U.S. Administration's Plan To Thwart Chemical Laws far more influential than the US lobbying effort, Wallström Monitor Ace of Base, I agree laws and regulations in one area can affect another, but http://www.atsnn.com/story/47208.html
Extractions: Now a report for the senior Democratic Congressman from California, Henry Waxman, has uncovered the Bush administrations behind-the-scenes campaign against Europe for the chemicals industry. For two years officials from the Secretary of State Colin Powell downwards lobbied countries all over the world to oppose Reach.
Want To Limit Lobbying? Cut Government lobbying can be a sleazy activity. But new laws arent the answer. How Would Senator Kerrys Tax Proposals affect the Economy? 4/16/04. http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed011204b.cfm
Extractions: Presidential candidates John Kerry and John Edwards have been trying to breathe life into their moribund campaigns by attacking lobbyists. In their view, the traditional Washington career path a stint in government followed by a lucrative job lobbying former colleagues is inherently corrupt. Both candidates propose restrictions, including limits on the ability of former government officials to function as lobbyists. This is why restrictions on lobbying will never be effective. Congress can pass thousands of laws to limit lobbying, but none of them will work so long as government has power to seize resources from one person and give them to another. New laws might change the way lobbying takes place, and they almost surely will make lobbying more expensive, but the process will continue. Interestingly, many of the politicians who complain the loudest about lobbying are the ones who want to make government even bigger. Edwards and Kerry, for instance, have tax-and-spend voting records that make French politicians seem fiscally responsible by comparison. Needless to say, this means we would almost surely be plagued with even more lobbyists if either candidate made it to the White House.
Govermental And Community Relations At UC Riverside lobbying is attempting to influence or persuade an elected official to pass, defeat or modify Congress Their chief job is to make laws that affect all of http://gcr.ucr.edu/lobbying.html
Extractions: Example of an Effective One Page Political Summary Lobbying is attempting to influence or persuade an elected official to pass, defeat or modify a piece of legislation. It is the process by which citizens make their opinions known to those who represent them. Most legislators want to know as many of their constituent's issues as possible. They realize that constituent support is key to their reelection and political career, and therefore consider constituent views on legislative issues a priority when voting. Learn the legislative process and how the political process works. Knowing all the ins and outs of committee procedures, staff activities, and so on can sometimes make a difference. If you want to be a successful volunteer advocate, it is essential that you understand the process, the lingo, and the schedule surrounding legislative action. Below are some of the basic components of the state and federal legislative system:
OAT - Final HIPAA Privacy Rules The Health Care Industry has been lobbying the Bush Administration to HIPAA and how these final rules will affect telemedicine practitioners State Privacy laws. http://telehealth.hrsa.gov/pubs/hipaa.htm
Extractions: On December 28, 2000, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final privacy regulations relating to the protection of patients' individually identifiable health information as mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA.) The deadline for HIPAA Privacy compliance will be 26 months after its publication in the Federal Registry for most Covered Entities. How might the final HHS privacy rules affect telemedicine practitioners? Discussion Under the Administrative Simplification provision of HIPAA, HHS must adopt national standards for administrative and financial electronic data transactions. Additionally, in the absence of congressional action by August 1999, the HHS Secretary was required to develop regulations to protect the security and privacy of transmitted individually identifiable health information. The final rules differ in some important ways from the earlier 1999 proposed rules.
Extractions: Board Responsibilities: Establish a public relations policy. Make sure there is a public relations plan and a budget for public relations activities. Participate in public relations events and evaluate your library's public relations programs. Encourage staff involvement in public relations and recruit volunteers. Individual Trustee Responsibilities * Be vocal, visible, and well-informed - use your library and spread the word about its services and successes. Look for opportunities to build a positive image for the library. Tell people about the library's programs, progress, and plans. Be an advocate for all libraries - talk about the merits of quality library service and the importance of reading. Get to know local officials and persuade them to support the library. Listen to the community - be the library's eyes and ears. Support the "Friends of the Library" and recruit new members. Mastering The Political Process: From Good Will To Advocacy Public relations alone is not enough. Trustees must be lobbyists as well as good will ambassadors for the library they serve. Trustees who are effective advocates learn how to affect the decision-making process. They understand how the political process works, get to know local and state elected officials, express opinions where they count, and mobilize and coordinate support when needed. As the official representatives of the citizens, trustees have credibility with elected officials whose decisions are crucial to the library' future. Trustees who are well informed and articulate can make a big difference.
