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Lessons from Arizona: Meetings and Controversial Legislation

Associations Now

While Arizona’s governor vetoed the controversial bill that would have allowed businesses to use religious beliefs to refuse service to people earlier this week, the uproar around the measure provides plenty for associations to think about as they pick locations and plan for their upcoming meetings. Day as a paid state holiday in 1990.

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New University Collaboration Aims to Support Civic-Minded Tech

Associations Now

The officials noted that four of the schools that are taking part in the collaboration—Harvard, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Chicago, and the Georgia Institute of Technology—already offer programs with elements of civic-minded tech at their core.

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Water-Efficient Toilets Could Save 170 Billion Gallons Each Year, Study Says

Associations Now

The research looked at Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, and Texas, all of which have experienced severe water shortages and together made up 28 percent of the population in 2015.

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Associations Help School Boards Beat the Bake Sale Blues

Associations Now

In front of the Georgia Board of Education, for example, a local American Heart Association representative argued that allowing exemptions for bake sales “puts revenues over children’s health.” ” Ultimately, the board decided to give Georgia schools up to 30 exemptions during the school year to hold such fundraisers.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.19.20

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Wendy Kavanagh, CAE, President, Georgia Society of Association Executives. Creative Commons photo of the Arizona desert by Cash Vickers via Unsplash. Presenters: Kevin Watkins, MBA, CAE, Senior Vice President, Affiliate & Member Engagement, National Apartment Association. Shelley Sanner, M.A., Thu 6/25 at 2 p.m. Thank you!

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