Law Society Of New South Wales - Login Area For further information about lobbying activities contact the Law Societys Director of Government The effect of the documents, if they had been signed, http://www.lawsociety.com.au/page.asp?partID=7222
Law Society Of New South Wales - Login Area For further information about lobbying activities contact the Law Societys However, no reference was made to the effect that the changes have had on http://www.lawsociety.com.au/page.asp?partID=7681
NYPIRG--Good Government However, New York s lobbying law is one that narrowly defines reportable or rejection of rules or regulations having the force and effect of law. http://www.nypirg.org/goodgov/reformny/lobby.html
Extractions: misconduct have been on the front pages of New York State's newspapers. While some of these reports have focused on the clearly illegal conduct of one member of the Assembly, there is speculation that other state legislators could be implicated as well. As a result, how New York State regulates political ethics is a front burner issue. Unfortunately, little is clear when it comes to New York State's ethics law. The law is loophole-riddled and poorly - if at all - enforced. These weaknesses have been long identified. In 1990, the New York State Commission on Government Integrity commented: "Overall we have found that the unwillingness of New York's political leaders to embrace major ethics reforms in the many areas referred to erodes government integrity … In our view, the leaders of both major parties have failed the citizens of New York by not insisting upon much needed ethics reforms … Instead partisan, personal and vested interests have been allowed to come before larger public interests."
Lobbying (Steve Harris, M.D.) It may never have occurred to some of you that lobbying is only industry s You cannot calculate what effect your proposed law is going to have on all http://yarchive.net/med/lobbying.html
Extractions: Please use the link above to navigate the site. A fter you lay the foundation for your legislative efforts and assess the political landscape, your goal is to convince legislators to accept your position. Some activities, such as proposing legislation or amendments, meeting with legislators and their staff, and testifying at hearings, occur inside the halls of the legislature; other actions, such as letter writing, public demonstrations, and working with the media, are initiated outside the legislature to build public pressure and urge legislators to come over to your side. Always coordinate your actions inside and outside of the legislature to make sure you are consistent and achieve maximum effect. Be clear and concise. Keep your letter to one page, at most two, and address only one issue per letter, if possible. Clearly identify the bill you are writing about and the position you are urging (vote yes or no). Make two or three of your strongest arguments for or against the proposed legislation. Remember: Legislators receive many letters on many different issues; your letter should be easy to read and understand if you want any chance of grabbing their attention.
RAPID LOBBYING NETWORK ACTION 13 To show the effect this law may have, of the 67 American agencies involved in Barnabas Funds Rapid lobbying Network provides our supporters with short http://www.barnabasfund.org/News/RLN/Action_13_20050407.htm
Democracy Now! | Congress Probes INC's Lobbying Efforts Federal law prohibits the use of US government money for lobbying on financial matters, It has the same effect, but they don t break the law. http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/27/1434258
Cooley Godward LLP News Publications Cooley Alerts New Tax Thanks to a successful lobbying effort by investment groups, most funds will be exempt from the new rules. New Tax Law Affects Funds (PDF) http://www.cooley.com/news/alerts.aspx?ID=000038741820
The "ABCs" Of Lobbying At the risk of boring some of you, here are the ABCs of lobbying for an the temporary effect of law for the duration of the Congressional session. http://www.80-20initiative.net/em020701.html
Extractions: The "ABCs" of Lobbying 80-20'll begin with a lobbying effort to secure Congressional hearings on the huge amount of statistical evidence documenting the existence of glass ceiling above APAs. To help this lobbying effort succeed, most of us may want to acquire some basic knowledge about lobbying. Hopefully, you may agree that, ultimately, our community's political clout depends on our collective political maturity. At the risk of boring some of you, here are the "ABCs" of lobbying for an issue, as opposed to, say, lobbying to get someone confirmed or get a treaty passed. There are 3 basic ways that Congress may be asked to support an issue: (1) Of the three, passing a bill is the hardest. Once a bill passes both Houses and is signed by the president, it becomes a law. The violation of a law requires a penalty. Hence, 99% of the bills are required to contain languages specifying appropriate punishment, should the law be violated. (2) Passing a resolution is the easiest. There are many forms of resolutions - House Resolution, Senate Resolution, Concurrent Resolution, and Joint Resolution. Although a resolution needs to pass the House or the Senate or both, resolutions are nothing but lip service. A resolution, even after passage, could be violated by any person at will, without penalty. Resolutions are mostly used by politicians to please constituents "on the cheap."
