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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retail Groups to Congress: Don’t Let Patent Reform Fade
The push for patent reform has had its fits and starts in recent months as a bill meant…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Efforts to Regulate Recalled Cars Stalling in Congress
Currently, no law on the books requires rental car agencies or used-car dealers to repair recalled vehicles before…
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Oregon Tech Association Pushes for Center for Cyber Excellence
The association is asking the Oregon legislature for funding to create a new center that would help train…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
What Net Neutrality Teaches About Advocacy in the 21st Century
Tech enthusiasts and startups have jumped in with both feet on the net neutrality debate, currently heating up…
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Food Industry Threaten Lawsuit After Vermont Passes GMO Labeling Bill
With Gov. Peter Shumlin officially signing the bill into law last week, the state of Vermont is on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Obama Administration Takes Small Steps On Immigration Reform
The Department of Homeland Security's moves to allow the spouses of highly skilled immigrants to work in the…
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American Legion Takes Rare Step in Calling for VA Leader’s Resignation
In a move uncommon for the veterans group, the American Legion this week called for the resignation of…
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Manufacturing Groups Make Last-Gasp Effort on Conflict Minerals Rules
With a regulation in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law set to take effect by June 2,…
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Beverly Hills Hotel Becomes Flash Point for Human Rights Protest
While the country of Brunei faces strong criticism for implementing a harsh Islamic legal code, one of the…
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IRS Open to Feedback on Proposed 501(c)(4) Rules
As the IRS begins sifting through a record number of comments on a single proposed rule, the agency…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
CompTIA, TechAmerica Play Up Strengths With Merger
CompTIA’s acquisition of TechAmerica combines two trade groups whose similarities—both focus on the information technology field—belie differences which…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Senate Airfare Pricing Bill Offers Another Take On “Transparency”
A new Senate airfares bill, launched in direct response to a House bill that would remove taxes from…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Hotel Group Takes on Airbnb, Short-Term Rentals
With the model quickly growing while regulatory questions remain up in the air, Airbnb and its short-term rental…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Stand on Both Sides of the Minimum Wage Debate
As a measure to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour was blocked in the Senate…
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Is a New Bill Proposing More Toll Roads a Good Thing?
A measure in a new federal transportation bill could allow states to pay for infrastructure upgrades by charging…
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FCC’s Tom Wheeler Tries to Clarify Net Neutrality Stance, Again
Less than a week after facing a public backlash on proposed open-internet rules that would allow for a…
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Bar Association Launches App To Help Keep Medical Documents Handy
The American Bar Association’s new My Health Care Wishes mobile app puts a copy of a person’s advance…
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Associations Play Mediators After Deadly Mount Everest Avalanche
After an avalanche on Mount Everest killed 16 Sherpas earlier this month, representatives from several associations served on…
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Vermont Becomes First Mover on GMO Labeling
There are no conditions on Vermont’s efforts to regulate genetically modified organisms: Unlike nearby states, where laws mandating…
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DC Beekeepers Alliance Creates Buzz Around Saving Bees
To help save DC’s honeybee population, a local beekeepers group is calling on city residents to alert the…
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Manufacturers, Health Advocates Divided on FDA’s E-Cigarette Proposal
The Food and Drug Administration's plan to regulate electronic cigarettes drew a variety of reactions—with health groups saying…
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FCC’s Proposed Net Neutrality Changes Draw Opposition, Clarification
Early reports on the Federal Communications Commission's open-internet plans drew a roar of response due to changes that…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Fate of Tax Extenders Still Uncertain
The likelihood of passage for comprehensive tax reform has long been unclear, but uncertainty seems to now also…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Meetings and Tradeshow Groups Announce Exhibitions Day
The International Association of Exhibitions and Events announced the first-ever Exhibitions Day, a June advocacy day to educate…
