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Associations Clarify New Cuba Travel Rules

Katie Bascuas January 26, 2015

Organizations with a stake in travel are working to explain new rules loosening more than five decades of…

FCC Robocall Initiatives Put Business, Advocacy Groups at Odds

Ernie Smith January 26, 2015

Consumer advocates are urging the commission to reject requests from the banking industry to allow so-called robocalls to…

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Visual Effects Association Throws in Towel and Ceases Operation

Katie Bascuas January 23, 2015

Unable to raise enough money to support its legal case fighting to end international subsidies affecting the visual…

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Defense Department Opens Door for Nonprofits on Bases

Ernie Smith January 23, 2015

Membership and support groups are cheering a recent decision by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to allow nonprofits better…

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Patent Reform Supporters Regroup Under New Coalition

Ernie Smith January 22, 2015

After a lengthy effort to reform the patent system stalled in the Senate last year, a new "super-coalition"…

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U.K. Music Venues Form Alliance to Stop Closings

Ernie Smith January 22, 2015

A number of concert halls have banded together—with the support of London’s mayor and the U.K. music industry’s…

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Court: Association May Exclude Clones from Quarter Horse Registry

Katie Bascuas January 21, 2015

A federal appeals court ruled last week that the American Quarter Horse Association can refuse to include cloned…

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Tennis Foundation Volleys Help to Vets

Ernie Smith January 21, 2015

The U.S. Tennis Association Foundation is expanding its relationship with the Department of Veterans Affairs, pitching the game…

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Ride-Sharing: The Latest Battleground for Uber and Lyft? The Airport

Ernie Smith January 21, 2015

Trade groups representing both airports and taxi companies say that ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft should not…

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Pharmacists: The Missing Link to More Cost-Effective Healthcare?

Ernie Smith January 20, 2015

A new report from the National Governors Association argues that states could help their residents' healthcare dollars go…

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Senate, House Get to Work on Tax Reform

Chris Vest, CAE January 20, 2015

Senate leaders announced last week that bipartisan working groups will aim to develop a comprehensive tax reform plan…

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Many Counties Still Waiting for the Economic Recovery

Ernie Smith January 16, 2015

A new report from the National Association of Counties suggests that while progress on economic issues is being…

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After U.K. Takes Aim at Encrypted Messaging, Critics Speak Out

Ernie Smith January 16, 2015

British Prime Minister David Cameron’s solution for improving security—involving the creation of a back door on encrypted messaging…

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GAO Report: Facility Fees Should Stay On Airline Tickets

Ernie Smith January 15, 2015

The Government Accountability Office’s new report says that although airports should have more flexibility in raising facility fees,…

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Cybersecurity: Obama Data Breach Initiatives Get Associations Talking

Ernie Smith January 15, 2015

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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Social Media Roundup: Ramp Up Your Cybersecurity Protocols

Morgan Little January 14, 2015

Another round of digital intrusions brings cybersecurity back to the forefront. Plus: Find out which issues advocates will…

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Gun-Control Critics Use Novel Law to Gain Ground in Pennsylvania

Ernie Smith January 14, 2015

A new law meant to curtail local gun-control ordinances in Pennsylvania has already put two of the state’s…

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How NYC’s Polystyrene Ban Won Over an Association Ally

Ernie Smith January 14, 2015

Despite the higher cost of using alternatives to polystyrene containers for food packaging, the New York State Restaurant…

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WineAmerica Makes Lobbying Push on FDA Calorie Rule

Ernie Smith January 13, 2015

The trade group WineAmerica announced that it will work to ensure that the FDA won’t require wineries to…

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Reversal of Foie Gras Ban Ignites Strong Association Passion

Ernie Smith January 12, 2015

California’s ban on the sale of foie gras was overturned last week by a federal court—with an association…

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Report: Anti-Israel Hackers Take Aim at Charity Aiding Refugees

Ernie Smith January 12, 2015

Giving Children Hope, a Southern California group that has been providing aid to Syrian refugees since 2012, was…

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Congress Takes Fresh Stab at Affordable Care Act’s 30-Hour Rule

Ernie Smith January 10, 2015

A rollback of one of the more controversial requirements of the Affordable Care Act was one of the…

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State of American Energy: Oil Industry Group Tips Hat to Renewables

Ernie Smith January 9, 2015

The American Petroleum Institute’s latest State of American Energy report isn’t just focused on the fundamentals this time…

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Reports of “Utter Chaos” Draw Fresh Attention to Teen Bans at Malls

Patrick deHahn January 8, 2015

Although a series of brawls at malls nationwide have led some to consider banning unsupervised teens, a spokesman…