Associations Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Paul LePage submitted a proposed budget including a property tax for certain nonprofits. Last year, before releasing his biennial budget proposal, Maine Gov. Under the plan, such organizations would pay taxes on the portion of the property’s value above that amount at 50 percent of the local community’s property tax rate.

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Associations Now

APRIL 16, 2013

The New York City Council recently reached an agreement on a paid sick-leave bill similar to ones found in Washington, DC, San Francisco, Seattle, and the state of Connecticut, though it has not yet voted on the measure. The post Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Proposals Prompt Debate appeared first on Associations Now.'

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The Grocery Manufacturers Association and other industry groups have banded together amid the heated debate over labeling foods that contain genetically modified organisms. Their proposal: a voluntary solution at the federal level.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 9, 2014

A leaked discussion draft by the Grocery Manufacturers Association suggests creating a national (albeit voluntary) labeling standard for foods containing genetically modified organisms, but activists say the association is clouding the issue. But environmentalists and organic food groups say the association has an ulterior motive.

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