• Jalil, who's only current lobbying client is Mer Security, said he joined Trump's campaign as a liaison to the House of Representatives in early spring of 2016 "and was part of a very small, loyal, and dedicated team in Washington. (time.com)
  • His 2001 play Lobby Hero - about to receive a local production by new Melbourne theatre company Around the Moon Productions - is similarly low-key on the surface. (smh.com.au)
  • Trump has been critical of Washington's lobbying and influence industry, and in January, he issued an executive order banning administration officials from ever lobbying on behalf of a foreign government. (time.com)
  • Washington's largest lobby, the pharmaceutical industry , racked up another banner year on Capitol Hill in 2007, backed by a record $168 million lobbying effort," reports M. Asif Ismail. (prwatch.org)
  • Lobbying Allowed Insurers to Charge Docs $ to Receive Payments Online: Report - Medscape - August 21, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • One might question why a congressmen like Kirk should be favoring information offered by the Israelis over what is being provided by the US intelligence community and even ask why Israelis should be on Capitol Hill at all lobbying to influence US policy. (antiwar.com)
  • Grassroots lobbying. (cdc.gov)
  • No appropriated Federal funds can be used by CDC grantees for grassroots lobbying activity directed at inducing members of the public to contact their elected representatives to urge support of, or opposition to, proposed or pending legislation or appropriations or any regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any Federal, state or local government. (cdc.gov)
  • It is this restriction on grassroots lobbying that prevents grantees' calling upon the public to take action and direct efforts on the part of grantees to encourage participation by others in advocacy. (cdc.gov)
  • The amount for all grassroots lobbying is 25% of the overall limit ( Source ). (commoncause.org)
  • Attendants of the workshop all had different mission goals for their organizations but attributed to the same common tribulations regarding the rules of lobbying and nonprofits. (commoncause.org)
  • Section 501(c)(3) nonprofits are allowed to engage in some lobbying without losing their tax-exempt status . (nolo.com)
  • The vast majority of nonprofits use the IRS's "substantial part test" to determine how much they can lobby. (nolo.com)
  • Below, you will find links to download ICANN's Lobbying Disclosures and Contribution Reports, dating back to 2010. (icann.org)
  • These disclosures and reports are submitted to the United States House of Representatives and the Secretary of the U.S. Senate each quarter, and detail ICANN's lobbying activities for that quarter. (icann.org)
  • The African nation is paying Mer Security roughly $5.6 million this year in connection with the lobbying effort, according to a Center for Public Integrity review of disclosures filed with the Department of Justice. (time.com)
  • Dole's retainer for the Taiwan work, which includes direct lobbying, is $25,000 a month, per federal disclosures . (time.com)
  • Lobbying and Legislative Bargaining ," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy , De Gruyter, vol. 1(1), pages 1-33, November. (repec.org)
  • Lobbying and Legislative Bargaining ," NBER Working Papers 6589, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (repec.org)
  • Lobbying and Legislative Bargaining ," Papers 08-98, Tel Aviv. (repec.org)
  • Both firms will lobby on "legislative and regulatory issues impacting the apparel industry and e-retailers, including trade and tax related matters," according to the filings. (politico.com)
  • I furthermore establish that the relationship between informational lobbying and legislative majority requirement is non-monotonic. (ssrn.com)
  • Finally, I provide an informational rationale for why interest groups sometimes lobby legislative allies (friendly lobbying). (ssrn.com)
  • Basically, for IRS purposes, your nonprofit engages in lobbying anytime it attempts to persuade members of a legislative body to propose, support, oppose, amend, or repeal legislation. (nolo.com)
  • However, there does not have to be a specific law pending in a legislative body for lobbying to occur. (nolo.com)
  • Lobbying firms routinely receive seven-figure sums when advocating for foreign governments, particularly ones with bad reputations. (time.com)
  • South Sudan, which spent $2.1 million on K Street public relations and lobbying firms during 2014 and 2015, including the outfit led Democratic super-fundraiser Tony Podesta. (time.com)
