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McDonald’s, NLRB Take “Joint Employer” Battle to Court
Last week, McDonald’s and the National Labor Relations Board met in an administrative court in a battle over…
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Pediatrician Group Calling on Docs to Screen for Poverty
Pediatricians are being asked to check whether families are able to make ends meet every month.
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Use Your Online Community For Advocacy Efforts
Online community platforms and advocacy campaigns have one major component in common: engagement. Building stronger engagement among your…
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FCC’s ISP Privacy Proposal Draws Mixed Reviews
A plan by the Federal Communications Commission to limit the amount of tracking that ISPs can do with…
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Chinese Hoverboard Manufacturers Create Alliance
The Hoverboard Industry Alliance, a new trade group for manufacturers of the popular devices, has emerged at a…
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How Nancy Reagan Boosted Alzheimer’s Research
When former President Ronald Reagan announced he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease in 1994, his wife—former first lady…
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Local Government Groups Team Up to Fight Opioid Abuse
With the launch of a new task force, the National Association of Counties and the National League of…
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American Securities Association Eyes ‘Main Street’
The American Securities Association will work to create an even playing field for all sizes of investment banks…
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Does the Future of Retirement Savings Lie at the State Level?
A handful of states, along with the AARP’s Public Policy Institute, are currently pushing forth the idea of…
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Plant Based Foods Association Launches
The Plant Based Foods Association, which launched this week, hopes to boost advocacy for a fast-growing sector that…
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Overtime Rule is Top Concern for ASAE Members
A recent ASAE advocacy survey found that members are most concerned with the Department of Labor’s proposed overtime…
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British Airline Pilots: Research Needed on Drone Collisions
The association that represents pilots in the British airline industry, concerned about the number of recent close calls…
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Sleep Apnea Association Leverages Tech for Research
In the American Sleep Apnea Association's latest effort to better understand the disorder, the group is teaming up…
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As One Internet Tax Battle Ends, Talk of Another Heats Up
As part of a deal that led to the passage of the Internet Tax Freedom Act last month,…
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After Merger, Publishers Group Doubles Down on Education
In the nearly three years since the Association of American Publishers merged with the Association of Educational Publishers,…
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Appalachian Hardwood Group: Laminates Have Health Risks
In a new ad campaign, the trade group Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc. is working to emphasize the ecological…
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Secular Groups Play Up Political Clout of “Nones”
In an era when religion remains an important litmus test for many presidential candidates, a number of groups…
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GMO Labeling Battle Heats Up in Senate
With a Vermont law requiring the labeling of foods that have been genetically modified about to take effect,…
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Disability Groups Press Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
Given that the presidential campaigns have largely shied away from issues facing people with disabilities—except in lights that…
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Opioid Addiction Fight Takes Center Stage With Governors
Opioid addiction has become serious enough nationally that when the association for the nation’s governors had the president’s…
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Gender Pay Gap: An Argument for Salary Transparency?
Despite research to the contrary, a majority of employed workers believe men and women at their organizations are…
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American Mustache Institute Defends the ‘Stache
A mustache advocacy group is criticizing Don Mattingly, at one time a mustachioed New York Yankees icon, for…
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Vinyl Institute Establishes Canadian Branch
The Vinyl Institute set up an arm in Canada to combine the advocacy efforts and resources of the…
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EFF Scores Major Procedural Victory in NSA Case
In a ruling that could crack open major details on the National Security Agency's mass-surveillance program, a federal…
