Lobbying

education grew rapidly in Virginia. There was a demand for a “normal” school, where women could become educated school teachers. Two state senators and three delegates were given the task of deciding where this school should make its home. After much lobbying, the team declared Harrisonburg, Virginia as the location this new public school would take place. James Madison University was founded as “the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg” in 1908. The first president of…

Nowadays, there might not be any country that does not gather information on its citizen. The main reason for the government to collect data from its citizens is for national security purposes, and after recent events, the participants tended to believe that, it has become a necessity. Due to the Snowden incident, the surveillance practices of the US government were reviewed in the Report and Recommendations of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies:…

In my research on this week’s assignment, I will be commenting on several social organizations that revolve around women and their movements. I will begin with my choice of an influential women in history that has worked closely with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, next, I will write on the Center for Women’s Policy with their mission in life on women’s involvement, and I will write about the League of Women Voters of Illinois and their purposes for getting women involved in their grassroots…

A year ago, my 40-year-old aunt passed away after a long battle with various forms of cancer. During her treatment, she found that often the chemotherapy’s symptoms were more painful than those of cancer. She was constantly cold, unrelenting dry skin, and chronic metallic taste. After her death, I recognized that nobody should have to struggle with chemotherapy symptoms like my aunt. For this reason, I began ChemoComforts Baskets, a 501(c)(3) that creates and delivers bags full of care items…

A revolving door, round it goes. Similar to conflicts of interests, this political issue occurs when there is a circulating flow between government officials and industry employees, representatives, or lobbyists. When there is a vacancy within a federal agency to regulate the food industry, look no further than the industry’s corporate leaders. But how did this never ending cycle begin? Is it causing any damage? The revolving door phenomenon between the food industry and Monsanto evolved from…

The documentary the Money Lobby gets at the present day fear of money’s impact. Money has been having a huge influence on political conversations and actions. The amount of money spent isn’t necessarily what is causing the fear. More so it’s the fact that the donors with more money are overruling the everyday citizens who should have a voice to. The 2012 election cost nearly 6 billion dollars, making it the most costly congressional and presidential election America has ever scene. In the past…

Developing a Health Advocacy Campaign Lung Cancer Advocacy Campaign Walden University NURS 6050 Section 13: Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health Amabue Iwudyke 11/9/2014 Lung Cancer is a serious issue for people in United States. Lung cancer is, one of the leading cause of all cancer deaths in U.S., and it is considered as the most commonly diagnosed among U.S. women (O’Malley, Earp, Mayne, Viadro, & Altpeter, 1995). Lung cancer is a serious concern that need to be dealt…

process reform advocates say is not uniform” (Kenning). While it is possible, it is not easy for most felons. Positive change has been made in the restoration of felon voting rights, but is something that will progress slowly and require significant lobbying effort in state…

career fields that have worked hard to make sure Tesla is known to the world. One of the biggest movements was in 1990, on his 134th birthday in New York State when they declared July 10th, National Tesla day. Senators from several states gave speeches at the House of Representatives to the President and the Senate. One of the speakers was Senator Levin of Michigan State. His speech was to help educate others of the lack of credit given to Mr. Tesla during his life and after his death. He used…

through unethical procedures and acts. The company became a big financial giant in the insurance industry and later added the subprime mortgages to its portfolio that increased its profits into the billions. The company cut corners by aggressively lobbying for laws and rulings that would go in their favor (Thorne, Ferrell, & Ferrell, 2011). They came under investigation by the SEC because they thought they were reporting profits wrong. Also, the company was giving unearned bonuses to upper…