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Groups Push Ban on Powdered Alcohol in Massachusetts and Beyond

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The Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) has drawn a line in the sand: No powdered alcohol. ” While the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has already banned the sale of powdered alcohol in the state, The Boston Globe reports , MRA wants possession of the substance to be illegal as well.

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Top Tips and Tricks From 2019 Membership Hacks

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This year, the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council created a flexible workspace near its Boston headquarters that members can use for impromptu meetings and large-scale events. Take, for instance, the Hotel Association of North Texas, which hosts monthly community service days that support Ronald McDonald House and Habitat for Humanity.

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Governors Association Launches Opioid Treatment Pilot Targeted at Prisons

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The National Governors Association is bringing opioid treatment strategies that have seen good results in Massachusetts correctional facilities to a number of other states. Massachusetts’ anti-opioid policies have drawn attention nationally.

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Leading a Staff That Works Everywhere

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According to ARCUS’ website , its headquarters is in Fairbanks, Alaska. Others are located at other remote points elsewhere in Alaska, as well as in California, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. But less than half of its 15-person staff works there, and its executive director, Dr. Robert Rich, CAE, is based in Washington, DC.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.29.20

Reid All About it

Check out the midnight sun and aurora borealis, paddling down the Chena River, or dog mushing in these 360-view videos from Fairbanks, Alaska. Jordan Marsh was a department store chain in Massachusetts that was famous for its big blueberry muffins—mine aren’t as big but they’re just as good. Two words: crunchy rice.

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