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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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Association Brain Food: 5.19.23

Reid All About it

Hear about real-world examples of successful AI-driven event marketing campaigns and explore the tough questions about what artificial intelligence means for the events industry. More info/register. Grow, Engage, Delight! 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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Why Good Doesn’t Get to Great

Associations Now

” The survey, conducted by the Association for Strategic Planning (ASP) in collaboration with the University of Arkansas Department of Political Science, was built around the responses of approximately 1,000 501(c)(3) organizations in the United States.

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Are associations stuck?

SCD Group

The example this executive director gave was cell phone service. The association could process bank card transactions for a member, sell insurance, printed business forms or even calendars to give to customers. However, the example of the sales tax shows that it is difficult to get the attention of the member.

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Advocating for a Better Legislative Flow

Association Adviser

AA: Can you give an example of such a partnership between farms and utilities, and its benefits? GTM: The Beaver (Arkansas) Water District has put in a rate increase for source water protection through landscape protection. On the regulatory side, rulemaking starts out with a proposed rule.