Associations Now
AUGUST 14, 2015
Both Lyft and Uber have submitted proposals to return to San Antonio, with each company proposing work-arounds to the new background checks. Ramiro Cavazos, SAHCC’s president and CEO, released a statement on August 12 urging the mayor and city council to let the ride-sharing companies operate again in San Antonio.
Associations Now
AUGUST 29, 2017
New York City, which originated many of the menu labeling standards that the Food and Drug Administration is trying to implement, won’t jump ahead of the FDA’s own planned deadlines after a coalition of trade groups sued the city. But a legal settlement approved last week has paused the city’s plan.
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Associations Now
AUGUST 25, 2017
It’s an issue nearly as serious as that of the foam containers that New York City keeps trying to ban. Generally made of plastic and often difficult to recycle, straws pose an environmental issue that’s particularly problematic for the oceans—where many straws end up.
Association Success
APRIL 26, 2018
In another life, as a middle school English teacher, my classes would kick off the year by proposing, discussion, and voting on a class constitution, a list of expectations, norms, and promises we would agree to uphold for the rest of the year. Just ask your local government. No, seriously.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
More details: About the fly-in: The association had 30 of its members fly in to meet with members of Congress on Monday and Tuesday, discuss proposed bills, and give an overview on current regulations. “It Just last week, New York City passed a ban on selling tobacco to smokers younger than age 21— a ban that included e-cigarettes.
Associations Now
JUNE 29, 2015
The Greater New York Taxi Association’s efforts to stop a controversial project to modernize the city’s taxi fleet reached a dead end last week after an appeals court said the city’s plans were legal. It’s been a series of stops and starts for the “Taxi of Tomorrow” in New York City.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 26, 2013
Not a High-Flyer Speaking of air-travel annoyances, a proposal by the Federal Communications Commission to allow people to make phone calls during flight drew a strongly negative reaction last week , with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA in particular criticizing the idea. But it notes that seven major U.S.
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