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Education Groups Aid Louisiana Flood Victims

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As southern Louisiana begins the arduous process of cleaning up after the floods that ravaged the area this month, the National Education Association and the Louisiana Association of Educators are working to provide public school employees with relief assistance and school recovery resources. Source: NYSPHSAA Press Release].

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Funeral Directors Group Enlists Volunteers for COVID-19 Funeral Home Relief

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As of April 22, New York and New Jersey had almost 20,000 deaths related to coronavirus. Initially, we were only able to provide [requesters in New York] with volunteers from New York, who were licensed funeral workers,” Bernfeld said. Today we may help out in DC, and tomorrow it may be Louisiana.”.

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

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This expansion is a significant addition to IA’s 50-state government affairs program and existing offices in California, Illinois, Washington State, and New York. The websites, apps, and services powered by IA’s members have an enormous positive benefit for all Americans, and the southern U.S. The internet sector represents 10.1

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How Associations Are Changing Up School Sunscreen Rules

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According to Stateline , six states—Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Utah, and Washington—have passed laws this year allowing sunscreen to be used during school activities. But associations in the dermatology field are taking steps to ensure kids are free to use sunscreen at school.

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Associations Size Up Harvey’s Economic Impact

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“We need to recognize it will be a new normal, a new and different normal for this entire region,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said, according to The New York Times. But it’s clear that the recovery will be long and difficult—and the economic consequences far-reaching. Construction. refining capacity.

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Music Industry Groups Try to Hit the Right Note With Tax Credits

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A coalition of music industry players is pushing for legislation in New York that would provide tax credits to in-state music professionals. New York has a tradition of supporting the arts through tax credits, but they’ve largely benefited filmmakers. Now the music industry wants a piece of the action.

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Out of Bloom: Lessons from a Nonprofit’s Demise

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In April 2013, a number of New York City parents, including City Council candidate Jelani Mashariki, loudly pushed back against the program at a town hall. Most notable was the situation in Louisiana, where parents discovered that Social Security numbers were being used to classify students in the database.