Associations Now

JULY 21, 2014

With proposed tobacco rules likely to affect the cigar world, industry groups have successfully drummed up strong public reaction to the rules, which would set a price level for what constitutes a “premium cigar” that critics see as arbitrary. Newman Cigar Company , the only cigar manufacturer left standing in “Cigar City.”

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Associations Now

JANUARY 2, 2015

For decades, the nonprofit Poynter Institute has used the resources of the Tampa Bay Times , formerly the St. Petersburg Times , to fund its education programs. Poynter owns the newspaper.). Such collaborations have occasional pitfalls.

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Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2014

More sun means more tourism dollars, a driving force behind Florida’s proposed Sunshine Protection Act. “It’ll Mark Danish told a Tampa news outlet. There’s a lot less disagreement about the boon to tourism. It’ll be very good for the economy,” Florida state Rep. In 2010, the U.K.-based

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Also, high schools in Tampa, Florida , and Missoula County, Montana , joined a long line of cities, counties, and states that require student athletes to complete concussion tests that allow doctors and trainers to get a baseline assessment of athletes prior to the start of the season. It’s not a football-only issue.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In 2023, all 50 state legislatures will be in session, considering proposals that could impact associations and their members across a wide range of policy areas. Adam DePiro, Senior Vice President of Convention Sales, Visit Tampa Bay. Wed 9/21 at 12 p.m. State Government Relations and Advocacy: Getting Ready for 2023. 1 CAE credit.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 7, 2014

Rick Scott put the kibosh on federal funding in 2011 —a controversial move at the time, considering that the offered federal funding would have covered the cost of a rail line between Tampa and Orlando, potentially easing traffic along the state’s busy Interstate 4 corridor.

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