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Leadership Lists

Association Leaders

The other leadership blog I read recently was about former North Carolina basketball coach, Dean Smith, who passed away this week. I have always liked North Carolina basketball. Perhaps it was because of Michael Jordan and that unbelievable shot he made as a freshman in the National Championship game.

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Lessons Learned from March Madness

Association Leaders

Roy coached my alma mater the University of Kansas for many years. As his North Carolina Tarheels found themselves down with the clock running out. The game was over, North Carolina lost. They are NOT examples of “Gracious Losing” One of my favorite coaches in the NCAA is Roy Williams.

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Governors Association Launches Opioid Treatment Pilot Targeted at Prisons

Associations Now

Last month, NGA announced a pilot program in eight states—Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia, and Washington—that will expand access to addiction treatment for offenders in prisons. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 65 percent of U.S.

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NCAA Tightens Rules Against LGBT Discrimination

Associations Now

The strategy arose in response to a set of recent laws in North Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee that have been seen as discriminatory against gay and transgender individuals. Last year in Indiana, a religious-freedom law similar to North Carolina’s passed but was later revamped.

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Tolling Group Pushes Toward Nationwide Interoperability

Associations Now

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.

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How One Association Started a Conversation on Workplace Safety

Associations Now

This is on par with other state bar surveys taken in Utah, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, and North Carolina. A 2013 survey of roughly 2,000 State Bar of Arizona members found that 42 percent had been threatened or physically assaulted at least once while serving as a legal professional.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, California and at SXSW.