Sentences with phrase «political lobbying group»

The stated goal of some of the most powerful animal welfare organizations — and the one I am mostly thinking of functions more as a political lobbying group that anything else — is the elimination of all exotic animals from the purview of private ownership.

I have seen some messages lately from my district representative that are essentially talking points of a political lobbying group.

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.

Cabinet Office minister Liam Byrne and Jill Kirby, of the Centre for Policy Studies, debate whether charities have become too similar to political lobby groups.

Political lobbying groups such as the National Rifle Association have vigorously fought to prevent such data from being collected by the federal government.

«The Foundation is a political lobby group, and funded by secret donors, not a transparent scientific organisation.

Conflict of interest: RealClimate owned and funded by the radical left wing political lobby group Environmental Media Services who make millions litigating climate cases.

But over the past decade the Royal Society has abandoned its longstanding neutrality and become a political lobby group.

In reality, its membership is strongly tied to FR political lobbying groups.

Not exact matches

According to filings made by Mercury Public Affairs, a political strategy group contracted by Manafort, the former chancellor had met with several members of Congress in 2013 to lobby for Ukraine.

He also is one of the founders of FWD.us, a lobbying group of powerful silicon valley entrepreneurs focused on many political matters, such as immigration and education reform.

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.

The most elite group, known as the Statesmen, whose members donated $ 250,000, included Aetna; Coca - Cola; Exxon Mobil; Koch Companies Public Sector, the lobbying arm of the highly political Koch Industries; Microsoft; Pfizer; UnitedHealth Group; and Walgroup, known as the Statesmen, whose members donated $ 250,000, included Aetna; Coca - Cola; Exxon Mobil; Koch Companies Public Sector, the lobbying arm of the highly political Koch Industries; Microsoft; Pfizer; UnitedHealth Group; and WalGroup; and Walmart.

the real estate industry's largest lobby groups, Mortgage Professionals Canada, released a report last month analyzing the state of the country's housing market, it found, to absolutely no one's surprise, zero evidence of a bubble that would warrant political intervention.

When one of the real estate industry's largest lobby groups, Mortgage Professionals Canada, released a report last month analyzing the state of the country's housing market, it found, to absolutely no one's surprise, zero evidence of a bubble that would warrant political intervention.

These two elections have shattered the myth cultivated by conservative politicians, newspaper columnists, think tanks and lobby groups for decades that promising to increase taxes is political kryptonite.

There are already plenty of examples of wealthy individuals attempting to advance their political agendas by supporting unaccountable lobby groups, as was the case with Calgary's infamous Sprawl Cabal «s plans to throw more than $ 1 million behind Preston Manning «s «Municipal Governance Initiative,» and the anonymous donors behind the shady «St. Albert Think Tank.»

The company bills itself as «the most experienced group of targeters in Republican politics,» offering media analytics services to corporations, lobbying groups, and GOP political campaigns seeking to reach specific target demographics.

JCOPE asked a court to compel the Campaign for One New York, a political nonprofit connected to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, to hand over documents related to its lobbying and fund - raising activities after the group's lawyer declared last week that he would not comply with the panel's subpoena.

The victim narrative that lies behind them, whipped up by the political Christian lobby groups that organise them and the socially conservative media that report them, has no basis in reality.

How about a collaboratively maintained map of political relationships, i.e., who's worked for whom over the years in the Hill / lobby community, who's consulted for which candidates, who's dated whom, whose kids go to school together, which legislators have taken trips with which trade groups, who's sponsored legislation for which industries, etc..

The group takes lobbying groups from a range of the political to spectrum to task, including the Cuomo - friendly Committee to Save New York, the Alliance Quality Education and American Beverage Association, for failing to disclose who is behind their advertising and advocacy.

State lawmakers and lobby groups say Governor Cuomo was in error when he said that there was no political will to enact reforms in 2017.

During the mayoral primary, «NYCLASS's political consultant Scott Levenson of the Advance Group (a lobbying and consulting firm) told two Quinn aides that if she wouldn't back a ban on the horse and carriage industry, the group would launch a campaign to bring her Group (a lobbying and consulting firm) told two Quinn aides that if she wouldn't back a ban on the horse and carriage industry, the group would launch a campaign to bring her group would launch a campaign to bring her down.

