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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Consumer Groups Say Transparent Airfares Act is Anything But
A 2012 Department of Transportation regulation that simplified flight pricing drew praise from consumer groups. But a House…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
IRS Forging Ahead With 501(c)(4) Rules
In an interview with the Washington Post, the head of the IRS said the agency is still reviewing…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Meet “Transaction Alley”: New Processors Pay Group Shows Georgia Pride
The American Transaction Processors Coalition, a new trade group that officially launched this month, hopes to show the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s Path To Becoming an Association Executive
The wrongly convicted former boxer, who died Sunday, spent nearly two decades behind bars for a crime he…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Concentrate on Ending Distracted Driving
As part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, several membership organizations are working to promote better understanding of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Unionization’s New Face: The Rise of the Worker Center
With traditional unions struggling in the face of a changing work climate, labor activists have started to change…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Craft Beer: Brewers Association Urges Members to Prioritize Quality
As craft beer continues to grow, the association for small, independent brewers is making a push to ensure…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Payment Processors Try To Head Off “Operation Choke Point”
With federal regulators targeting payment processors in an effort to take on potentially fraudulent business practices such as…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Nevada Cattlemen On Cause Célèbre: Cliven Bundy Has a Point
With the rancher and activist becoming a bit of a political flash point due to his decadeslong dispute…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
CTIA’s Voluntary “Kill Switch” Plan Gets Mixed Reviews
While public officials approve of the mobile industry's move to offer free software that allows users to disable…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Industry Coalition Raises Flag On Food Waste Regulations
Food manufacturers have had much success ensuring food doesn't get wasted, but grocery and restaurant groups say new…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Suicide-Prevention Group Puts Focus on Survivors
In a decision that could change the long-standing focus of the organization, the American Association of Suicidology voted…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
National Retail Federation Works to Build Security Exchange
With the federal government considering building an information-sharing platform for retailers, the National Retail Federation took some steps…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: A Lobbying Giant Steps Forward
How one of the tech world's biggest companies became a lobbying force in Washington. Also: A peek into…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
College Players’ Likeness Lawsuit Goes to Trial, Puts NCAA on Defense
The athletic association, which has taken its share of knocks in recent months on the issue of player…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Takes on Amazon Over Top-Level Domain, Wins
With the .mobile top-level domain hanging in the balance, the wireless trade group CTIA pushed back against the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Group Aims to Help School Counselors Face Growing Caseloads
Budget shortfalls in school districts usually result in cuts to non-classroom-based positions like school counselor, creating outsized caseloads…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Historians to Congress: Include Us in National Women’s History Museum
As plans progress for a possible national museum focused on women's history, the American Historical Association is calling…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
LGBT Bar Unveils State Tax Law Resource for Same-Sex Couples
With tax day upon us, both taxpayers in the LGBT community and their tax preparers now have a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Patent Reform Faces a Fresh Fight in the Senate
With a bill intended to take a bite out of frivolous patent lawsuits tied up in the Senate…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Roundup: Where Industry Groups Stand on the Aereo Case
Roughly two weeks away from arguments in the anticipated Supreme Court case, industry groups from across the spectrum…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Milwaukee’s Plan to Win Pabst Blue Ribbon Back
Pabst Brewing Co.—which makes Pabst Blue Ribbon, a beer with deep ties to Milwaukee—hasn't had its headquarters in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Companies Upping Security Ante to Avoid Payment Fraud
In a survey of more than 5,000 of its members, the Association for Financial Professionals found that most…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Mexico Man’s Death Shows Challenges Police Face With Mentally Ill
The death of James Boyd at the hands of police led to widespread protests in Albuquerque recently, but…
