Sentences with phrase «public interest groups who»

The cuts to refugee health care are also being challenged by two public interest groups who bring additional expertise and resources to the fight: Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care, a group of doctors who treat refugees across the country, and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, a national organization of lawyers and academics who are concerned with refugee law and policy.

So long as deregulation is in effect, local public interest groups who have difficulty getting stations to meet their demands for reasonable reform should consider petitioning the FCC to deny the license of the station.

IPRA is a not - for - profit organization and public interest group who is an advocate in providing quality park, recreation and conservation education, resources and services to professionals and citizens throughout the state of Illinois.

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Communities of faith are not bereft of the Spirit, and therefore of the possibility of renewal through the efforts of men and women who dare to act in the hope that the Church can contribute more to our public life than merely another interest group.

When the State Department considers who it will appoint to international conferences that deal with such matters, it consistently turns to the representatives of the communication industry rather than to knowledgeable representatives from public interest groups.

It is the responsibility not of government to formulate and perpetuate public policy but of the citizenry, who can do so wisely, creatively and effectively only by organizing themselves in voluntary groups around their various shared interests and concerns.

They are the same people who fight nondenominational prayers in public schools, the use of public school facilities for meetings of high school religious - interest groups, and state support of private schools.

The public campaign invites concerned and interested parents to get more information by attending parenting events, discussions, and conferences; offers group - based interventions for parents with specific interests and concerns; and provides in - depth treatment for parents who have children with serious conduct problems or who have serious problems of their own.

This was all called to our attention this morning via Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who is an astute student of state political history.

In a 129 - page report, the New York Public Interest Research Group lists 30 specific problems and initial measures that Cuomo, who has promised reform, could take immediately after assuming office Saturday.

Here to discuss what the Democrat had to say is WAMC's Alan Chartock, Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group and Morgan Hook — a communications specialist who has worked for SUNY and Governors David Paterson and Eliot Spitzer.

«We think New York can go further,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who described Cuomo's legislation as a «positive first step.»

Andy Morrison, a consumer advocate who worked on the report from the New York Public Interest Research Group, says the practice is unfair to minorities and low - income workers.

«It's sort of amazing that every time there are important positions in government they just happen to turn up with former staff of the governor,» said Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group (who once worked for Cuomo).

Sikora, who moved to Brooklyn in 1997, spoke of his experience with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG); with Consumers Union; and as an organizer for the Communication Workers of America.

Lobbyists who want to influence legislation and policy to benefit their clients are primarily the ones paying $ 100 to $ 5,000 per person to attend each fundraiser, said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

But there is a downside to leaving the seat vacant for six months while facing threats from President Donald Trump's administration, according to Blair Horner of New York Public Interest Group, who noted that public policy is a significant component of thPublic Interest Group, who noted that public policy is a significant component of thpublic policy is a significant component of the job.

Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Research Interest Group, said Nigro is putting himself in a bad position in that the invitations don't exclude lawmakers who may some day be investigated by the commission.

Bill Mahoney, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, says it's disappointing that the governor, who he says is «the most prodigious fundraiser» in New York, will not be included in the public campaign finance sPublic Interest Research Group, says it's disappointing that the governor, who he says is «the most prodigious fundraiser» in New York, will not be included in the public campaign finance spublic campaign finance system.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, says while the lawsuit, if successful, would not end the practice of using the LLC's to get around contribution limits, it would force them to be more transparent about who is really behind them.

The New York Public Interest Research Group's Blair Horner, who's been a reform lobbyist for nearly three decades, says it's really going to be up to Cuomo whether change occurs at the Capitol.

Blair Horner with the New York Public Interest Research Group said the ballot proposal affects just a small subset of public officials — those who took office before 2011, and who commit crimes after JanuaryPublic Interest Research Group said the ballot proposal affects just a small subset of public officials — those who took office before 2011, and who commit crimes after Januarypublic officials — those who took office before 2011, and who commit crimes after January 2018.

About 79 % of persons appointed to various positions by our Presidents are people they have no knowledge about their competence, incompetence and general attitude, they are fixed there through manipulations by the various lobbyist groups in our parties, friends, cronies, family members, party executives etc to serve their parochial interests and these are the people who spearhead corruption in our public institutions.

