Associations Now

APRIL 6, 2016

This month, the city council of San Jose is expected to consider a proposal to change the way it handles late fees at its libraries. million at the San Jose Public Library alone, the New York Times reports. One council member, Pierluigi Oliverio, has proposed a two-week fine-amnesty program for those with late materials.

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Associations Now

JUNE 3, 2013

Flying isn’t the cheapest thing in the world, and a set of tax proposals could prevent things from getting any cheaper on the business travel front anytime soon. The proposals include a gradual increase in the maximum Aviation Passenger Safety Fee passengers pay to $7.50 Will these pass?

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2013

North American retailers have debuted their own safety agreement for Bangladesh , drafted with the help of the National Retail Federation and several other associations, according to news reports. NRF, the Retail Industry Leaders Association, the American Apparel and Footwear Association, the U.S.

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Associations Now

MARCH 3, 2014

. “ Homeland and House of Cards may be the programs that make national news, but the membership of Voices for TV Choices is evidence that there is also a large audience for an array of targeted and local programming,” the group said in a press release.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 9, 2014

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) says its latest efforts, first reported on by Politico this week, are focused on creating a nationwide GMO labeling standard. The Environmental Working Group suggested that GMA’s proposed voluntary standard would limit future efforts to implement mandatory labeling at the state level.

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CMA Solutions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Last year, 62% of surveyed associations either endured a membership decline or remained flat, according to MGI’s 2022 Marketing Membership Benchmarking Report. CMA’s in-house PR team scored a few important industry media placements, which included a placement of EPN’s press release on Meetings Today’s homepage for seven consecutive days.

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Associations Now

APRIL 29, 2013

The Follow the Money Act of 2013, introduced in the Senate last week, would establish a real-time reporting system for campaign contributions and independent spending by corporations, associations, and other organizations. To help boost transparency in campaign finance, Sens. Final rules are still pending.

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Associations Now

JUNE 2, 2015

Several months after diamond-industry players discussed a proposal to come together under a single umbrella organization, the Diamond Producers Association appears ready to give its member companies a way to fend off synthetics. The world now has an association for diamond miners.

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Ask for proposals: Let potential speakers come to you by sending out a call for proposals. Potential speakers will submit their proposed topics, cost and other information that can help you narrow down prospects. Press release: Send press releases about your event to media outlets.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The WSJ reports that a Senate bill aiming to increase FDA oversight of the practice could get a full-floor vote. ” The association also voiced concerns about a proposed FDA ban of “demonstrably difficult” compounded medications, saying that what is being proposed needs to be spelled out.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The British video game industry group TIGA this week released a new report titled “Trolls, Innovation, and Thermonuclear War” on the issues raised by myriad patent battles. Battling ''Thermonuclear War'' The patent issues raised in the U.S. aren’t just of concern to American associations.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

However, the National Basketball Association has always been a for-profit endeavor, and Major League Baseball gave up its nonprofit status in 2007 in an effort to avoid publicly reporting executive salaries, the Atlanta Journal Constitution noted in 2012. How much would it hurt?

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

A federal rule spawned by the Dodd-Frank Act that requires reporting the use of of “conflict minerals” from Africa is facing legal challenges from some business and industry groups. Under the regulations the SEC proposed in 2012 , manufacturers would have to disclose such information for 2013 by May 31, 2014.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 20, 2017

GTM: Communications reports to me, so communicating externally and internally is important when talking policy and changes desired. For major issues, we work with our communications department and develop press releases, campaigns that involve social media, and other usual methods to reach out.

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