  • SIFMA is the leading behind-the-scenes lobby group representing big banks and investment firms, as well as broker-dealers and other peddlers of financial instruments, which Warren Buffett labeled "weapons of mass destruction. (prwatch.org)
  • Lawyers for Hobby Lobby this week urged the U.S. Supreme Court to let companies opt out of certain health insurance rules for religious reasons, and they have a good chance of success. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The Hobby Lobby case promises to spread the news that many conservative Christians and Republicans take a dim view of birth control. (chicagotribune.com)
  • If Hobby Lobby wins in the Supreme Court, conservatives will stand with business owners who regard contraception as forbidden by their faith and exclude it from the health insurance they provide employees. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Explore a world of fun creations with Harvest Fabric from Hobby Lobby. (hobbylobby.com)
  • There have been prominent responses to the recent debate over the influence of the Israel lobby sparked by the article, " The Israel Lobby ," by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt. (dissidentvoice.org)
  • Some - predictably - condemn any attempt to raise the issue as "anti-Semitic" - metaphorically screaming, "Israel lobby? (dissidentvoice.org)
  • One has not been allowed even to raise the very question about the Israel lobby (now finally broached in the establishment press by M & W), let alone study and investigate it, without being labeled, slurred or at least insinuated as being "anti-Semitic. (dissidentvoice.org)
  • Instead of denying the existence of the Israel lobby altogether or calling others "anti-Semitic" (or like Stephen Zunes' fallback attack, saying it " parallels anti-Semitism," in effect attacking questioners as thinking like anti-Semites), they admit to the existence of the Lobby, but dismiss it as inconsequential. (dissidentvoice.org)
  • Unfortunately, typical of these leftist minimizers of the Lobby is Norman Finkelstein, whom this writer otherwise greatly respects, but whose recent article entitled, " It's Not Either/Or: The Israel Lobby ," appeared in the May Day 2006 issue of Counterpunch . (dissidentvoice.org)
  • The reviews of The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy are coming in, and-yes, I know you're shocked-they largely confirm the book's thesis: that the Lobby is determined to smear anyone who so much as posits their existence. (takimag.com)
  • And yet the fact is that the Israelis, and the pro-Israel lobby, were focused mainly on the threat from Iran, not Iraq, during the first years of this decade. (takimag.com)
  • Lobbying firm Alston & Bird, which employs Dole, received $500,000 from Mer Security on April 27. (time.com)
  • If you make $500,000 or less, your overall lobbying limit is 20% but if you make over $17 million, your lobbying limit is $1,000,000. (commoncause.org)
  • Well, following the statement of the pope and the non-binding resolution of the European parliament, and now the German parliament is about to adopt (a) similar resolution, they are worried, worried enough to send the foreign minister to Washington to sound out John Kerry and try (to) lobby (the U.S.) Congress in this regard,' said Idiz. (voanews.com)
  • SIFMA lobbies Congress and financial regulators, and handles securities-related press for some of the biggest players in the financial crisis -- Goldman Sachs , Bank of America , AIG , Merrill Lynch , Citigroup , and Fidelity Investments . (prwatch.org)
  • Lobbying, then, means trying to persuade a member of Congress, state legislator, city council member, county board of supervisors member, and even a member of a foreign legislature or parliament, to vote in a certain way. (nolo.com)
  • Lobbying includes support or opposition for proposed laws that are a long way from actually being voted on--for example, a church is engaged in lobbying if it urged members of Congress to approve a constitutional amendment allowing school prayer, even if no such amendment was pending in Congress at the time. (nolo.com)
  • David Cameron lobbied the chancellor, who then "pushed" officials to explore the ex-PM's firm's proposals. (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
  • MCMURRY-HEATH OUT AS BIO CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Michelle McMurry-Heath resigned on Monday as chief executive of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization , the biotech lobbying group said, a day after The Wall Street Journal reported McMurry-Heath was on leave following disagreements over the group's direction and the drug industry's failure to block new drug pricing rules in Democrats' reconciliation package. (politico.com)
