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Four States Put Up So Parks Don’t Stay Shut Up

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Tired of watching their local economies struggle as officials scrambled to provide alternatives to disappointed tourists, political leaders in Arizona, Colorado, New York, South Dakota, and Utah agreed to fund the reopening and operation of National Park Service parks attractions shuttered on October 1 due to the partial government shutdown.

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How Associations Are Changing Up School Sunscreen Rules

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According to Stateline , six states—Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Utah, and Washington—have passed laws this year allowing sunscreen to be used during school activities. Students can bring it in only if they have a doctor’s note, and they can put it on only in the school nurse’s office.

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How One Association Started a Conversation on Workplace Safety

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After a tragedy that served as a wakeup call, the State Bar of Arizona worked to educate legal professionals on workplace safety and was recently awarded for its efforts. It was January 2013, and Arizona attorney Mark Hummels and his client were shot and killed following a mediation session.

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Partnerships Take Affordable Food Program Nationwide

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Other states included in last week’s second round of federal funding were Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Texas, Arizona, and California. The Network is currently supporting active Double Up Food Bucks programs in 19 states, along with similar programs in two additional states.

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Groups Push Ban on Powdered Alcohol in Massachusetts and Beyond

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Groups are working overtime in a battle against Palcohol, a powdered form of alcohol that Arizona entrepreneur Mark Phillips hopes to start selling later this year. Alaska, Louisiana, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia have already banned the substance. A growing movement.

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Conference Circuit: Tractors Steeped in History

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August 15-20: The American Correctional Association’s Congress of Correction has almost arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah. After the war, Huber never went back to making tractors.” ” The Week Ahead. For a full listing of events, click here [PDF]. Down the Line.

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Group Aims to Help School Counselors Face Growing Caseloads

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The next closest were Arizona (861 to1), Minnesota (782 to 1), and Utah (726 to 1). 1,061 The average number of students assigned to each school counselor in California for the 2010-11 school year, according to the American School Counselor Association [PDF]. California’s ratio was the highest in the U.S.