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Internet Association Opens Texas Office And Hires State Government Affairs Southern Region Director

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Hines will also cover Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, which include an additional 1,366,000 American internet sector jobs. The internet sector represents 10.1 percent of the U.S.

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Associations Help School Boards Beat the Bake Sale Blues

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In front of the Georgia Board of Education, for example, a local American Heart Association representative argued that allowing exemptions for bake sales “puts revenues over children’s health.” ” Ultimately, the board decided to give Georgia schools up to 30 exemptions during the school year to hold such fundraisers.

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Report: Goodwill Locations Hit By Credit-Card Breach

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The duration of the attack is unclear, but there’s evidence that it may have begun about a year ago, Krebs reported.

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Association Blasts Medicare for Paying Unlicensed Prosthetics Providers

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The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics reports that 15 states currently have certification laws: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.

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3 Organizations Using Creative Social Media in Light of COVID-19

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Affectionately nicknamed The Cowboy, The National Cowboy & Western Heritage museum in Oklahoma City shut its doors when social distancing began. Let’s take a look at these three organizations and see what we can learn: The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum .

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Tolling Group Pushes Toward Nationwide Interoperability

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For example, Florida’s transponders don’t work in Georgia or North Carolina, and Kansas transponders cannot be used for travel through Oklahoma. You can imagine drivers’ frustration. On Deadline. With the deadline less than a year away, IBTTA is working overtime to get agencies to address the issue.