Sentences with phrase «other lobbying group»

And I'm not meaning what their advisers who have vested interest in oil companies and other lobbying group tells them.

In 2011 and 2012, the entity spent some $ 16 million — more than any other lobbying group.

If not, why is Greenpeace a special case but other lobby groups / special interests / likely bias not?

Retail landlords, represented by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and other lobbying groups, supported the bill because it would have standardized the time period bankrupt tenants have to assume or reject a lease to 120 days.

Not exact matches

The American Petroleum Institute, the principal lobbying group for the industry, said its members are working to become less dependent on fresh water, and instead draw on other sources.

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.

Two other industry trade groups that have lobbied against the fiduciary proposal — SIFMA and FSI — offer slightly more conciliatory statements, though both groups argue that existing regulations under the SEC and FINRA are already in place to guard against bad retirement advice.

The National Rifle Association and other groups denounced the plan, and lobbied to kill the reporting requirement.

National animal nonprofits and lobbying groups — which often are at odds with one another on issues and legislation — struck a similar chord in saying the purchase of auction dogs at high prices was something other than a form of rescue.

Christians should not be allowed to lobby for / against legislation if some other group does nt agree with that viewpoint?

Meanwhile, lobby groups on the other side of the argument are firmly pushing for more.

It will have become something else... like a lobbying group, an activist group, a missional group, or something other than just a church.

Other groups have had their lobbies.

But the certification body and lobby group said organic milk did perform a lot better than other organic products in the UK, with sales up 1 per cent compared to 2008.

Arsenal fan pressure groups, alongside groups from other clubs and the Football Fans Federation got together to lobby the Premier League over a Christmas Eve game.

«But the involvement of campaign groups and other organisations, whether through lobbying government or public campaigning, must be done in a transparent and open way.»

The bill had been swiftly approved by the Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled Assembly after firefighters, police and other first responder groups lobbied lawmakers to make the change.

Also at 10:30 a.m., the Firemen's Association of the State of New York, other firefighters groups and state Sens. David Carlucci and Joseph Griffo discuss presumptive cancer coverage and other issues ahead of their lobby day, Empire State Plaza meeting room 7, Albany.

It's not a surprise that education entities spent the most money on lobbying than any other group in 2014, just as controversy over the new Common core standards and the related standardized tests reached a peak.

Over the last few campaign cycles Micah Kellner took in around $ 4,000 from lobbying firm Connelly, McLaughlin & Woloz, and from the principals of the firm, and from Brenda Levin and George Arzt, other Rose Group lobbyists.

Others, like Lerner with Common Cause, says the lobbying groups should have to reveal donors going back at least ten months, to when the new law was signed by Cuomo, on August 15, 2011.

In fact, board members of the Friends of the High Line group and the Real Estate Board of New York have donated a combined $ 370,000 to her campaign and Jamestown has spent more than $ 670,000 lobbying to her and other officials.

Only Citizens Union discloses the donors that fund its lobbying; the other three groups say they do not currently meet the requirements forcing disclosure.

Business groups had been lobbying against continuing the tax on the wealthy, while unions and other advocates for the minimum wage say a three year phase in is too long for working people to wait.

A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Seminerio to six years in prison Feb. 4 for abusing his power as a lawmaker and extorting money out of hospitals, nonprofits and other groups in exchange for lobbying state officials on their behalf.

His bid to shift to the other chamber of the state legislature was only possible with the blessing of Congressman Joe Crowley, the Queens political boss; his campaign is backed by the unions — including the UFT, SEIU 1199, and 32BJ — who have the most clout in Albany; and Peralta's campaign strategist is from the Parkside Group, a firm that is amassing a list of Senate electoral clients nearly as long as its list of corporate lobbying clients.

Others involved in this battle include the Marriage Equality New York PAC and the Human Rights Campaign, a Washington, DC - based lobbying group which recently hired Brian Ellner, a former aide to Mayor Bloomberg, to spearhead this effort.

Miner and other groups are lobbying state elected officials to sign on to the measure.

