Sentences with phrase «registered lobbyist group»

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Mr. Protti is the founding President of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and at that time was a registered lobbyist for the Energy Policy Institute of Canada, an energy industry lobby group.

All the while that King was Sharpton's official sidekick, he also was a registered lobbyist as the principal of a couple of companies of his, one actually named The Movement Group, which is what you call yourself when advocacy goes corporate.

A West Side neighborhood group has filed an ethics complaint against Kristen John Foy, a top lieutenant of Al Sharpton's National Action Network, for failing to register as a lobbyist even though he's promoting Airbnb.

The Hispanic Federation, a think - tank with major institutional funding and a significant relationship with Coca - Cola in particular, was founded by Luis Miranda, and the Mirram Group is currently a registered lobbyist for the Federation.

Clinton took in $ 823,087 from registered lobbyists and members of their firms in 2007 and the second - biggest recipient was McCain, who took in $ 416,321, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington - based group which tracks political giving.

But in 2015, the Campaign for One New York decided not to register as a lobbyist because the group was mainly focused on launching The Progressive Agenda, de Blasio's somewhat failed effort to make income inequality a central issue in the 2016 presidential elections.

The group was initially hesitant to register as designated lobbyists, but relented after some criticism from good - government groups.

Former Nassau County Executive Thomas Gulotta has registered as a lobbyist, representing five clients, including A. Vournou Construction Management Group, a Syosset contractor affiliated with a firm with a $ 20 million contract to build a new county crime lab.

The storm of outrage among civil society organisations over the government's bill to stifle campaigning by voluntary bodies, pressure groups and charities for a year in advance of the next general election has eclipsed debate on the abject weakness of the same bill's proposals for a register of lobbyists.

The ethics panel, the state's Commission on Public Integrity, investigated Mr. Sachs's conduct at the request of the New York Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit organization that filed a complaint with the commission in February alleging that Mr. Sachs had violated ethics laws by failing to register as a lobbyist.

A public register of meetings between Welsh Ministers or their officials and lobbyists or other external pressure groups

Government watchdog groups also noted that evidence showed Percoco and other Cuomo staffers using private email to conduct public business, a lobbyist saying he was advised by an administration official that registering as a lobbyist would make it more difficult to operate, and a contributor being coached on how to hide donations to Cuomo to avoid campaign limits.

A Cuomo spokesman said the governor used the name of the campaign on the state website months before the group registered as a lobbyist.

Two board members of the conservative group are registered lobbyists for Navient, according to the article, while another board member works for a lobbying firm that serves student and payday lenders.»

Harris was also the Ottawa director of the High Park Group, and a registered lobbyist for the Canadian Electricity Association and the Canadian Gas Association.

She also maintained a general law practice while representing clients in government affairs before state and municipal adjudicatory boards, and as a registered lobbyist she has lobbied for community organizations and citizens» groups initiatives and funding.

Second, «Ontario Bar Association (OBA) provides a direct pipeline into Canada's largest Bar advocacy group, access to professional PR managers and registered lobbyists, and seats on OBA and CBA Councils and Boards of Directors.»