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Four States Put Up So Parks Don’t Stay Shut Up

Associations Now

The deals to reopen the attractions came after the Obama administration shifted its position last week to let states cover the costs; earlier, the administration had rebuffed various states’ proposals to fund operations. CVBs on the Front Lines. A spokesman for Wyoming Gov.

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New Fronts in Soda Wars Keep Beverage Association Busy

Associations Now

A study from Stanford University found that a proposed ban on purchasing sugary drinks with food stamps would cut the obesity rate among people ages 18 to 65. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the response to a flood of recent studies that have drawn media coverage, including: Food stamps for soda?