The latest push comes from an unusual coalition of progressive labor interests, political (Democratic Party, that is) and environmental groups, health care interests and good government advocates who are urging Cuomo to enact a «voluntary» public campaign finance system early in the 2011 legislative session — one of the many camapign promises outlined in his «New New York Agenda» books.

Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who briefly worked for the attorney general's office under Mr. Cuomo, called the revelations «unsettling, given what has happened in the Paterson administration.»

In addition, elected officials are often close with those who have local monied interests, said Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

The Democratic candidate who is seeking to replace Mr. Levy, Steve Bellone, the town supervisor of Babylon, has spent more money on his campaign than any other candidate in New York State on the ballot on Tuesday, according to the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Large donors have fueled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign warchest, with 81 percent of his money coming from people who gave him $ 10,000 or more, a report by the New York Public Interest Research Group said today.

The New York Public Interest Research Group's Blair Horner, who's been a reform lobbyist for nearly three decades, said it's really going to be up to Cuomo whether change occurs at the Capitol.

Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who has repeatedly criticized what he sees as a lack of independence for JCOPE, said that Sugarman's BOE work will inevitably be judged by her connections to the governor, whether those connections motivate her or not.

«Anybody who would sign on would know that this is a board that has faced considerable criticism, and will face considerable criticism until its structure is changed,» said Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group, one of the board's most vocal critics.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, one of the groups who brought the lawsuit.

His arrival in Scotland had been keenly anticipated and groups of teenagers mingled with the press and public wondering who could have attracted this level of interest.

Opponents have argued that any convention would simply be hijacked by well - funded special - interest groups and lobbyists who would push for an agenda that might not be in the interests of the public.

People who take money from interest groups to help them pass legislation by directly lobbying public officials have long been required to identify who is paying them, how much they're making, and which bills they're attempting to influence.

An analysis conducted for the Daily News by the New York Public Interest Research Group found Cuomo had collected $ 1.39 million from donors who gave more than $ 37,800 - the legal limit for the general election.

«It is a blow to the image he's created of himself as the hands - on, under - the - hood governmental mechanic of a guy who makes the engine run well,» said New York Public Interest Research Group executive director Blair Horner, a three - decade veteran of the Capitol.

Gary Abraham is a public interest environmental attorney in the Southern Tier who represents groups opposed to wind farms.

Other groups, including Common Cause and the New York Public Interest Research Group, say the new commission would not be sufficiently independent from state lawmakers who would appoint the majority of its members.

As long as Labour continues to be the special interest group of public sector professionals it will never be able to represent the interests of the «skilled working class, the managerial and professional grades» who work in the private sector.

The panel consisted of Senators David Carlucci, Jeff Klein and Diane Savino, who consulted members of public interest groups, think tanks and other nonpartisan organizations on the impact of a campaign finance reform package proposed by members of the legislature's Independent Democratic Conference.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, is a member of one of the groups who brought the lawsuit and agrees with the judge's decision.

My fellow group is in General Interest in Science and Technology and these are people who do public outreach and help try to bring science and technology, make it more accessible to people and the general public.

It has become a way of glossing over irresolvable conflict between groups with some interests in common, such as taxpayers (who want to save money), scientists (who want to spend it on exciting projects) and people with disabilities (who hope public funds will improve the quality of their life).

Such a jury would consist of public jurors, who would draw up policy guidelines, expert witnesses from the scientific community, and special interest groups.

He says: «There is a temptation also for the (public) interest groups to follow and profit from the excited state of public opinion, rather than seek to educate and lead it in a «rational» direction, and who is entitled to claim a monopoly on the definition of rationality?»

Yeah, so I actually as a young person, I had a really interesting opportunity, went to public schools; and my high school German teacher, who was all of 24 years old at that time, brought a group of his university friends for a camping trip in Russia, and one person canceled, so they had an extra slot.

At the Cavendish Laboratory the group that formed around Bernal, a man of wide public and scientific interests, included the Nobel Prize winners Max Perutz and John Kendrew, who in 1937 began to use X rays to analyze two proteins fundamental to life, myoglobin and hemoglobin, both of which function in the transport of gases in the blood.

NASA Nationwide also provides NASA scientists who are interested in participating in education and public outreach (E / PO) efforts, or have a need to incorporate E / PO efforts into missions and projects, a means to learn more about these groups, get involved, and partner with member networks.

This group of modules are open to the outside public, yoga teachers previously certified, and students who have a keen interest in learning more.