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Associations Join Appeal in Music Licensing Case

Associations Now

In March, New York District Court Judge Louis Stanton ruled in favor of a proposal by Broadcast Music, Inc. BMI), a music rights organization, to increase live music royalty rates by 138 percent by using benchmark rates set by two performing rights organizations: SESAC and GMR. (BMI),

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Advance DEIA Goals Through Data-Driven Decisions

Associations Now

easily adopted NCARB’s proposed accommodations, but for the state boards that were hesitant or had legislative hurdles, NCARB worked to circulate its research and partnered with peer organizations to get the message out. “For example, the New York State licensing board didn’t allow language accommodations,” Matthew said.

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Proposed Mugshot Rule Pits Privacy Against the Public’s Right to Know

Associations Now

A proposed New York state law that would bar the public release of mugshots to prevent their exploitation online has set up a conflict between privacy and the public’s right to know. Nonetheless, the proposal has proven divisive. Organizations on both sides are speaking out. Secret arrests.

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Medical Societies Speak Out on Proposed Aid-in-Dying Bills

Associations Now

Last week a Nebraska legislative committee began deliberations on one such bill , prompting protests from the Nebraska Medical Association and Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians. A similar bill is under consideration in the New York state legislature. The Canadian Medical Association expressed disappointment in the move. “As

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Advertising Groups Cry Foul Over Proposed Tax Changes

Associations Now

Industry associations are gearing up for a fight over reforms proposed in Congress that would effectively cut the advertising tax deduction in half. Proposals in both chambers of Congress go after a key tax deduction relied upon by the advertising industry, and industry groups are gearing up for a legislative battle.

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Proposed In-Flight Electronics Standards Land at FAA

Associations Now

But even if adopted, the proposed standards wouldn’t allow every device to be used. The proposal. The recommendations of the Portable Electronic Devices Aviation Rulemaking Committee include limitations, however. The post Proposed In-Flight Electronics Standards Land at FAA appeared first on Associations Now.'

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Letter to John Graham and Scott Wiley

Spark Consulting

Mr. Trump ran an intentionally divisive campaign that included: Proposing a religious test for entry to the United States, which is a violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Eisenstodt, Chief Strategist, Eisenstodt Associates, LLC, and Past Chair, ASAE Ethics Committee. Constitution. Signed: Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A.,