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Legislation
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Senate, House Get to Work on Tax Reform
Senate leaders announced last week that bipartisan working groups will aim to develop a comprehensive tax reform plan…
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Cybersecurity: Obama Data Breach Initiatives Get Associations Talking
The president's plan to tackle cybersecurity issues—expected to be one of his big initiatives in 2015—drew mixed responses…
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Gun-Control Critics Use Novel Law to Gain Ground in Pennsylvania
A new law meant to curtail local gun-control ordinances in Pennsylvania has already put two of the state’s…
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Congress Takes Fresh Stab at Affordable Care Act’s 30-Hour Rule
A rollback of one of the more controversial requirements of the Affordable Care Act was one of the…
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California’s Plastic-Bag Ban up in the Air After Groups Spend Big
Months after the passage of SB 270, which banned the distribution of plastic bags at grocery stores, groups…
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Congress Moves On Tax Extenders, Stalls On Terror Insurance
Among its last actions of the year, the Senate passed a $41.6 billion package of tax breaks but…
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Associations (Mostly) Score Big With “Cromnibus” Bill Riders
The $1.1 trillion spending bill is loaded with riders big and small. Many of the changes were welcomed…
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House Passes One-Year Tax Extenders Bill
A measure renewing a number of tax breaks for this year was passed by the House last week…
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Charitable Giving: Coalition Urges Action on Charitable Tax Extenders
Over 1,000 associations and nonprofit organizations asked Congress to find a way permanently extend the charitable giving provisions…
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Vaping Industry in Tough Fight Over e-Cigarette Bans
With cities and states around the country considering how to regulate e-cigarettes, the American Vaping Association is making…
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GOP Leaders Aim to Renew Tax Extenders in Lame-Duck Session
As they prepare to take the reins in the Senate in January, Republican leaders say there's something the…
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Retailers Push for Uniform Data-Breach Notification Law
Forty-seven states have data-breach notification laws on the record, but retailers and merchants groups say those laws are…
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Online Sales Tax Bill Faces House Setback
Despite the wide support from retail groups, House Speaker John Boehner says he won’t bring the Marketplace Fairness…
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Monday Buzz: The Lame-Duck Congress Begins
Association advocates have their work cut out for them as Congress returns for a lame-duck session. Plus: The…
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Aide: Tax Reform Will Be Priority for Next Congress
Last week, a top congressional aide said tax reform will be top-of-mind for the next chairman of the…
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“Paper or Plastic?” California Answers That Question for its Residents
It'll be paper—and it'll cost ya. A new law in the state—the first of its kind—mandates that stores…
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Broadcast Industry Bill Loses A Big Talker: “Local Choice”
A bill affecting the transmission of broadcast stations over cable and satellite feeds once included a provision that…
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Tech Groups Urge Congress to Get to Work on USA Freedom Act
When Congress returned to the Hill from its summer recess earlier this month, a letter from several technology…
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Internet Advocacy Group Ranks the Awful
In the latest edition of its iAWFUL list, the advocacy group NetChoice says that a move to attach…
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Opt-Out, Not Opt-In: California Passes Tough Kill-Switch Law
Putting the wireless industry on the defensive, the Golden State has passed a law that will require the…
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Paul Ryan Changes His Tune on the Charitable Deduction
The lawmaker who will likely oversee the tax reform effort in Congress next year publicly voiced support for…
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“Right to Farm” Amendment Stirs Up Passions in Missouri
A proposed amendment that’s up for a vote on Tuesday sounds a little odd—it would codify the right…
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Free Law Database Will Help Keep Notaries Up to Date
The National Notary Association is making it easier for notaries across the United States to find new and…
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Fantasy Sports Group Boosts Lobbying Game
In an effort to get ahead of online gambling legislation that could shake up fantasy sports, the Fantasy…
