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Groups Push Ban on Powdered Alcohol in Massachusetts and Beyond

Associations Now

Phillips hopes to make powdered rum, vodka, and other liquors an option for consumers in America in much the same way it already is for those in Europe. The Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) has drawn a line in the sand: No powdered alcohol. “We just think there’s an inherent danger with powdered alcohol.”

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Daily Buzz: How One Association Is Re-Creating History

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To celebrate its 150th anniversary, the Professional Photographers of America will re-create iconic imagery from its inaugural year. In celebration of the Professional Photographers of America’s 150th anniversary, its Massachusetts chapter will reconvene this Sunday to re-create the group’s historic first photograph from 1869.

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The Top 12 Trade Association Websites in 2022

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Consider Your Membership Levels: Massachusetts Pharmacy Association. In order to make your trade association website accessible, list the various membership options prominently like the Massachusetts Pharmacy Association. Get Creative With Design: Arizona Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America.

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New University Collaboration Aims to Support Civic-Minded Tech

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The new initiative has support from the Ford Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, and the New America think tank. Universities are perfectly suited to bring together the worlds of tech and policy—and with the help of a new collaborative, a number of major schools are well-positioned to put that civic-minded approach into action.

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Repair Association Backs Farmers Seeking to Unlock Tractor Software

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One place where this change is playing out is on America’s farms. The legislation is modeled after a 2012 Massachusetts law that requires automobile industry vendors to sell repair and diagnostic software.

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Thursday Buzz: Boston’s Events Venue Gets a Major Upgrade

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The ink is still fresh from Massachusetts Gov. As Meetings Focus notes , the new law helps MCCA with its “Top 5″ campaign—a strategy launched in 2009 to make Boston one of America’s top five cities for conferences and events. Deval Patrick’s signature. million square feet—an increase of more than 50 percent.

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Now Playing in Theaters: Closed Captioning

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In an agreement with the Hearing Loss Association of America, AMC Theatres plans to install personalized captioning devices in its digital cinemas throughout New York state. In June last year, a Massachusetts judge held that web-only firms are subject to the ADA.