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Hit the Road: Using Roadshows to Bring Education to Members

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Then there’s the Alabama State Bar Association, which has held the ASB Roadshow since 1995. When you get into your members’ communities, you’ll be introduced to new people and may find your association a new committee volunteer, chapter leader, or even future board member as a result. continuing-education credits for less than $200.

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How Green Are Your State’s Purchasing Practices?

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The State Green Profile Map is a product of NASPO’s Green Purchasing Committee (GPC), whose mission is to identify and share best practices in the area of environmentally preferable purchasing. Four states—Alabama, Idaho, Mississippi, and Ohio—reported no green purchasing programs or activities.

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Why Nevada Doesn’t Have the Powerball

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Three of the other five states—Alabama, Mississippi, and Utah—have historically shied away from the lottery due to religious concerns. If Nevada residents want to take part in the Powerball—not an uncommon desire, considering the record jackpots of late —they have to cross the state border. Massive Lines for Tickets.

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Association Blasts Medicare for Paying Unlicensed Prosthetics Providers

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The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics reports that 15 states currently have certification laws: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.

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New Fronts in Soda Wars Keep Beverage Association Busy

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The tax, shot down by the state’s House Revenue and Finance Committee late last month, was opposed by the Illinois Manufacturers Association, which argued that it would hurt jobs and that people would stock up on the drinks in nearby states. percent if a tax of four-hundredths of a cent per calorie were added to each drink, and 8.6

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Highly Contested GMO Labeling Measure Trails in Washington State

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Other Votes of Note In a special Republican primary runoff for a congressional seat in Alabama, former state Sen. ” One such bill is currently sitting in committee in Congress. Bradley Byrne won his party’s nomination over businessman Dean Young. Could such battles drag on?