Sentences with phrase «special interests to influence»

In a 2000 report, the ABA Commission on State Judicial Selection Standards warned of the «alarming increase in efforts by special interests to influence the outcome of judicial elections through both financial contributions and attack campaigning.»

The fight is now in the Senate, and there is a chance for the special interests to influence or kill the bill.

Not exact matches

The same SPJ Code of Ethics states, «Deny favored treatment to advertisers, donors or any other special interests, and resist internal and external pressure to influence coverage.»

Enacts new ethics reforms to Drain the Swamp and reduce the corrupting influence of special interests on our politics.

As the largest manager of retirement savings in the country, Vanguard has the power — and the obligation — to combat Citizens United politics and special interest influence in our elections.

The Federal Reserve uses other tools to influence U.S. economic growth, too, including Discount Rate, which is the overnight interest rate at which banks can borrow money from the Federal Reserve; and special programs such as quantitative easing.

Although the selection and organization of the material throughout reflects the special interest in illuminating Christian existence and is undoubtedly influenced by its Christian perspective, the attempt in Chapters Three through Ten is to describe each structure of existence as objectively as possible.

This opens the door to control of the political system by special interests that can devote time and money to buying influence, and the realization that this is occurring intensifies the alienation of the grassroots.

(The following statements are somewhat characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the influence of Christianity by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general, by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)

Personal self - interest is but one special case of this general concern, albeit one with regard to which the subject usually has the most knowledge and influence.

An open invitation to all made it needless to invite representatives from special interest organizations to express their views, a clear departure from common parliamentary practice which has been, and remains, to invite special interest groups to influence, or even draft, legislation of interest to them.

I am pledged to no man; I am influenced by no special interest.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo has introduced legislation that seeks to enact a system of small donor matching funds for state elections, along with a number of other provisions designed to reduce corruption and special interest influence.

Until we eliminate the LLC loophole, large flows of unattributed money from special interest groups can continue to influence the actions of our state elected officials.

Governor Cuomo Introduces Campaign Finance Reform Legislation with a Public Financing Option Governor Andrew Cuomo has introduced legislation that seeks to enact a system of small donor matching funds for state elections, along with a number of other provisions designed to reduce corruption and special interest influence.

He and announced his intent to run again in 2017 with a strategy of seeking small donations to avoid the influence of special interests and focusing on the issues.

Obama banned PAC and lobbyist donations during the presidential campaign to square with his pledge to limit the influence of special interests in Washington.

So the first guy to NOT take public financing of his presidential campaign is now worried about the corrupting influence of money and special interests on politics.

«Quite frankly, the members of the Assembly should be the ones electing the speaker and we should not have several weeks gone by of special interests, outside forces trying to influence who the speaker is,» Borelli said.

Senate Democrats, who are the minority party in that house, held a news conference with government reform advocates to push for public financing of campaigns, a bill Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson says will lessen the influence of big money special interests in politics.

By closing loopholes that allow deep - pocketed special interests to skirt campaign finance laws and influence campaigns, we can level the playing field and ensure fairer elections.

«We oppose any attempt to allow state contractor or other special interest money to influence Connecticut campaigns.»

Barnwell, 30, said he also wants to tackle ethics reform and curb corruption in Albany, lessening the influence of lobbyists and special interest groups.

The Citizens» Election Program is a voluntary program meant to remove the influence of special - interest money in campaigns.

Significantly limiting campaign contributions to limit the influence of special interests and the wealthy

«I was trying to think what are ways to restore public's confidence that special interests don't have overwhelming influence,» said Gillibrand, who promised during her campaign to publicize her schedule.

REBNY has traditionally focused its lobbying efforts — and dollars — on candidates for state office rather than in New York City, for two main reasons, Lerner said: First, the city's relatively stringent campaign finance laws have historically made it harder for special interest groups to gain as much influence here; and second, although many key issues — such as 421a tax abatements — affect only New York City, they are decided at the state level.

The Reform Party wishes to do so by reforming operating practices and policies, and removing the influence of lobbyists and special interest groups from the day to day affairs of these programs» operation.

A Clinton aide said the plan was a «a key plank of Clinton's plan to challenge the stranglehold that wealthy interests have over our political system» and would allow «Americans to establish common sense rules to protect against the undue influence of billionaires and special interests and to restore the role of average voters in elections.»

This will make political donations more transparent and helps to stop the influence of special interest groups in local government.

When asked whether getting her campaign fines paid off by powerful city unions had the appearance of undue influence, Palma said she was not beholden to any special interest.

