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PAGR Newsletter
The Summer 2009 Issue is now online.
The United Way Statewide Nonprofit Stimulus Legislative Forum
Monday, June 22, 2009 (10:00 am to 12:00 pm) at the Hilton Harrisburg
This forum will focus on how to connect PA nonprofits with stimulus funds that are currently available.
Click here for more information (PDF)
Lobbying Disclosure Manual - PAGR's Repsonse
This is PAGR's response to the request for input from the regulated community as to what matters should be addressed in the upcoming Lobbying Disclosure Manual.
Click here to download the comments (PDF)
Confused about Lobbyist Registration?
Get the facts from the Department of State.
Larry Boyle and Chet Harhut will be PAGR's special guests at our next Membership Meeting. Join your colleagues on April 6 at 11:30 am at the Firehouse Restaurant on Second Street in Harrisburg. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP for the meeting by April 2. This is a members’ only meeting. Any guests will have to pay $120 for membership.
PAGR Newsletter
The April 2009 Issue is now online.
2009/2010 Legislative Directories
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry’s convenient, pocket-size quick reference is available to all PAGR members for just $7.50 a copy. There’s no minimum to buy. Order 1, 10 or 100 and it’s just $7.50 a copy! (Non-members may order for $12.50 per copy) The cover of the directory will feature a beautiful full-color photo of the capitol and the PAGR logo.
Click here to download an order form (PDF)
Comments on Proposed Lobbying Regulations
Quarterly Expense Reports
There are Updated DRAFT Quarterly Expense Reports on the Department of State's website, www.dos.state.pa.us. To access, click on "Lobbying Disclosure".
Important Message for all Lobbyists:
Effective immediately there is a $10.00 fee for all Commonwealth ID badges (new ones and renewals). Please see the attached for details.
You heard it here first - thanks for being a PAGR member!
Renewal Letter (PDF) | Application (PDF)
Attention PAGR Members:
There are now new Online Filing Forms for the Registration Statements for Lobbyists, Lobbying Firms and Principals, along with instructions. The Department of State has also updated other documents on their Web site and placed new documents there.
You heard it here first - another benefit of your PAGR membership. Thanks for your support.
Click here for more information (PDF)
Mentoring Opportunity
From October 20-23, public relations professionals will gather in Philadelphia for the national PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) conference. These professionals will have a wide variety of professional development opportunities available to them. I would like a representative of PAGR to join me in a presentation called (at least at this point), "So you want to be a lobbyist?"
Once I find a co-presenter or co-presenters, I will write a proposal to submit to PRSA/New York. It is a competitive process. If the proposal is accepted, PRSA will then set a firm date/time.
I'm a public relations professor here at DePaul University in Chicago and an accredited public relations counselor. Some of my research interests involve lobbying. I would handle the academic side of the presentation, going through the scholarly literature on lobbying. There is no financial incentive for me. I have been a member of PRSA for quite some time, and am on the PRSA Health Academy National Board of Directors. I'm interested in the professional development of PRSA members.
My hope is that a member of PAGR will see this as an opportunity to speak to those who might wish to enter the field of lobbying. Naturally, we expect a high number of attendees from Pennsylvania given the location of the conference.
Thanks for your help. My contact information is below.
Kurt Wise -- Ph.D., APR
773-325-7306
kwise1@depaul.edu
ATTN: PAGR Members
Here is what you have been waiting for.
On the Department of State's website at http://www.dos.state.pa.us/campaignfinance, in addition to its Frequently Asked Questions, Summary of Act 134 and Registration Forms, the Department has now posted a Notice to Lobbyists, which provides additional information on lobbying registration and reporting, for both calendar year 2006 and the new lobbying disclosure law that takes effect on January 1, 2007. The Notice to Lobbyists is located here.
Click here for more information
ATTN: PAGR Members
Need to renew your Commonwealth ID badge? Here's how.
Also, don't forget to renew your dues. |
