Sentences with phrase «state lobbying regulations»

A health care consultant with close ties to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo did not violate state lobbying regulations when he contacted state officials on behalf of a Queens hospital seeking more Medicaid financing, a confidential investigation by the state ethics commission has determined.

Agata detailed a plan to write comprehensive state lobbying regulations, as well as to create a lobbying «app.»

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This helped to counter heavy - duty lobbying from the baby food industry, US Chamber of Commerce and US State Department against new baby food regulations.

Those lobbying state and local government spent a record $ 226 million in 2014 trying to influence public officials, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the state's ethics and lobbying regulations.

The state's lobbying and ethics watchdog panel passed sweeping new regulations governing New York's lobbying industry, with the stated objective to address evolution in the field and bring it greater transparency.

Maffei joined a group of New York House members who said they were protecting a home - state industry by lobbying to soften proposed regulations on derivatives trading by big banks.

One of the state's most powerful lobbies, the real estate industry, has been dealt a favorable hand amid the chaos in Albany with rent regulation bills up in the air.

Uber and Lyft have been pursuing aggressive lobbying campaigns to push the state to adopt regulations for ride - hailing services.

For more than a year, a major priority of the New York's lobbying and ethics watchdog panel has been writing «comprehensive lobbying regulations» that would govern the activity of state lobbyists and their clients.

JCOPE unanimously passed «emergency» regulations that will govern the state's lobbying disclosure rules should Gov. Andrew Cuomo sign an ethics reform package, as expected.

The city's largest landlord group was also the state's biggest lobbying spender last year, shelling out $ 3.6 million on issues such as property taxes and rent regulation.

According to disclosures filed with the state, the organization's lobbying efforts were related to property taxes, rent regulation, building safety and water rates.

Mr. de Blasio, who is focused on increasing and retaining affordable housing, is lobbying the State Legislature to strengthen rental protections to curb the number of stabilized units taken out of regulation each year.

In the United States we have seen cartels created after lobbying from big business for regulations that protect their interests.

He forged political connections in Albany and City Hall with campaign contributions, lobbying and payments that shaped rent laws affecting millions of tenants, as well as state and city regulations that helped the real estate industry thrive in New York.

These strategies eventually succeeded: the effort fizzled, and Parent Revolution lobbied the state board of education to tighten its regulations in an attempt to prevent such tactics from prevailing the next time around.

However, as this report documents, sweeping lobbying laws in 36 states threaten to strangle grassroots movements in red tape and bureaucratic regulation.

In addition to engaging in illegal lobbying, the Relay School of Education has been violating state law and regulations by engaging in activities prior to receiving state approval.

The CCF, for those of you not in the know, lobbies on behalf of the fast food, meat, alcohol, and tobacco industries for less regulations at both the state and federal levels of government.

This denial comes in the wake of decisions recently made by federal judges in Vermont and California to block carmakers» attempts to strike down state tailpipe regulations; no doubt the lobbying efforts of several major companies, including Ford and Chrysler, helped «influence» Johnson's decision.In denying the waiver, Johnson chose to completely disregard the opinions of his staff who had recommended that he either approve it or authorize it for a trial period before reassessing it.

Utilities in states across the nation are ramping up their investments in solar power generation as well, but they continue to lobby for rules and regulations that maintain the balance of market power decidedly in their favor.

However, in many (though not all cases) blogs tend to consist primarily of chronologically ordered commentary on recent legal developments in a niche practice area, while traditional microsites tend to also feature extensive libraries of resources such as (in the case of Law and Ethics Online) links to lobbying laws, rules and regulations in all 50 States.

Our lawyers strive to gain an in depth understanding of our clients» business and particular strengths and vulnerabilities to state regulation, and in the process are able to effectively manage local lobbying and regulatory initiatives on our clients» behalf.

Lawyers with extensive government contacts and experience in policy development and lobbying with respect to state and federal legislative and administrative initiatives impacting the life sciences (including tort reform, importation, trade regulation, controlled substance restrictions, Medicare reform, Medicaid reform, and other access, reimbursement and operational hurdles).

Those laws and regulations «will be dictated more by lobbying and protecting the larger players on either side in each state,» he told the E-Commerce Times.

Fred Guttenberg, whose 14 - year - old daughter Jaime was killed at Stoneman Douglas, got loud applause when he told the crowd he would work tirelessly to «break» the gun lobby in the United States and bring about common sense regulations.

NAR has lobbied the CFPB to clarify the applicable regulations, expressly stating that financial institutions can provide information without notice and opt - out.