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Pennsylvania Government to Levy Tax on Membership Fees

Associations Now

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (DOR) issued a sales and use tax ruling Jan. The ruling has drawn the attention of membership associations in Pennsylvania and at least one organization – the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants – has reached out to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for a meeting.

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Pennsylvania Legislation Threatens Private Certification, ASAE Says

Associations Now

A bill introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature is the latest in a series of state-level measures that threaten certifications offered by associations and other private organizations, according to ASAE and the Professional Certification Coalition.

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Campaign Shares Pennsylvania Public School Success Stories

Associations Now

The Success Starts Here campaign, organized by the Pennsylvania Schools Boards Association, seeks to raise positive awareness of the public school system. Last week, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) launched its Success Starts Here campaign to share success stories from the state’s 500 school districts.

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Associations, Apprenticeships, and the “Toolbelt Generation”

Spark Consulting

” As his first executive order after taking office, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro eliminated the unnecessary four-year degree requirement for 92% of state jobs in the commonwealth.

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Focus in a Distracted Era

Spark Consulting

Twenty association executives (CEOs and EDs, AMC leaders, and consultants) gathered at a lovely resort in Pennsylvania to ponder some Big Issues together: AI, DEI, nurturing the next generation of association leaders, the role of voluntary membership associations in an increasingly polarized society, and, of course, boards boards boards.

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Gun-Control Critics Use Novel Law to Gain Ground in Pennsylvania

Associations Now

A new law meant to curtail local gun-control ordinances in Pennsylvania has already put two of the state’s largest cities—Philadelphia and Pittsburgh—in the National Rifle Association’s litigation crosshairs. Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has said that state attorneys will not defend the new law in court.

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We Asked, You Answered: What Will You Stop Doing in 2024?

Associations Now

Jan Reisinger, MBA, CAE Executive Director, Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians I will stop allowing email notifications to disrupt my day. Cicely Elliott Account Executive, Wanner Associates, Inc. I will try to let go of perfectionism and unrealistic (and unfair) expectations of myself and others.