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Mixed Support for New York City’s New Sodium Warning

Associations Now

When New York City became the first place in the country to require chain restaurants to post a warning next to high-sodium items, a number of associations came out both for and against the new rule. On December 1, New York City became the first city in the U.S. to require a similar sodium label.

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Oregon State Bar Maps the Road to Greater Diversity

Associations Now

The writing about diversity in the Oregon legal profession—or the lack of it—is literally on the wall in a Portland suburb. At a time when the fairness and inclusiveness of the legal system has been questioned anew by events from Ferguson, Missouri, to New York City, the timeline seems particularly relevant. Census Bureau.

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Brew Your Own: Homebrewers Association Launches Beer Clone Guide

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These beers—with recipes coming from the original breweries around the country—are often produced in large batches for commercial consumption, but AHA has done the hard work of narrowing down the recipes into more manageable 5 to 10 gallon batches.

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The Group Lobbying the States for a Presidential Popular Vote

Associations Now

Some states, such as Oregon , just signed their measures into law; others, such as Maine, are making progress in that direction. Everybody’s vote should count,” he told The New York Times last month. And the U.S. But entire campaigns run around a couple of states and that, in turn, distorts government policy.”.

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How Associations Are Changing Up School Sunscreen Rules

Associations Now

Similar measures were already on the books in California, New York, Oregon, and Texas, and legislators in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are currently working on their own bills.

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Associations Sound Off on Trans-Pacific Partnership

Associations Now

The Trans-Pacific Partnership made a big leap toward adoption this week, and associations in a wide array of industries reacted quickly to the news that the U.S. The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association is a big proponent of the deal, seeing it as a way for Oregon producers to widen the scope of their operations.

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Student and Law Enforcement Groups Respond to Recent Campus Shootings

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Incidents in Oregon, Arizona, and Texas have revived a discussion about laws regulating guns on campus and the special policing challenges that the university environment presents. In an interview with The New York Times , Taylor noted that campuses present a unique policing challenge that can exacerbate the threat a shooter presents.

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