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Statement On The Passage Of The Arkansas Online Marketplace Consumer Inform Act

InternetAssociation

Washington, DC – Today, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed the Online Marketplace Consumer Inform Act (SB 470). Internet Association’s Senior Vice President of State Government Affairs Robert Callahan released the following statement urging Arkansas Governor Hutchinson to veto SB 470: .

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Arkansas Realtor’s Murder Is “Big Reality Check” for Real Estate Associations

Associations Now

Last Thursday, Arkansas Realtor Beverly Carter went missing after showing a property to a prospective buyer in a rural town. In the wake of the incident, both the Arkansas Realtors Association (ARA) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) promised that they would focus on improving safety for agents. She missed both.

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Community Bankers’ Fintech Program Sees Accelerating Momentum

Associations Now

The Independent Community Bankers of America found so much success with the first round of its Arkansas-based ThinkTECH Accelerator that it’s doing it all over again next year. In fact, one banking association has found the perfect home for the latest iteration of its financial technology accelerator: Arkansas.

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Bold idea? This association got rid of its annual conference

Association Success

When John Bridges took over the Arkansas State Employees Association as executive director about two years ago, he had big ideas.

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Teachers Group Looks to Expand Membership After Supreme Court Ruling

Associations Now

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees , technically shouldn’t have made a big difference in Arkansas, one of 27 “right to work” states that doesn’t obligate union membership. About two weeks after Janus , ASTA took out a full-page ad in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [PDF]. The case, Janus v.

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Nursing Groups Cite Looming Employment Shortage

Associations Now

For example, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock recently announced a partnership with CHI St. .” Some programs are trying new tactics to attract students into the nursing world.

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

InternetAssociation

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. The internet sector represents 10.1 percent of the U.S.

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