The bipartisan legislation would create a public financing system for congressional campaigns, with the goal of limiting the influence of special interests and encouraging a «more diverse pool of candidates» to run for federal office.

Now Katko is reaping the same benefits of incumbency that he once criticized, taking advantage of a campaign finance system where wealthy special - interest groups line up to donate millions of dollars to influence members of Congress.

The 2012 rematch between Buerkle and Maffei was among the most competitive House races in the nation, and as a result attracted millions of dollars in spending from special - interest groups trying to influence the outcome.

In his first month in office, he signed on as a co-sponsor of two House bills aimed at campaign finance reform — both of which seek to limit the influence of big donors and special interests, including super PACs that can spend unlimited amounts of money on federal campaigns.

A group calling itself CDC Scientists Preserving Integrity, Diligence, and Ethics in Research (CDC SPIDER) recently submitted a letter to the CDC chief of staff expressing grave concerns about special interest influence being exerted on the agency's leaders.

Jamie's asana practice and teaching is draws mainly from these disciplines, and takes further inspiration from his special interest in yoga anatomy and how this inextricably influences the functional approach to teaching and practicing asana.

Death by Food Pyramid, published by Mark Sisson, is an exquisitely researched expose on how, «Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics, and Shady Special Interest Groups Have Conspired to Ruin the Health of America», and what you can do to avoid succumbing to such bad influences.

It is true that the major food industries continue to influence dietary recommendations today, but starting in the 1980's, and even more so now, more accountability and disclosure about special interests have been part of the regulations.

There's the ongoing special - counsel investigation into whether the Trump campaign aided a Russian campaign to aid Trump's candidacy and defeat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton; there's the associated inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice when he fired former FBI Director James Comey, whom he had asked not to investigate his former national - security adviser; there are the president's hush - money payments to women with whom he allegedly had extramarital affairs, made through his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and facilitated by corporate cash paid to influence the White House; there is his ongoing effort to interfere with the Russia inquiry and politicize federal law enforcement; there are the foreign governments that seem to be utilizing the president's properties as vehicles for influencing administration policy; there's the emerging evidence that Trump campaign officials sought aid not only from Russia, but from other foreign countries, which may have affected Trump's foreign policy; there are the ongoing revelations of the president's Cabinet officials» misusing taxpayer funds; there is the accumulating evidence that administration decisions are made at the behest of private industry, in particular those in which Republican donors have significant interests.

The best available evidence suggests that funding political campaigns with public dollars does little to reduce special interest influence, encourage competitive races or boost political participation.

Teacher's unions, charter operators, and parent groups will all try to influence the strategic plan, turning into a vessel for special interests.

Ng pointed to the CTA, the main opponent of the bill, when she wrote, «Yet again, the outsized influence of Sacramento's special - interest groups have blocked reforms that would help improve our schools — and California's students are the ones who will suffer as a result.»

Earlier this year, as the truly repulsive story of Mark Berndt (warning: the link is not for the faint of heart)-- an elementary teacher in the L.A. Unified School District accused of committing unspeakable acts against his students — came to light, I noted here on Public Sector Inc. that the failure to prevent his crimes owed in part to the influence of the California Teachers Association, the teachers union that is the state's most powerful special interest.

However, given the decisions and circumstances surrounding how you published, I was interested to know if that context had special influence on your audience in terms of driving book sales.

The Federal Reserve uses other tools to influence U.S. economic growth, too, including Discount Rate, which is the overnight interest rate at which banks can borrow money from the Federal Reserve; and special programs such as quantitative easing.

What this means is that Second Quest is accessible to non-gamers and people largely unfamiliar with the series, and it's of special interest to readers interested in how Japanese stories have influenced people around the world to begin their own conversations.

As my colleague Wendy Wagner and I have written in our book Bending Science: How Special Interests Corrupt Public Health Research, even though the vast majority of scientists would never consciously allow the potential for personal financial gain or loss to influence the outcome of their research, that potential should be disclosed to the reader so that the readers can decide for themselves whether to discount the reported results.

In fact, the debate in this country over land use has become emblematic of American democracy: a struggle between competing special interest groups to influence common laws and policies through elections.

«Electoral intervention is not supposed to be a non-profit's main activity, but these dark money groups are abusing their tax - exempt status by existing primarily as vehicles for corporations and wealthy donors to secretly influence elections,» Fischer noted, adding, «Some dark money non-profits might now use lobbying as an accounting trick to balance their books between electoral and non-electoral spending, leading to a spiraling cycle of non-stop campaigning and special interest influence, but with zero transparency or public accountability.»