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IT Policy
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Medical Device Group Lays Out Innovation Agenda
AdvaMed says its plan is designed to reinvigorate an industry that's been facing tough times of late. FDA…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Help School Boards Beat the Bake Sale Blues
With federal rules pitting school fundraising needs against healthier nutrition standards, some states are allowing exemptions for bake…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How Governance Could Look Like GitHub
The complications of running a constituent-driven organization has a lot in common with programming, according to some smart…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
TechAmerica Foundation Changes Hands Again
In a move that the associations claim represents a better fit for TechAmerica's legacy government-procurement offerings, CompTIA sold…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
From Where I Sit: Speaking Together
Big goals take big vision and a collective voice. The key: building consensus.
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Is Minimum-Wage Opposition Beginning to Soften?
Increases in the minimum wage have traditionally been nonstarters for nonprofits and business groups, but some organizations at…
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Associations Clarify New Cuba Travel Rules
Organizations with a stake in travel are working to explain new rules loosening more than five decades of…
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Defense Department Opens Door for Nonprofits on Bases
Membership and support groups are cheering a recent decision by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to allow nonprofits better…
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GAO Report: Facility Fees Should Stay On Airline Tickets
The Government Accountability Office’s new report says that although airports should have more flexibility in raising facility fees,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How NYC’s Polystyrene Ban Won Over an Association Ally
Despite the higher cost of using alternatives to polystyrene containers for food packaging, the New York State Restaurant…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations (Mostly) Score Big With “Cromnibus” Bill Riders
The $1.1 trillion spending bill is loaded with riders big and small. Many of the changes were welcomed…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Internet of Things: Is Congress Too Focused on Privacy Risks?
In a new report, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation lays out a set of guidelines to help…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
SWAT Association Helps Keep Military Surplus Program Going—For Now
Fallout from the Michael Brown shooting led to calls for scaling back a program that gives police departments…
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Coalition Pushes Congress to Pass Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
A group of business insurance policyholders took to Capitol Hill last week, urging Congress to move to reauthorize…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Disagree on President’s Immigration Tactics
Although trade groups appear to be largely supportive of a solution to the immigration issue, some groups are…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Spaceflight Groups Raise Guard on Regulations After Crashes
With two crashes—one of them fatal—filling headlines in recent weeks, the space-tourism industry is facing the threat of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
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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Music Industry Groups Try to Hit the Right Note With Tax Credits
Bill backed by industry group New York Is Music looks to provide tax credits to in-state music professionals.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Heads West To Help Silicon Valley
Earlier this year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its plan to open its first office outside the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Not COOL: Coalition Wants Congress’ Help to Stop Meat Labeling Rules
Fearing a negative outcome in a World Trade Organization ruling, a coalition of food-manufacturing and agricultural groups has…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
California Teachers Unions Promise Appeal After Tenure Ruling
A controversial decision that could change the state’s laws on job security for teachers jobs drew a strong…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Mobile Device Policy Case Study: Society of American Florists
How one association, the Society of American Florists, handles its mobile device policy for its staff.
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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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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,…
