Sentences with phrase «to lobby for change»

-LSB-...] states did lobby for the changes, so did school food professionals around the country who claimed the caps were making menu planning unnecessarily complicated and restrictive.

Investors love to follow activist money managers who take big positions in a company, often get on the board and then lobby for changes that make the stock rise.

So if you don't like the rules, get on a board and start lobbying for changes to the rules.

As a result of these studies the Commissioner was of the view that it would be productive to shift some of the focus of the native title debate from lobbying for change in the legislation, to protecting the human rights of Indigenous people at the level of actual agreements between native title parties and the mining and resource industries.

Science leaders have lobbied for the change for years, but the states have been reluctant to give up any of their control over education to the federal government.

From lobbying for changes to existing animal welfare laws to opening the UK's largest cat adoption centre, Cats Protection's feline welfare work has been tireless.

If you don't identify as transgender, you can still lobby for change within your company.

Positive politics When a bad law was affecting good cats, New Hampshire animal advocates lobbied for change

Because academics so often fear (with good reason) deviating from what senior professors and administrators want, it took a senior administrator lobbying for changes to make family leave part of the normal routine of academic life.

When talking with them, you do truly get the sense that they're happy where they are on the schedule and not lobbying for a change with the Tour.

Having already proved himself as a shooting guard, O.J. Mayo is lobbying for a change of positions in Memphis

I heard that Wenger lobbied for some changes to the Community Shield, much like those great Emirates Cup rules, so this year the team with the most unproductive sideways passes will win regardless of the score... if it goes to extra time both managers will face each other at midfield and whoever can zip up their jacket in the most awkward fashion will be declared the winner... we got this in the bag!!!

We work hard to keep fatherhood on the agenda — lobbying for change at government level; working with public services, employers and others to help them «see» and respect fathers; and working directly with disadvantaged dads.

Those who lobbied for these changes hope this means the Conservative government has finally recognised the financial hardship this flagship benefit drags people into.

Has Michael Gove successfully lobbied for change?

Ms June Oscar, a study Chief Investigator and CEO of Marninwarntikura Women's Resource Centre in Fitzroy Crossing said «This information is very important because we can use it to lobby for changes across Australia.

More than the inspiring atmosphere of the festival, more even than the presence of serious policy players and businesses, it was this sort of critical approach that turned what could have been dismissed as a congress of zealots into a rational and legitimate lobby for change.

Kasich had lobbied for the changes as advocates for school - choice feared that ongoing headlines about charter school scandals would drag down the system unless steps were taken to improve their performance and management.

Now reformers look to New York as a «cautionary tale» of «how sweeping reforms can dissipate seemingly overnight,» a parable of what not to do when lobbying for changes that privilege children over adults.

(I'm wondering if it's worth lobbying for change, or if I should just put everything into the S&P 500 fund and allocate into other asset classes outside this account.)

Atrocities like this should be a catalyst for those of us who live in New York to step up and lobby for changes that will shut down places like Yoder's and ensure dogs and other animals trapped in commercial facilities have plenty of space, good veterinary care, exercise and socialization and euthanized humanely only when it is appropriate.

Or you and others must responsibly lobby for change.

It concerns 27 letters sent by Prince Charles to seven government ministers between September 2004 and April 2005 in which the heir to the throne lobbied for changes in policy.

Consumer organisations began lobbying for change, which was supported by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which described the rule of 78 as «unfair and oppressive».

Led by senior associate Aalia Manie, the advocacy project involves extensive research on the economic impact to South African businesses and engaging stakeholders who have previously lobbied for change, with the intention to help regulators better understand the impacts and unintended consequences of current laws.

The party who feels wronged lobbies for change.

A national, volunteer - driven charitable organization whose mandates include lobbying for changes to impaired driving legislation, supporting victims and raising awareness, MADD helped Swinson and her family through the trial (and the subsequent acquittal on a technicality) of the woman whose car had killed Robert.

She says that COA, a volunteer - run, non-profit umbrella association and advocate for condo owners across the province, has been lobbying for change since its inception three years ago.

Vote Hemp appreciates your support of our work in educating the public about the environmental and economic benefits of industrial hemp and our efforts to lobby for changes in federal and state laws to allow American farmers to grow low - THC industrial hemp as a commercial crop.

This could well mean that Wenger could be set to extend his stay in North - London, a decision which will most definitely be met with anger by sections of the club's fans, who have been lobbying for change for some time now.

You can lobby for change within your company using some of the same avenues we described above.

Companies have also been limited in how they can lobby for changes to the law because no comprehensive reform bill has been introduced yet in Congress, said Alex Abdo, a privacy advocate and staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

All they can do now is lobby for change.

Earley gives newspaper interviews and appears on public television to lobby for change.

They lobbied for changes in immigration laws and raised money for refugees.

• We lobby for changes in the law, in Government policy and in the targets set for public services that support families, while paying particular attention to families who are disadvantaged.

The Tax Foundation once again ranked New York among the states with the worst tax climate in the nation — something that doesn't surprise the business groups that lobby for changes in Albany.

This year, more than 80 students made the trip to lobby for change.

After repeatedly and roundly criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio for not visiting Albany until this week to lobby for changes to real estate and rent laws, Mr. Cuomo indicated that Mr. Schneiderman is similarly late with the ambitious package of reforms he debuted on Wednesday.

The party can continue to lobby for changes to the Red Meat Levy and push for a Food Waste Bill.

«It's late in the day to put something in the actual budget because the budget train has basically left the station,» Cuomo said at a Tuesday press conference, after de Blasio's homeless services commissioner Gilbert Taylor told the City Council that he planned to travel to Albany to lobby for the change.

«You can not design a street, design a community simply by having downtown experts tell us what should be in the street grid,» said Stringer, who was able to lobby for some changes.

Mr Blair's backing came after the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) denied it had lobbied for changes to the occupational pensions system and accused the Treasury of «a convenient bit of spin».

However, the CBI has angrily rejected claims it lobbied for the changes in 1997.

Trying to avoid the fate of other state commissions whose recommendations have been filed and forgotten, the ethics commission met with the Governor and legislative leaders today to lobby for changes in campaign financing, the State Board of Elections and municipal government ethics.