  • Public charities are given tax exemption, tax-deductible donations and private foundation grants but lack the capacity to lobby without limit and engage in electoral activities as much as a social welfare organization could. (commoncause.org)
  • Among the factors the IRS considers are the time devoted to lobbying by both your paid and volunteer workers and the amount of money your organization spends on lobbying. (nolo.com)
  • Other factors could be considered as well-for example, the amount of publicity your organization assigns to the activity, the continuous or intermittent nature of your attention to it, and the impact of the lobbying efforts. (nolo.com)
  • Although they cannot engage in direct or indirect activities defined as lobbying, non-government grantees can undertake a range of other activities. (cdc.gov)
  • Results of search for 'su:{Lobbying. (who.int)
  • It's an "open secret of lobbying," writes Jeffrey Birnbaum. (prwatch.org)
  • Over at Reason , David Weigel hoists Goldberg on his own petard by quoting from an earlier piece in the New Yorker that seems to echo the Mearsheimer and Walt thesis: the AIPAC, Goldie writes, "is a leviathan among lobbies. (takimag.com)
  • IPN, he suggests, would be better described as a "lobby group" than as a think tank . (prwatch.org)
  • They're all the same underneath --- whether they call themselves a "think tank" or a "lobby group. (prwatch.org)
  • Whom should an interest group lobby in a legislature? (ssrn.com)
  • Tato, described as powerful local lobby group by the Tanzanian media, stated that the road would hurt tourism and urged the government to select a proposed alternative route that would by-pass the park. (mongabay.com)
  • We find that lobbying induces policy compromise and always affects equilibrium policy outcomes. (repec.org)
  • As a renewed expression of Congressional intent, Section 503 serves as an important reminder of limits on lobbying activities that have always governed CDC grantees. (cdc.gov)
  • It is not strange to see a 501(c)(3) fully dedicate it's efforts to lobbying as they do not have limits. (commoncause.org)
  • Lobbying limits with an insubstantial part test is much more vague and restrictive than 501(H) expenditure tests. (commoncause.org)
  • It can be preferred over the insubstantial test because it places dollar limits on the amount of lobbying you do, which is much more concrete than the former. (commoncause.org)
  • Dole, the only former Republican presidential nominee who endorsed Trump before the GOP convention last summer, is a savvy Washington insider who most recently attracted notice for his lobbying on behalf of Taiwan. (time.com)
  • T he troubled government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is pouring millions of dollars into a new Washington lobbying campaign featuring prominent Republicans. (time.com)
  • In particular, even though the policy preferences of lobbies are relatively extreme, lobbying biases the outcome of the political process toward the centre of the policy space, and extreme policies cannot emerge in equilibrium. (repec.org)
  • Lobby Hero is dripping with Lonergan's signature mix of whipcrack humour and deep, textured characterisation. (smh.com.au)
  • Chris Evans as Bill in Lobby Hero . (broadway.com)
  • Irving, Texas (October 15, 2008) - From "Poll Sliders" mini burgers to "Red Recovery" cocktails and more, Omni hotels are turning their lobbies and lounges into dynamic election night headquarters. (omnihotels.com)
  • Tucked away off Ikejiri-Ohashi's main shopping street, Lobby is a space made to feel as if you're hanging out in the lobby of a hip hotel. (timeout.com)
  • Moreover, in equilibrium, not all lobbies participate in the policy-making process. (repec.org)
  • Alston & Bird, Mer Security's subcontractor, said its engagement terms said the firm would be offering advice on "strategic communications, policy issues and compliance with" lobbying disclosure laws. (time.com)
  • For further guidance on the applicability of Section 503 to CDC grantees please see the attached Additional Requirement (AR) 12 (attached below), which is CDC's policy on impermissible lobbying activities by CDC grantees. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, Finkelstein asserts, "Apart from the Israel-Palestine conflict, fundamental U.S. policy in the Middle East hasn't been affected by the Lobby. (dissidentvoice.org)
  • Author Jeffrey Goldberg is apparently unaware that this "argument" is hardly reassuring: even as we hurtle toward war with Iran, and the Lobby and its partisans in the media beat the drums for war with Iran-quite against the views and wishes of the greater part of the population-the unparalleled power of Israel's supporters to determine the direction of US foreign policy is demonstrated in all its awful efficiency. (takimag.com)