10 Reasons To Lobby For Your Cause But lobbying, or more simply, trying to influence those who make policies that affect our lives ACES, which has helped change child support laws not just http://www.ctnonprofits.org/Pages/Legislature/10_reasons_to_lobby_for_your_cau.h
Extractions: For many of us, lobbying is something other people dopeople who wear fancy clothes and buy politicians lunch at expensive restaurants. But lobbying, or more simply, trying to influence those who make policies that affect our lives, is something anyone can do. And it is something all of us should do if we believe in a good cause and in a democratic form of government. Read on to find out why. 1. You can make a difference. It takes one person to initiate change. Gerry Jensen was a single mother struggling to raise her son in Toledo, Ohio, without the help of a workable child support system. She put an ad in a local newspaper to see if there were other moms who wanted to join her in working for change. There were. Over time, they built the Association for Child Support Enforcement, or ACES, which has helped change child support laws not just in Ohio, but across the country. One persona single mothermade a difference. 2. People working together can make a difference. Families of Alzheimers patients working together, through the Alzheimers Association, convinced the
Recommended Resources Advocacy For Nonprofits step in knowing what is permissible in your efforts to affect public policy It includes background on the lobbying laws, on grassroots coalitions, and on using http://www.ctnonprofits.org/pages/Legislature/AdvocacyResources.asp
Milano Nonprofit Management Knowledge Hub - Manager's Toolbox This site also offers tips for those new to lobbying. overviews of various laws affecting nonprofit organizations (most laws that affect businesses also http://www.newschool.edu/milano/hub/toolbox_legal.htm
Extractions: Please note that some of the documents listed within the Knowledge Hub are in Acrobat Reader format. To read this format, you may need to download Acrobat by clicking on the icon below: Legal Topics: Find Out What's Legal - Outside the U.S. Download Forms Find Out What's Legal - United States Find Attorneys General Offices ... Lobbying Find Out What's Legal - Outside the U.S. Checklist for NPO Laws The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law publishes this basic checklist of provisions that should be included in legislation governing NPOs. This is useful in assessing whether NPO legislation currently on the books or in draft form meets generally accepted international practices. Handbook on Good Practices for Laws Relating to Non-Governmental Organizations
Extractions: Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition Lobbying is the practice of influencing a governing body in order to reflect an individual's or organisation's point of view in the legislature A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. Legislatures are known by many names, including: parliament congress diet and national assembly . In parliamentary systems of government, the legislature is formally supreme and appoints the executive. In presidential systems of government, the legislature is considered a branch of government which is equal to, and independent of, the executive. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise taxes and adopt the budget and other money bills. The consent of the legislature is also often required to ratify treaties and declare war.
The Advocacy Group: Guidelines To Effective Lobbying sending others in their firms to do the direct lobbying. of a technical or general nature and can affect the outcome to be fully compliant with the laws of the http://www.advocacy.com/guidelines.html
Extractions: Interest groups have become the primary link between citizens and their government. As a channel of access through which people can present their views to public officials, interest groups afford people an efficient opportunity to take part in the political process. Since American political culture stresses that participation is a virtue and apathy a vice, such groups have gained wide acceptance throughout American history. [2] The majority of groups currently seeking to influence political decisions came into existence since World War II. Group formation has accelerated substantially since the early 1960s. As the scope of federal policy making has grown, more interest groups have established offices in Washington. Obviously, it is best to "hunt where the ducks are." [3]
10.25_Reporting_State_Lobbying_Activity.htm the answer is framed to persuasively affect legislation or administrator must be aware of lobbying contacts in WSU policy nor federal or state laws restricts an http://www.wsu.edu/~forms/HTML/BPPM/10_Organization/10.25_Reporting_State_Lobbyi
Extractions: The University particularly encourages faculty and staff who work in communities around the state to have contact with public officials, including local legislators. Contacts with public officials may provide information concerning University programs offered in particular legislative districts and University assistance available to address local needs. Lobbying Activities Many contacts with elected officials are considered by state law to be official "lobbying" on behalf of the University. State law provides restrictions and reporting requirements for public employees who engage in lobbying activities. See below.
