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Vermont Becomes First Mover on GMO Labeling

Associations Now

There are no conditions on Vermont’s efforts to regulate genetically modified organisms: Unlike other Northeastern states, where GMO labeling laws are contingent on what their neighbors do, Vermont will go it alone when its law goes into effect in 2016. “We have a whole population of educated activists.”

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Maine Principals Adopt Policy for Transgender Athletes

Associations Now

Maine became the fourth state to approve a program that allows transgender high school student-athletes to play for sports teams that match their gender identity. The Maine Principals’ Association last week approved a new policy allowing transgender athletes to play for high school sports teams that match their gender identity.

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Governors Association Helps Members Leverage Possibilities of the Great Outdoors

Associations Now

Already, more than a dozen states have followed suit with their own outdoor recreation offices, but NGA hopes to further that growth with the new program, which will help connect the offices with information on issues such as conservation, economic development, education, infrastructure, stewardship, and workforce training.

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Association Brain Food: 3.17.23

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Online learning. Mike Loukides, O’Reilly Radar ) Good eats Skip down to the list of free educational events if you prefer takeout. Host: UST Education Speaker: Linn Wheeling, MBA, CAE, Director Community Engagement Wed 3/22 at 12 p.m.

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Opioid Addiction Fight Takes Center Stage With Governors

Associations Now

Opioid addiction has become serious enough nationally that when the association for the nation’s governors had the president’s ear earlier this week, it was the main topic of discussion. Opioids generally take two main forms: commonly prescribed prescription drugs, such as Vicodin and Percocet; and illicit drugs, such as heroin.

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Group Aims to Help School Counselors Face Growing Caseloads

Associations Now

Only New Hampshire, Vermont, Wyoming, and the U.S. From the 2008-09 school year to the 2010-11 school year—the most recent for which data is available—the ratio of guidance counselors to students nationwide rose from 457 to 1 to 471 to 1, according to data from the National Center of Education Statistics cited by the Cincinnati Enquirer.