Format
Articles
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Help Lay Groundwork for 5G Wireless World
The FCC's plan to open up high-end wireless spectrum gives U.S. mobile companies a leap over the rest…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Research: Majority of Americans are Angry Drivers
Last week, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released a new study, in which nearly 80 percent of…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Debt Forgiveness Plan Raises Concerns for College Groups
Associations representing both for-profit and nonprofit colleges say that a plan to expand student-debt protections could potentially hurt.…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Florida Police Chiefs Campaign Takes on “Rape Culture”
The Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Association decided it was time to confront the pervasive problem of…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Celiac Group Tackles Gluten Contamination at Source
A new phase of a joint project between the Canadian Celiac Association and Allergen Control Group, Inc., which…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Beer Institute Launches Voluntary Calorie-Labeling Plan
The plan by the trade group, which represents the large-scale brewers that make up most of the U.S.…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How TWA Flight 800 Redefined Support Groups
Much has been written and debated about TWA Flight 800, one of the deadliest plane crashes of the…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Association of School Librarians Takes on Maker Spaces
As innovative maker spaces seem to be pushing out book stacks in school libraries, the American Association of…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Taskforce to Gauge Brexit Effects on UK Museums
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union has many of the country’s industries wondering what their…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Financial Services Association’s New Campaign
The American Financial Services Association has created a digital campaign to help members and their customers advocate in…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Historic Chicago Bungalow Association to Developers: #StopThePop
The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association, a community group focused on keeping the look of Chicago's historic houses in…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Health Groups: Toxic Chemicals Inhibit Brain Development
For the first time ever, health groups agree that toxic chemicals in food, air, and everyday household products…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Homeland Security Uses Grants to Help Prevent Terrorism
The Department of Homeland Security will invest $10 million in community-level nonprofits, with the goal of preventing extremist…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Newspaper Publishers’ Group: Regulate Facebook
In response to a recent algorithm change by the social giant, the National Newspaper Publishers Association called on…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retailers Cheer After Swipe Fee Settlement Overturned
Trade groups representing retailers believed that a multibillion-dollar antitrust settlement concerning credit and debit card transaction fees didn’t…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Oregon Farm Bureau: Here Comes the Sun
The Oregon Farm Bureau gives its members a big discount on high-output solar panels designed specifically for farming…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Counter Extremism Project: Fighting Propaganda With Tech
The Counter Extremism Project is hoping to combat terrorism by using technology that’s already being used to block…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Pyrotechnics Association Doubles Down on Fireworks Safety
The trade group for the fireworks industry recently launched a new charitable arm to teach fireworks safety. Its…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Wind Action Eyes Downwind Advocacy Strategy
American Wind Action, a new 501(c)(4) advocacy group, is aiming to have an impact on the political landscape—and…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Industry Group Forecasts Winds of Change as Wildfires Rage
New air tankers and helicopters, along with new legislation, are among the tools that could help fight—and fund…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
National Cannabis Industry Association Launches New Policy Map
For anyone looking for state-specific marijuana policy or market estimates, the National Cannabis Industry Association's interactive map will…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Working Parents in U.S. Less Happy Than Nonparents
In a briefing paper for the Council on Contemporary Families, researchers found a big “happiness gap” between working…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Supreme Court Immigration Deadlock Keeps Issue in Limbo
Last week's deadlock by the Supreme Court on the immigration issue is leading trade groups to call for…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
International Surfing Association Nets New Iranian Members
The introduction of the popular sport into the Middle East nation spurs the formation of a local surfing…
