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Legislation
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Trade Groups Back Obamacare Rollback Bill En Masse
A Senate bill that would remove the Affordable Care Act's requirement to auto-enroll employees into a health insurance…
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Patent Reform: Backlash Causes Patent Office Pick Rumors to Cool
When unconfirmed reports began swirling that a foe of patent reform would be nominated to head the U.S.…
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JOLT Act: Coalition Encourages Passage of Visa-Waiver Bill
With support rising in Congress, the Discover America Partnership is launching a fresh push in favor of the…
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Ad Groups Warn About Location Privacy Protection Act’s Scope
Sen. Al Franken says his new bill targeting apps that allow GPS tracking of mobile users is meant…
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New Fronts in the Soda Wars Keep Beverage Association Busy
With new legislation and new studies drawing increased attention to sugary soft drinks, the American Beverage Association is…
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Hemp Industry Brings Momentum Into Annual History Week
Riding a wave of recent legislative success, the Hemp Industries Association hopes to turn the tide even further…
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Laws Imitate ‘Dallas Buyers Club’: States Pass Right-To-Try Laws
Bills that would legalize the purchase of experimental drugs for terminally ill patients—a theme of a recent Oscar-winning…
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Association Agenda: Taxing Work on Tax Reform
Association execs take their tax reform concerns to the Hill.
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Patent Reform’s Off the Table in the Senate For Now. What Happened?
The long-running efforts to reform the patent system in the Senate, which appeared to be wobbling in recent…
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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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House Ways and Means Clears Six Tax Extenders
The committee voted last week to make permanent six of the almost 60 tax extenders that expired in…
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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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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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Lawmakers Continue Work on Temporary, Piecemeal Tax Reform
With a comprehensive tax reform deal unlikely this year, leaders in the House and Senate have turned their…
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Groups Applaud House Bill’s Aim to Redefine Full-Time in Health Law
Passage in the House on Thursday of the "Save American Workers Act," which would change the definition of…
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Will 2014 be the Year Tax Reform Arrives?
Regardless of the answer, the smart association is already preparing.
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Strategy Session: One Association’s Judicial Full-Court Press
As the Performance Marketing Association learned in its own judicial struggle, sometimes, what you don’t know can help…
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Camp Plan Would Increase Tax Burden for Nonprofits, ASAE Says
Associations would likely see their tax bills rise if the tax reform plan served up by Rep. Dave…
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Dual-Band: New Broadcast TV Coalitions Offer Two Takes on the Same Issue
Two coalitions representing different parts of the broadcasting industry might not share many members, but they do share…
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Associations Studying Implications of Camp Tax Reform Plan
On Wednesday, Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) released his long-awaited tax reform bill, which could have lasting effects on…
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White House Patent Reform Progress Draws Association Praise
The Obama administration announced its progress on improving the patent system this week through a number of initiatives,…
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Getting Past Gridlock: GR in the Age of Divided Government
Despite recent success on a budget deal, the 113th Congress is on pace to be the least productive…
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Target Breach Leads Associations to Push For Legislation
With legislative efforts in response to the recent Target data breach underway in Congress, retailers and the banking…
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Rep. Dave Camp Introduces Bill to Block IRS 501(c)(4) Rules
The House Ways and Means Committee chair wants more time to investigate the agency's targeting of conservative groups…
