, Ian Brodie, was among the most vocal critics of the Charter Challenges Program in his 2002 book Friends of the Court: The Privileging of Interest Group Litigants in Canada.

«In his 2002 book Friends of the Court: The Privileging of Interest Group Litigants in Canada, Harper's present chief of staff, Ian Brodie, criticized the Court Challenges Program for unduly favouring feminist and gay - rights groups, and noted that Supreme Court decisions benefiting such groups offer the high court «all the fun of making political decisions under the guise of interpreting constitutional law».»

«Businesses have a lot of money and can outgun citizen groups in terms of personnel, but that doesn't mean that people being part of interest groups and raising their voices is meaningless,» said Hojnacki.

For years, advocates who hoped to influence a legislator to vote a certain way would create a map of his connections and the people he listens to most closely: his donors, the head of his political party, the leaders of interest groups whose support he needs and others.

The complex of interest groups and politicians who produced the Gang of Eight deal got what they wanted.

It is the newest and most fully embodies the kind of interest group pluralism that characterizes older denominational structures.

But while the former Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts is sharply critical of U.S. human rights policy (especially as conducted by Republican Administrations), he shows less concern about UN agencies, and none at all about the financing, motives, and agendas of the very mixed bag of interest groups known as NGOs.

Gradually, the NDC is abandoning its core ideological value and becoming a pragmatic coalition of interest group just like the NPP.

«I'm sure you know about the privatization of the power sector; your old friends NEPA or Power Holding Company of Nigeria have been sold to a number of interest groups.

Renting an entire apartment for 30 days or fewer is illegal in New York, and Airbnb has faced opposition from a broad coalition of interest groups including hotel operators and unions, tenants groups and affordable - housing advocates.

Many of the interest groups say they fear a constitutional convention could result in changes that hurt their respective causes.

The fight over Buffalo Police street checkpoints is continuing in the courts, with an alliance of interest groups seeking a court order for release of what data exists since 2013.

Uber and Lyft are opposed by a series of interest groups, including labor unions concerned about employee protections, existing taxi companies and disability rights advocates.

But unlike last year, when enabling legislation was lost in the thicket of interest groups at the end of the legislative session, the companies and their allies are unabashedly hitching their wagon to Cuomo.

«They aren't alone — it's something that thousands of interest groups do every day.

However, businesses may be better suited for certain types of legislative battles, according to the researchers, who report their findings in the forthcoming issue of Interest Groups and Advocacy, available online now.

The agency held scores of meetings on the proposal with dozens of interested groups, held a public forum on how to shape the new regulations and solicited public comment after its initial proposal.

Regarding your litany of interest groups, I would specifically add those who have an interest in minimizing the deleterious effects of simple carbs (especially high fructose corn syrup).

The report also notes that the demographic makeup of the people who are most likely to meet their partners online are upper income college graduates - a.k.a. the exact same people who are most likely to vote, contact their congressmen, and be members of the interest groups that influence Washington lawmaking.

Having heard plenty of well - meaning but uninspiring proposals from all kinds of interest groups over the years, one longtime elected official last week offered fellow supporters of international education advice on how to make a successful pitch: Be able to explain why it's necessary.