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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Release Local Government Broadband Resource Guide
Through the National Resource Network, the International City/County Management Association released a resource guide to help local governments…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Contractor Groups Raise Concerns Over Defense Department Rule
The Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations, which represents industry groups that work closely with the Defense…
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Groups’ Clemency Project Pays Off With Obama’s Commutation Streak
President Barack Obama’s decision to use his power of commutation as a form of criminal justice reform has…
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Asia Wind Energy Association Gets Its Blades Spinning in Launch
The wind-energy group, Asia’s first, hopes to create a centralized voice for the industry, as well as to…
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New Illinois Domestic Violence Law Leans On Hairstylists’ Unique Role
Taking effect next year, an Illinois law mandates that hairstylists receive education on how to handle instances of…
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Free Press Group: Pro Cameras Need Encryption
The Freedom of the Press Foundation, in conjunction with dozens of documentary filmmakers, photographers, and associations, asked some…
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New York Law May Signal Challenges Coming for Airbnb
While Airbnb has agreed to work with New York City in response to a recent state law, the…
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Music Publishers Association Scores YouTube Deal
To cap out a year in which music-royalty issues were commonly covered in the press, the National Music…
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Voice Calls on Planes? Federal Officials Considering it
The U.S. Department of Transportation, responding to the rise of Wi-Fi calling as a way to get around…
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AARP Foundation Launches Initiative to Combat Isolation
Social isolation is a serious problem for older Americans. AARP Foundation’s new platform, Connect2Affect, aims to raise awareness…
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Report: Student Media Faces New Pressure From Universities
A new report from the American Association of University Professors and three other groups states that student newspapers…
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New Virtual Reality Association Includes Big Names
Some of the biggest names in the virtual reality space are joining the newly announced Global Virtual Reality…
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Seeing Growing Overlap, U.K. Film Industry Groups Merge
The U.K. Screen Association, which represents visual-effects teams, is merging with Animation U.K., with the two groups citing…
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Actuarial Groups Launch Climate Measurement Tool
Last week, four actuarial groups in the United States and Canada introduced the Actuaries Climate Index, an online tool…
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Olympians Association’s Grants Program Helps Athletes Give Back
The World Olympians Association is launching a grant program to assist Olympians who are working to make the…
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Mentorship Program Builds Police, Community Relationships
To build relationships between law enforcement and their communities, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles is…
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MMA Fighters Form Association to Take on the UFC
A group of mixed martial artists have banded together in a new association to fight a bigger opponent,…
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Monday Buzz: Millennials and the Shift Away From Advocacy
An expert on the younger generation suggests that associations should look at social entrepreneurship, not advocacy, to engage…
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Standing Rock Protests: Groups Respond to Pipeline Decision
The U.S. Army’s decision to block the building of a pipeline near the reservation of the Standing Rock Sioux…
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Oakland Warehouse Fire: Sprinkler Group Responds
As first responders continue their work at the site of a deadly blaze at a converted California warehouse,…
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Tax Reform Could Hurt Associations
With the elections behind us, it’s not too early to consider how a new Congress might prioritize policy…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
A Helping Hand to Physicians: Groups Launch Anti-Suicide Effort
With suicide rates among physicians at a high level, and concern rising among medical doctors, a trio of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Health Groups Applaud Decision to Ban Smoking in Public Housing
The American Lung Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics say that a decision by the U.S. Department…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Agenda: Tax Target
Tax reform could take aim at association revenues.
