Sentences with phrase «on lobbying expenses»

The Supreme Court of Vermont has ruled on the constitutionality of the state's tax on lobbying expenses that exceed $ 2,500.

The New York Public Interest Research Group says the tobacco industry spent as much on lobbying expenses and political donations in New York in the first half of 2013 ($ 3.6 million) as it spent in the entire 24 months of 2011 ($ 1.8 million) and 2012 ($ 1.7 million) combined.

In their campaign to sway state lawmakers, DraftKings and FanDuel and their related trade associations spent just under $ 800,000 on lobbying expenses since last autumn, according to records filed with the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Not exact matches

How will you assure members and the public that Labour MPs will never again become so dissociated from reality and so institutionalised by Westminster that they do anything on a par with home flipping, expenses rigging, agree to lobby for money or do anything at all that brings the party into disrepute?

11:54 - This from our lobby correspondent, Alex Stevenson: «Downing Street is having a tough time explaining why Gordon Brown waited until after David Cameron acted on expenses before making his latest proposal.

The teachers unions burn through $ 4 million a year on donations to state lawmakers and lobbying expenses, rivaling the outlays of the state's hospital associations, which also pressed for a tax hike.

Another $ 5.3 million was spent on advertising, with the remainder spent on events and other lobbying - related expenses.

Multiple sources involved with the company say the firm saw the price of donations and lobbying as pennies on the dollar compared to the savings — or expense — a change in law could bring.

According to the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which oversees lobbying, Patricia Lynch Associates in 2012 reported $ 6.7 million in total compensation and reimbursed expenses from lobbying.

Of the approximately $ 131 million in total lobbying spending for January through June of 2015, about $ 101 million was spent on compensation to retained or in - house lobbyists, and $ 30 million went to advertising, events, and other expenses.

He observed that nonprofit groups have «very substantial» limitations on their lobbying and political activities, and objected to the way Nisbet's study counted «total spending,» which is unfair because the environmental groups «don't spend a lot of their funding on politics» but on unrelated expenses.

The AP confirmed that Ritter's fees and expenses were not paid by the MEC, and Bo Heath's lobbying group refused to comment on Ritter's funding.

Furthermore, renter / landlord responsibility barriers also spans into serious injuries as well - if a friend slips and falls on your balcony, then you are responsible as a renter; however, if a friend slips and falls down the lobby stairs, then the landlord will be legally responsible for any medical and legal expenses incurred.

You can see NAR lobbying strength on the expense side of your books, too.

The fund's purpose is to fund lobbying, consulting and other expenses on issues consistent with OAR's Legislative Policy Agenda.