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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.

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In “Digital Protest,” NAACP Urges Users to Boycott Facebook

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.” In addition, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson cited concerns about Facebook’s use of opposition research in an effort to discredit the company’s critics, highlighted in recent New York Times coverage.

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Associations Respond to School Officer’s Treatment of Student

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The incident occurred October 26 at a school near Columbia, South Carolina, as a 16-year-old girl who had refused to stop using her phone in class was grabbed and dragged from her seat by a Richland County Sheriff’s deputy.

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Epic Mentoring: Delta Airlines Sparks Mile-High Chats

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” Next up, Sean Brock, the executive chef at two Charleston, South Carolina, restaurants—Husk and McCrady’s—will be headed to New York for the James Beard Awards on May 5, and the airline is accepting applications via LinkedIn for potential seat partners.

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Tragedy and change: CAI honors the victims of Champlain Towers South collapse

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Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and South Carolina have introduced legislation addressing building maintenance and structural integrity. New Castle County (Del.)

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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Other states with strong representation include California (16), New York (6), Pennsylvania (5), Florida (4), and Texas (4). Individuals from North Carolina, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Oregon, and Idaho stand alone as delegates from these states. hankwasiak - Hank Wasiak; New York/Los Angeles; Author.TV