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Internet Association Opens Texas Office And Hires State Government Affairs Southern Region Director

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Hines will also cover Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, which include an additional 1,366,000 American internet sector jobs.

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Hurricane Michael: Electric Group Turns Website Into Info Hub

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The fast-moving Hurricane Michael, which has quickly plowed through the Southeast this week after starting in the Gulf of Mexico, has energy industry groups on their toes as they assess what the storm’s impact is for the affected states, including Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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State Troopers Held a Beauty Contest for Their Cruisers

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West Virginia State Police. North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Alabama Highway Patrol. The added publicity also served as a national recruiting opportunity for many agencies during a time when recruitment efforts have become difficult for many law enforcement departments, Ishee added. Minnesota State Patrol.

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New Battlefront: Same-Sex Spouse Benefits and the National Guard

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National Guard units in states such as Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, and Michigan have offered federal benefits to all Guard spouses despite the differences between state and federal law on same-sex marriage. This is not what equal treatment under the law looks like.”

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Medical Groups Look to Change Rhetoric on Gun Control

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NRA sponsored similar legislation in Alabama, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.) The measure was aimed at pediatricians who routinely ask new parents if any guns present in the home are stored away safely. The law was ultimately struck down by a federal judge.