The governor's chairwoman of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore, presided over the hearing, which took public input on how much lobby groups should be required to disclose about political donations.

«If the governor is going to hire people for his political operation, he should be much more transparent and not bury them in corners of state government so as to avoid scrutiny,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of the government reform group Citizens Union, which is currently in litigation with the Cuomo administration over a 2016 nonprofit lobbying law.

The Business Council of Australia, the lobby group representing the nation's largest companies, is now spending big on political campaigning and is targeting marginal seats.

It's not unusual or out of the ordinary for communications staff to ask for statements in support of legislation or initiatives from various groups and Zambelli's correspondence that morning wasn't limited to lobbying groups after a flurry of bills — which included legislation expanding the state's DNA databank and approving the lawmaker - drawn political boundaries — passed the Legislature.

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.

While NYCLASS is undertaking a lobbying campaign to sway reticent council members, the moneyed political group was expecting the mayor to use his weight to press for a ban immediately.

«In the current political campaign environment, the presidential campaign finance system doesn't work at all and can not work,» said Craig Holman, who lobbies Capitol Hill on ethics and campaign finance issues for the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen.

********** Cain is a political amateur, playing in the real big political league (running for POTUS), but yet he naively believed the restaurant lobbying group harrassment stuff wouldn't come out.

The New York Public Interest Research Group on Monday lodged a complaint with ethics regulators over what it believes is an increase in lobby by the state's political parties.

Marking a significant shift in its lobbying strategy, the influential charter school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools will not hold a political rally in Albany this legislative session for the first time since NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio took office.

It's the second time in as many days that Cuomo, a Democrat in his second term, has said that he's not letting his proposals to limit outside income for legislators, reduce the political giving power of limited liability companies and increase transparency of lobbying groups fall by the wayside.

Cuomo's office on Thursday settled related cases with investment firms GKM Newport Generation Capital Services, California lobbying firm Platinum Advisors, political consulting firm Global Strategy Group and Kevin McCabe, an unlicensed placement agent.

These «501 - c4» groups are diverse in the political spectrum, and have been used for budget lobbying as well as the push to legalize same - sex marriage.

Since 2011, as the British economy has slumped, this energetic but largely unnoticed political alliance, somewhere between a lobby group and a proper movement, has begun to show its strength.

New York state lawmakers and lobby groups say Governor Andrew Cuomo was in error when he said that there was no political will to enact reforms in 2017.

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.

A second point is that, if sections of the public still want to lobby for representation and political action on environmental matters dear to their hearts, there are many campaigning charities, NGOs and activist groups willing to pick up the mantle.

NARAL's Andrea Miller says the group will lobby for the entire agenda during the 2014 session, but if it's not successful, will pursue a more overtly political campaign.

The MCCEJ would likely have been subject to and impacted by this communication disclosure rule, but the group existed in that fairly unique position - its communications were already likely privy to the Cuomo administration and its donors were not likely to ever fear political reprisal for their support of the group's lobbying efforts.

The annual lobby day is hosted by the New York City Charter School Center and Northeast Charter Schools Network, two groups that maintain a decidedly less confrontational political posture than Moskowitz's Success Academy and a group that lobbies on its behalf, Families for Excellent Schools.

Hewitt was one of the MPs named in the 2010 sting operation into political lobbying by the Channel 4 Dispatches programme, in which she appeared to claim that she was paid # 3,000 a day to help a client obtain a key seat on a Government advisory group.

MirRam Group: Though the consulting and lobbying firm — founded by two Latino political heavyweights from the Bronx — remains a mainstay in minority political circles, it has suffered two major losses in two years after failing to propel Mr. Espaillat past Mr. Rangel in what many saw as a winnable race.

Today ConservativeHome reported on the opposition from the Left to the new Lobbying Bill, which also covers trade unions and election campaigning by organisations which are not political parties, such as charities and campaign groups.

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.

The ethics agreement will also expand disclosure requirements by political consultants who do work for elected officials as well as for clients with business before the state or local governments, and increase the number of donors to groups that perform lobbying who will be required to disclose their identities.