Forrester Research: Redirecting Tech Lobbying companies pursue crafting a hybrid lobbying approach compliance with social norms and laws while creating and intellectual property will affect them directly http://www.forrester.com/go?docid=12963
Stanford Copyright & Fair Use - Copyright Law Changes That May Affect You G. Copyright Law Changes That May affect You. You may find a few surprises in the new laws. of copyright legislation in 1998, reflecting the lobbying efforts of http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter0/0-g.html
Extractions: Losers: songwriters, performing rights societies (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC) Previously, businesses using anything larger than a home stereo system had to pay songwriters for the right to play the radio or television during business hours. These payments, known as performance licenses, were paid to performing rights societies collecting the money on behalf of songwriters. The National Restaurant Association has been lobbying for years to change how these rules apply to small businesses. As part of this effort, in 1995 the NRA exploited the strange tale of a girl scout troop performing the silent Macarena because a performance license hadn't been paid. Under new rules which are tacked on to the term extension law described above, restaurants and bars under 3,750 square feet or retail establishments under 2,000 square feet who play the radio or television in their establishments won't have to pay fees. Regardless of size, all restaurants, bars and stores will be exempt from paying fees if they have no more than six external speakers (but not more than four per room) or four televisions measuring 55 inches or less (but not more than one per room). These rules only apply for establishments that play radio and television. Establishments that play pre-recorded music such as compact discs will still be subject to licenses. Some legal experts have argued that the small business exemption may violate international treaties and a court challenge to the licensing exemption is expected.
Extractions: Summer Research Chapter IV Laws, Regulations, Policies, and Procedures Governing Research The UGA is subect to the policies of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Faculty and staff are expected to be familiar with and to adhere to federal, state and University regulations and policies that govern research. Failure to comply may jeopardize not only the individual research project, but also the entire UGA research program. Because the scope of this handbook is limited to research, it is suggested that each reader review a copy of the UGA statutes and become familiar with policy matters not covered in this handbook. Additional policies also are published in the University of Georgia Aministrative Policies and Procedures Manual.
Simmons Lawyer Poised To Sue Lobbying Chief - Ithacajournal.com the authority of the state lobbying commission, said Tuesday the board s apparent failure to abide by state open meeting laws might affect his client s case http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20040505/localnews/355529.html
Extractions: //configuration OAS_sitepage = 'news.theithacajournal.com/stories/localnews'; OAS_listpos = 'Top,Bottom,Right1,Right2'; OAS_query = ''; OAS_target = '_top'; pageName = "20040505 - Local News: Simmons lawyer poised to sue lobbying chief"; edition = "20040505"; document.write(""); Home News Entertainment Communities ... Customer Service site = "NYITH"; section="HOME"; gnsSite ="theithacajournal"; Home News Local News Local Sports ... Customer Service The Associated Press ALBANY The lobbyist-lawyer for hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, who is contesting the authority of the state lobbying commission, said Tuesday the board's apparent failure to abide by state open meeting laws might affect his client's case and countless others. "I read the newspaper story and it is something we are going to look into," said James Featherstonhaugh, one of Albany's most prominent lobbyists and attorney for Simmons. "I haven't really sat down and figured out what all the implications of it are, but I'm sure over the next several days I will." If the commission's actions in those apparently improperly conducted meetings are challenged, a court could void the results, including decisions that have led to continuing legal action by Simmons.
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Survey: Public Opposes Bush Efforts To Gut Overtime Laws 3-1 Opposes Bush Efforts to Gut Overtime laws 31, to contact their lawmakers and made lobbying visits to the Bush attacks on overtime pay would affect your state http://www.aflcio.org/yourjobeconomy/overtimepay/ns09032003.cfm
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