Lobbying The local lobbying section of the law, which took effect on January 1, 2001, applies to the attempt to influence pending legislation through a http://www.nysalb.org/news0104/smith.htm
Extractions: In 1977 the New York State Legislature and Governor made a commitment to safeguard the integrity of the governmental decision-making process by enacting the Regulation of Lobbying Act. This was the first attempt in over 70 years to acquire full disclosure from special interests trying to influence both the Legislature and Executive Branch. Annually, about 2,150 lobbyists representing 1,350 clients and 50 public corporations register with and report to NYS on their activities effecting State level decision-makers. Lobbying expenses have grown from 5.7 million dollars in 1978 to a record 71.9 million dollars in 1999. The Lobbying Act does not seek to prohibit or limit lobbying governmental decision-makers. While protecting the constitutional right of citizens to petition government the Act requires that the State Commission on Lobbying monitor and make public the identities, activities, and expenditures of those seeking to influence legislation, rules, regulations, and rate-making actions of New York State government. On December 30, 1999, Governor Pataki signed Chapter 2, Laws of 1999, enacting a new Lobbying Act that contained a piece that expanded the definition of lobbying activities to include those at a local level. The "local lobbying" section of the law, which took effect on January 1, 2001, applies to the attempt to influence "pending legislation" through a municipality or its subdivision, with a population of more than 50,000, or a public authority or public corporation. Counties, towns, cities, villages, etc., are included. School districts are excluded.
LAW ENFORCEMENT LOBBYING AND POLICY MAKING ON GUN CONTROL This had a chilling effect on many persons who were planning to actively oppose At the extreme of lobbying is the refusal of law enforcement to take http://www.saf.org/journal/3_Blackman.html
NPCC - Government Relations lobbying has issued its longawaited report on state reporting of local lobbying. As readers should be aware, New York State now has in effect a law http://www.npccny.org/govern.htm
Extractions: Government Relations NPCC's Government Relations Committee meets monthly to consider and, where appropriate, comment on legislative and regulatory developments affecting New York's nonprofit sector. The Committee of approximately 40 individuals includes many of the most eminent lawyers in the field of nonprofit law. It interacts regularly with the Charities Bureau of the New York State Attorney General. In its work, the Committee seeks to promote trust in the sector by supporting proposals that foster accountability and transparency, and seeking, at the same time, to avoid the imposition of undue administrative burdens on nonprofits. The following are some of the Committee's current activities: Independent Sector Work on Senate Finance Committee Staff Proposals www.npccny.org/info/gov_rel_080105.htm to read their findings. www.npccny.org/info/gov_rel_040605.htm to read about this meeting. www.npccny.org/info/gov_rel_012505.htm for a summary of the meeting. Senate Finance Committee Hearings www.npccny.org/info/gov_rel_062304.htm
The Law Of Excessive Lobbying But the Law of Excessive lobbying, which is what I m calling this theory, area we are going to see this law coming into effect is in the US debate on http://www.globalizationinstitute.org/blog/0507_the_law_of_excessive_lobbying.ph
Doctors Lobbying To Halt Cuts To Medicare Payments Doctors are mobilizing a nationwide lobbying campaign to stave off cuts in Because of a quirk in federal law, Medicare will cut payments to doctors by http://www.globalaging.org/health/us/2005/doctor.htm
Extractions: The association is urging its members to make telephone calls and send e-mail messages to Congress, which reconvenes this week, and it has organized a nationwide network of patients to "help stop the cuts." It has also devised posters for display in doctors' offices, saying that the cuts threaten "physicians' ability to serve Medicare patients in the future."
