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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. GDP and employs over 6 million Americans, including nearly 479,000 people in Texas, alone.

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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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New Battlefront: Same-Sex Spouse Benefits and the National Guard

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Politicians in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Mississippi have worked to block gay and lesbian National Guard members’ spouses from receiving benefits based on state law not recognizing same-sex marriage. Despite this, the Department of Defense says that no spouses have been denied benefits.

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Senator Pushes to End Sports Leagues’ Nonprofit Status

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Legislation allowing limited antitrust immunity passed, in part because of support in Congress from influential Louisiana lawmakers who wanted (and later got) a team of their own. The Oklahoma senator also notes that the changes he proposes would not affect 501(c)(3) charitable organizations run by the leagues.). This is hardly fair.”

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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Louisiana – 4.6 How Broadway is Coping with Coronavirus Closures (source: Town and Country) March 13, 2020 – Eric Kuhn, a producer on Oklahoma! New York – 19.5 million – effective Sunday evening. Illinois – 12.7 million – started 5 p.m. million – effective 11:59 p.m. New Jersey – 8.9 million – started 9 p.m. million – effective 5 p.m.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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Louisiana – 4.6 How Broadway is Coping with Coronavirus Closures (source: Town and Country) March 13, 2020 – Eric Kuhn, a producer on Oklahoma! New York – 19.5 million – effective Sunday evening. Illinois – 12.7 million – started 5 p.m. million – effective 11:59 p.m. New Jersey – 8.9 million – started 9 p.m. million – effective 5 p.m.