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Nursing Groups Cite Looming Employment Shortage

Associations Now

Bureau of Labor Statistics projections that, by 2022, there will be 3.24 For example, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock recently announced a partnership with CHI St. AACN cites U.S. million positions for registered nurses, an increase of 19 percent from 2012. million. .”

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A Hairy Situation: Occupational Licenses Face New Scrutiny

Associations Now

A hair braider’s fight against Arkansas’ tough licensing requirements for cosmetologists is just the latest example of a growing debate about whether licensure of some professions is really needed. A bill in the Arkansas legislature would remove hair braiding from cosmetology regulation. To license or not to license?

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Balance the Spontaneous and Strategic of Social Media: Newsjacking and Obamacare

Beth Kanter

All of these organizations were, of course, very well aware that the decision would be announced, but did not know what the ultimate decision would be. During the afternoon we used Facebook to post analyses from partners and Twitter to highlight what ACA is already doing in Arkansas. Here’s a round up of what they learned. (1)