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Mar 25 2024
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All 175 groups spending big bucks lobbying the KY legislature this year
Lots of companies, nonprofits and other interest groups have spent millions in just two months to influence the Kentucky state legislature. The list includes such tech giants as Google and Amazon and prominent local interest groups, including the Frankfort Plant Board and the Kentucky League of Cities. According to the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission, these groups spent just under $6.1
Lexington Herald-LeaderApr 07 2024
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Abortion advocates in MI lobby for ending parental consent for minors, say law has ‘no benefit’ to the child
Pro-choice advocacy groups in Michigan want to repeal parental consent to obtain an abortion via a new report. Since 1993, Michigan law stipulates that citizens under 18 years old must have parental consent for an abortion. Otherwise, minors are allowed to petition for an abortion in court to waive the requirement. "This law is actually of no benefit to the vast majority of young people who do
Fox News (Online News)Mar 24 2024
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Leak sends water gushing into lobby of Bronx building that partially collapsed last year
The video shows buckets of water leaking throughout the entire lobby of 1915 Billingsley Terrace in Morris Heights. An entire corner of the seven-story building came crumbling down in December, temporarily displacing tenants in 21 of the 46 apartments inside . Saturday’s rainstorm sent water streaming through the lobby ceiling of a Bronx building that partially collapsed three months ago,
GothamistMar 17 2024
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Logan students lobby for return of tacos to school lunch menu to 'revive the Mexican spirit'
LOGAN — No way was Bentley Jibina going to let taco day in the Bridger Elementary School lunchroom fade away without a fight. In a handwritten message to Kandice Goodman, principal of the Logan school, he voiced his sentiments. Last year, tacos were pulled from the cafeteria rotation, in part because of the mess typically left behind by students after the fact. "Bring back taco Tuesday, Mrs.
KSLMar 20 2024
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Louisiana House rejects anti-vax bill after business lobby opposes it • Louisiana Illuminator
Louisiana lawmakers rejected a bill to open businesses and schools who require certain vaccines to civil liability after a powerful lobbying group came out against it. House Bill 87, by Rep. Mike Echols, R-Monroe, would have allowed employees and students required to receive COVID-19 or other vaccines with emergency use authorization to sue if they are injured as a result of the vaccination.
Louisiana IlluminatorMar 12 2024
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Advocates ask C.R. to lobby against proposal to ban citizen police review boards
CEDAR RAPIDS — Members of local nonprofit Advocates for Social Justice are asking the city of Cedar Rapids to lobby against a bill — which advanced Tuesday in the Iowa Legislature — that would dismantle citizen boards that review local law enforcement functions like the one Cedar Rapids created in 2021. The bill required Iowa’s five cities with civilian review boards to disband those boards
Cedar Rapids GazetteJan 15 2024
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2A Supporters Rally in Richmond on 'Lobby Day'
Dueling factions of the ever-contentious Second Amendment debate squared off in Richmond on Monday at the annual Lobby Day in the Virginia State Capital. One side featured the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), a pro-Second Amendment organization, and another the Virginia Center for Public Safety (VACPS), a group that seeks to reduce gun violence. "We are out here fighting for a right
Newsmax (News)Mar 19 2024
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NH LAKES Faulted for Lobbying for Watercraft Limits While Taking State Funds for Lake Host Program
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org CONCORD – The New Hampshire Lakes Association was called to task for its advocacy of bills that one Executive Councilor said is intended to limit watercraft and enjoyment of the water while taking a contract with the state to protect lakes in its Lake Host program. After lengthy debate after last week’s meeting in which Republican Councilor Joe Kenney threatened
In Depth NHMar 13 2024
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Rutherford County, the latest casualty in Tennessee's lobbying quarrel over impact fees • Tennessee Lookout
For years, county mayors have come to Tennessee’s Capitol asking for the right to enact a tax on development to cover cost influxes due to population growth, only to be rebuffed by lawmakers lobbied by powerful and well-funded business groups. The fight over impact fees, or one-time costs paid by developers when building new housing or commercial projects and often based on project size, pits
Tennessee LookoutJan 25 2024
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PETA Lobbies for Punxsutawney Phil to be Replaced by a Coin Flip
On February 2nd, millions of Americans will have their eyes on Punxsutawney Pennsylvania, where a groundhog named Phil will predict whether or not we will see 6 more weeks of winter. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, is concerned about Phil's well-being. They believe the famous groundhog is being cruelly exploited for publicity. PETA has offered to donate a giant coin to the
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