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Brought to You By: Smartphones
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of…
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Election Cycle Means Long-Sought Tax Overhaul Will Wait
It's a new year, but congressional tax writers aren't any closer to overhauling a tax code they say…
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Is Your Hill Day More First Date Than Committed Relationship?
You've probably experienced the excitement and uneasiness that comes with a first date—the primping and preparing, the nervousness—wondering…
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Advocacy Groups (and Their Shirts) Speak Up Ahead of Iowa Caucuses
Groups from around the advocacy space—including associations—have been working the grassroots to draw attention to their issues ahead…
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Associations Respond to Zika Virus Outbreak
The mosquito-borne virus, which many are concerned is associated with numerous birth defects in South America, is putting…
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Organic, Textile Groups Partner to Advance Organic Fiber
The two groups have formalized a partnership to advance advocacy initiatives as well as educate consumers and manufacturers…
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Employers to Retirees: Keep Your 401(k) With Us
The latest trend in the human resources world isn’t about telling employees what they should do, but telling…
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Associations Influence Obama’s Solitary Confinement Shift
In recent months two major correctional associations have spoken out against the overly aggressive use of solitary confinement…
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Israeli Academic Groups Warn Boycotts Are Having an Effect
The recent trend favoring the boycott of Israel, embraced by many in the academic world, is beginning to…
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Minimum-Wage Fight: Franchise Group Goes to Supreme Court
The International Franchise Association says that its lawsuit against Seattle over its $15 minimum wage brings up enough…
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Coalition Calls for Study on Impact of DC’s Paid Leave Act
As concerns surrounding the proposed legislation increase in the DC business community, a coalition of organizations, including ASAE,…
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Associations: Be Careful Shoveling That Snow
Groups warn that snow shoveling is a much more difficult job than it seems, especially for your heart.…
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Amid Rising Competition, Airlines for Europe Takes Off
The newly announced trade group, the European equivalent of Airlines for America, arrives at a time of rising…
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School Nutrition Association Assists in Lunch Compromise
Participants in one of the longest-running fights in Congress—over whether to rework school nutrition standards pushed by First…
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Water Works Association Eyes Lessons in Flint’s Water Crisis
As the effects of the water crisis facing Flint, Michigan, become more apparent, the American Water Works Association…
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Florida Hospital Association Gets Transparent With New Tool
Mission to Care, a new online database released by the Florida Hospital Association last week, could help with…
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Best Benefit Ever: Cheaper Re-Ups for Venues and Promoters
A new association, created to protect UK clubs, is working to prevent a sophomore year slump.
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Associations USA: Hawaii
6,958 Total number of registered nonprofits in 20141 11.6 Percentage of private employees working for nonprofits2 1,000 The…
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NAACP Secures Changes to California Marijuana Initiative
After successfully voicing their concerns about how a marijuana legalization measure could negatively impact African American and Latino…
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Why Nevada Doesn’t Have the Powerball
A combination of resort-industry opposition and lack of legislative momentum has kept Nevada, a state known for its…
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FTC Turns Eye Toward Hidden Resort Fees
Mandatory resort fees at hotels, a common gripe handled by the FTC, have gotten so bad that Congress…
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Data Privacy Day To Raise Public’s Awareness of Data Security
We all have a part to play in data security, and to encourage the public to take an…
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Historians Again Reject Israel Rebuke at Annual Meeting
Bucking a recent trend among academic organizations, the American Historical Association over the weekend rejected a proposal that…
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New IEEE Initiative Aims to Encourage Immersive Shopping
Could this be a whole new realm of shopping? A new initiative from IEEE hopes to bring immersive shopping…