Critical Updates To Text On Lobbying Law The new law is expected to take effect this fall. These and other changes are reflected in the 2005 updates to lobbying in Canada the definitive http://www.fasken.com/web/fmdwebsite.nsf/0/D2FFB3584BD814AB8825701C0070489F?Open
Extractions: About Massachusetts Lobbying Laws Secretary William F. Galvin is proud to announce the creation and implementation of a new electronic Registration and Reporting System for 2005. All Registrations can be performed online via our secure website for calendar year 2005. We anticipate that all Reporting will be available online via our secure website beginning July 2005. All lobbyists, lobbyist entities and clients are required to register with the State Secretary on or before December 15 for the upcoming calendar year. What are the new fees?
Extractions: in legislature and agencies By JENNIFER HALPERIN B ack in January, when dozens of then-new lawmakers were flush with intentions of "shaking things up" in the legislature, veteran Statehouse observers shrugged off those high hopes as the enthusiasm of innocents. Now, with the proverbial benefit of hindsight, it's easy to see why. The General Assembly's large turnover didn't exactly spark a revolution in the way things are done in the Statehouse. There were few "renegade" newcomers, save perhaps a group of five Republican senators who took a stab at independence. So it was more or less business as usual in Springfield. An example: Despite intense scrutiny by several newspapers in late 1992 and early 1993 of "pinstripe patronage" including the awarding of no-bid state contracts to those with political connections no measures passed this spring that would change this practice. There was no shortage of proposals touching on the issue. One bill would have kept the state from awarding contracts to people or businesses that donate more than $1,000 to a state official. Another would have required state agencies to solicit competitive bids before leasing offices for state agencies.
AKLegislature.com: Activist Files Suit Against Lobbying Law Activist files suit against lobbying law. Web Posted June 29, 2003 The new law, which takes effect 90 days after Murkowski signed it, would lengthen http://alaskalegislature.com/stories/062903/lobbysuit.shtml
Extractions: Home 2003 News Activist files suit against lobbying law Web Posted: June 29, 2003 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A lawsuit filed in Anchorage Superior Court on Thursday is seeking to overturn the Alaska Legislature's bid to relax lobbying laws. Anchorage activist Andree McLeod argues in court papers that the law approved by the Legislature "is akin to deregulation of lobbyists." The law, passed by the Legislature this session, was signed into law by Gov. Frank Murkowski on June 18 despite his own misgivings about the bill. It lengthens the period of time someone can attempt to influence government before he or she must register as a lobbyist. Current regulations require that someone register as a lobbyist if he or she spends four hours in a 30-day period attempting to influence government. The new law, which takes effect 90 days after Murkowski signed it, would lengthen that period to 40 hours in a 30-day period. The Alaska Public Offices Commission, which regulates the lobbying industry, estimates that as many as one-third of the state's registered lobbyists could be exempt from filing under the new law. In addition, lobbyists are barred from making campaign donations to candidates outside their home district and from working on campaigns. In signing the bill into law, Murkowski said it makes important changes but that the length of time is too generous and should be changed.
Official's Lobbying Ties Decried 8, while the industry group a former client was lobbying the Many of these officials are barred by law and administrative policies from handling http://www.defenders.org/newsroom/griles.html
Extractions: Wednesday, September 25, 2002; Page A01 When several senators voiced concern in May 2001 that his extensive lobbying ties might conflict with his new job as deputy interior secretary, J. Steven Griles insisted it wouldn't be a problem. Within weeks of taking office, Griles began a series of meetings with former clients and administration officials on regulatory matters important to several of his former clients.
