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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retailers Push for Uniform Data-Breach Notification Law
Forty-seven states have data-breach notification laws on the record, but retailers and merchants groups say those laws are…
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Food Waste Alliance Touts Industry’s Progress
According to new research released this week by the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, the industry is seeing success…
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Online Sales Tax Bill Faces House Setback
Despite the wide support from retail groups, House Speaker John Boehner says he won’t bring the Marketplace Fairness…
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Maine Nonprofit Group Takes on Governor’s “Misleading” Comment
After Maine Gov. Paul LePage described nonprofits as "takers, not givers" and suggested they should be taxed, the…
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Tech Groups Welcome Tariff Deal Between U.S. and China
An agreement announced by the White House this week would slash tariffs on technology products. The plan still…
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Pod Problem: Laundry Detergent Called Out for Poison Risks
Poison control and pediatric groups are sounding the alarm over the rise of laundry detergent pods, small colorful…
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American Studies Association Looks Forward, Not Back, After Boycott
Still facing criticism over its academic boycott of Israel, the organization wants the controversy to color—but not define—its…
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For-Profit College Trade Group Sues Over New Guidelines
Just days after the Education Department presented a new “gainful employment” rule targeted at for-profit colleges, the Association…
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Mozilla, GSM Association Work Toward Filling Digital Gaps
A new collaboration between the browser maker and the mobile-operator trade group hopes to build digital literacy worldwide—relying…
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International Paruresis Association Aims to Alter the Conversation
Its protest of a DirecTV commercial has netted the International Paruresis Association some negative coverage in the media.…
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Monday Buzz: The Lame-Duck Congress Begins
Association advocates have their work cut out for them as Congress returns for a lame-duck session. Plus: The…
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Chat Apps: The Safest Places to Have a Conversation Online
According to new research by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, most mainstream chat apps fail to live up to…
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Oil Industry Group Makes Move Against Texas Fracking Ban
Facing a ban on hydraulic fracturing in its Denton, Texas, birthplace, the Texas Oil & Gas Association is…
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Obama Administration Says No to “Skinny” Healthcare Plans
Believing that healthcare plans that fail to cover inpatient hospital stays are not in the spirit of the…
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Roundup: Ballot Initiatives Make Breakthroughs on Election Night
Precedents set by passage of key ballot initiatives on issues as diverse as genetically modified organisms, marijuana, and…
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Hybrid Theory: FCC’s Net Neutrality Debate Shifts Again
A new net neutrality approach being floated by the Federal Communications Commission tries to give both tech groups…
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For-Profit College-Aid Rules Draw Critics on Both Sides
New rules aimed at improving student outcomes at for-profit colleges are being criticized by both educational groups that…
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International Franchise Association Wants Labor Board Explanation
With complaints against franchisors piling up at the National Labor Relations Board after a July agency ruling involving…
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Dealing With a Data Breach? Follow This Advice
The Direct Marketing Association this week offered its members a useful guide that tells them what they should…
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Movie Studios, Theaters Take Hard Line on Wearable Tech
Planning to wear Google Glass or a smartwatch to the movies? Better make sure it's off once you're…
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Time for Associations to Get Proactive on Feds’ Meeting Attendance
With the cloud of meetings scandals and wasteful spending still hovering over several government agencies, associations continue to…
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Environmental Group Launches Online Nutrition Resource
With its new food database, the Environmental Working Group hopes to make it easier for consumers to understand…
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Essay Contest Harnesses Student Voices to Fight Hazing
In conjunction with HazingPrevention.Org, the National Federation of State High School Associations is sponsoring an essay contest that…
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Airline Industry Presses Governments to Share Security Threats
In comments at this week's Aviation Security World Conference, International Air Transport Association officials expressed concern that governments…
