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Antique Groups Feel Pressure of Anti-Ivory Rules

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Several states have already instituted bans or are in the process of cracking down on ivory sales, including Vermont. “People are having trouble connecting their grandmother’s piano with terrorism,” Vermont Rep.

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Association Brain Food: 3.17.23

Reid All About it

. – 9 Biggest Challenges with AMS Implementations and How to Avoid Them Hear insights that can serve as a living checklist for you and your team to review at the beginning of or throughout an implementation process. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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New Hampshire Looks to Kick-start Craft Beers With Marketing Nonprofit

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Brew New Hampshire, a nonprofit with both industry and state support, hopes to draw more attention to its fast-growing craft beer industry—and perhaps sell a few more bottles in the process. The economic impact of craft brewing on New Hampshire is actually higher than it is on Vermont, according to a Brewers Association study [PDF].

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Association Brain Food: 4.14.23

Reid All About it

Estimate, Mitigate, Report, Offset: A Four-Step Process for Meeting Sustainability Discover how planners can more effectively support zero- or low-carbon initiatives. Hear about meeting-emissions mitigation measures, the emissions reporting process, and options for offsetting emissions that cannot be avoided. More info/register.

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Maine Principals Adopt Policy for Transgender Athletes

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” Maine joins Colorado, Vermont, and Washington as states with transgender high school student-athlete guidelines, according to the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. They recommended adoption to our member schools, and those schools voted overwhelmingly to support the draft.”. The new policy earned praise from LGBT group EqualityMaine.

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Vermont Becomes First Mover on GMO Labeling

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There are no conditions on Vermont’s efforts to regulate genetically modified organisms: Unlike other Northeastern states, where GMO labeling laws are contingent on what their neighbors do, Vermont will go it alone when its law goes into effect in 2016. But not everyone’s happy with the outcome.

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GMA Takes Vermont to Court Over GMO Labeling Law

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The Grocery Manufacturers Association, with three other trade groups, filed a lawsuit against Vermont last week, arguing that the state’s first-in-the-nation law requiring GMO food labeling is unconstitutional. Vermont’s law has no such contingency. ” Ready for Battle. Peter Shumlin (D).

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