In New York City, allies of Mr. Bloomberg have organized such groups to lobby for the mayor's proposals on congestion pricing, charter schools and other issues, often in opposition to the municipal labor unions.

The Institute for Policy Research also provides funding for Migration Watch, the Tax Payer's Alliance and other right - wing lobbying groups.

While groups like the BNE and others have done extensive Canadian outreach, the key is to have a firm with deeper connections lobbying on the region's behalf.

Others, like Lerner with Common Cause, says the lobby groups should have to reveal donors going back at least ten months, to when the new law was signed by Cuomo, on August 15th, 2011.

Sue Lerner, with Common Cause, says currently most contributions for campaigns for statewide offices, as well as the Senate and Assembly, come from a limited number of zip codes, many from the area right around the Capitol, where major lobbying and other interest groups have their offices, as well as the Upper East and West Sides of Manhattan, and Wall Street, and «not from the actual voters».

Cuomo's announcement came just before the New York Times published a story that said Genting and other pro gambling forces had contributed over $ 2 million dollars to a lobby group closely associated with Cuomo, the Committee to Save New York.

Cuomo was equally reticent when asked to respond — and if he is concerned by — a call from good government groups and others for the Public Integrity Commission to investigate whether his good friend and health care advisor Jeffrey Sachs has violated the lobbying law.

The political party has to set up a party secretariat in virtually every ward, state, and at the national level, pay staff, promote its brand and its agenda, organize meetings, pay sitting allowances, support candidates, run media advertisements, arrange receptions and entertainment, pay for logistics, buy vehicles, pay for air travels and road transportation, the organization of rallies and campaigns, reserve some tidy sum for lobbying at all levels including the lobbying of the media and other groups in civil society.

But now Dick Dadey, the executive director of Citizens Union, and other good - government groups, are back in Albany to again lobby on the issue.

The government reform group noted that Lanza since his first run for state Senate in 2006 has accepted at least $ 113,000 in LLC money coming from real estate, lobbying and other interests — including $ 34,000 from Glenwood Management, which were players in the recent legal cases against now former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Enter Justice for All, which follows the same model as countless other PACs and lobbying groups pushing everything from casino gambling to term limits.

Reports late in the campaign suggested that Dole suffered from Barack Obama's decision to aggressively contest North Carolina in the presidential election, [21] while Hagan received substantial support from independent 527 groups lobbying / advertising against Dole, [20] as well as the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, which spent more money in North Carolina than in any other state during the 2008 election season.

That's because the union's decision, sources say, was partially the result of heavy lobbying from other labor groups that are snubbing or actively opposing the governor.

Citizens Union, an anti-corruption group, labeled the Campaign for One New York and Mr. de Blasio's other political lobbying groups a «shadow government» that created a pay - to - play culture at City Hall.

He said about 40 lobbying groups this year are canceling their traditional receptions for lawmakers and other public officials.

Michael Bloomberg's group and other advocates are also claiming victory in gun lobby losses.

The group, led by the Rev. Jason J. McGuire (pictured), claims that the state Senate, in adopting the legislation, violated the state's Open Meetings Law by closing off the Senate galleries and lobby; and by holding closed door meetings with Mayor Bloomberg and others who backed the law.

Business groups had been lobbying against continuing the tax on the wealthy, while unions and other advocates for the minimum wage say a three - year phase in is too long for working people to wait.

Cuomo's announcement came just before the New York Times published a story that said Genting and other pro-gambling forces had contributed over $ 2 million dollars to a lobby group closely associated with Cuomo, the Committee to Save New York.

Ten companies or trade groups that lobbied on fracking and other issues of concern to the natural gas industry spent $ 4.5 million lobbying in Albany over the last three years, according to an analysis prepared by the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Some, like the Pew Environment Group, are lobbying President Obama to overturn the mining allowances; others are working the judicial angle.

Given the recent friction between him and the country's most vocal science lobby group, the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies, he might welcome other pastures if Labor is returned.