  • 12 (attached below), which is CDC's policy on impermissible lobbying activities by CDC grantees. (cdc.gov)
  • A public charity can determine its limit to lobbying through two kinds of tests: insubstantial part test or 501(H) Expenditure Test. (commoncause.org)
  • Nonprofit lobbying puts public interest on the agenda of policymakers but to do so, we must understand the rules of advocacy in order to maximize our gains. (commoncause.org)
  • The details of the lobbying effort were discovered by Alex Shteynshlyuger, a New York urologist, who through public records requests received the email correspondence between Albright and CMS and shared that material with ProPublica. (medscape.com)
  • In an unusual arrangement, the lobbying campaign on behalf of the Congolese government is being coordinated by an Israeli security company, Mer Security and Communications, whose chief executive says it was chosen for its "personal relationship" with the country's current leadership. (time.com)
  • Yet while the debate has generated millions of dollars in campaign contributions and lobbying on both sides, gun rights advocates have sharply outspent groups advocating gun control. (cnbc.com)
  • According to ProPublica's reporting, the change was the result of a quiet insurance industry lobbying campaign led by Matthew Albright, a former CMS employee who left government service to work for Zelis, a payment processing company co-owned by private equity giant Bain Capital. (medscape.com)
  • The discussion below provides a general overview of lobbying restrictions on the work of CDC grantees, along with examples of restricted and permissible activities. (cdc.gov)
  • Bryan Lanza, the former communications director for Trump's transition team, revealed to MSNBC's Ali Velshi that the team was "aware" of Michael Flynn's lobbying work for Turkey. (msnbc.com)
  • But rarely do foreign lobbying contracts command more than $5 million. (time.com)
  • Language included in Section 503 of Division F, Title V, of the FY 12 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 112-74, excerpted below) reinforces and (in selected respects) expands long-standing statutory and other provisions governing the use of appropriated funds by CDC and its grantees for advocacy, lobbying, and related activities. (cdc.gov)
  • 74, excerpted below) reinforces and (in selected respects) expands long-standing statutory and other provisions governing the use of appropriated funds by CDC and its grantees for advocacy, lobbying, and related activities. (cdc.gov)
  • Delivered daily, Influence gives you a comprehensive rundown and analysis of all lobby hires and news on K Street. (politico.com)
  • According to reports, both chief minister Harish Rawat and his predecessor Vijay Bahuguna have been lobbying hard for the RS seat. (hindustantimes.com)
  • The privilege was originally extended as a courtesy, not to facilitate for-profit lobbying efforts. (politico.com)
  • Stuff for making game lobbies etc. (npmjs.com)
  • Nominations are now open for the Worst Lobbying Awards for 2008 in Europe. (prwatch.org)
  • Many visitors who pass through Lobby South come here at some stage during the fair and this gives you an opportunity to spend a little time with them in private. (elmia.se)
  • The Bush administration, bullied by an extraordinarily powerful Jewish lobby, reportedly asked Blair to refrain from discussing 'matters of substance' and 'final-status issues' pertaining to the Palestinian question," Khalid Amayreh said in an article in the Palestinian Information Center, a website operated by Hamas's Damascus-based politburo. (ynetnews.com)
  • Endogenous Lobbying ," CARESS Working Papres 00-03, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences. (repec.org)
  • I also determine who gains and who loses from lobbying, identifying circumstances in which legislators would unanimously prefer to ban informational lobbying. (ssrn.com)
  • In this paper we present a citizen-candidate model of representative democracy with endogenous lobbying. (repec.org)
  • I develop a model of informational lobbying, in which a legislature must decide on the allocation of district-specific goods and projects. (ssrn.com)
  • Choose a quiet area of a restaurant, lobby, or office where there is less activity and noise. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Endogenous lobbying ," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 3590, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library. (repec.org)