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Maine Nonprofits Say Property Tax Proposal Would Jeopardize Programs, Services

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Paul LePage submitted a proposed budget including a property tax for certain nonprofits. Last year, before releasing his biennial budget proposal, Maine Gov. At a town hall meeting on Wednesday , LePage said the proposal is part of a necessary plan to make Maine more prosperous.

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Counseling Groups Partner to Fight Bill They Say Allows For Discrimination

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The American Counseling Association has partnered with other organizations to oppose a Tennessee bill they say would permit discrimination against LGBT people based on a service provider’s personal beliefs. The Tennessee bill is among many that associations, along with corporations, have recently spoken out about.

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American Counseling Association Moves Meeting from Nashville

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Though its 2017 annual conference is only 11 months away, the American Counseling Association is moving the event from Nashville following the passage of a controversial Tennessee law. Of all the state legislation I have seen passed in my 30 years with ACA, the new Tennessee law based on Senate Bill 1556/House Bill 1840 is by far the worst.

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Piggybacking Off a More Established Brand

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When my husband’s grandfather settled on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee, in the late 1960s, he didn’t have a lot of money. So, my husband’s grandfather proposed a trade, and that’s how the dentist came to own a good horse, and my husband’s grandfather came to own a good set of dentures. He needed dentures—a full set of them.

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Music Industry Groups Try to Hit the Right Note With Tax Credits

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” But films aren’t the only cultural works being produced by New York’s creative class, and that’s where the proposed Empire State Music Production Tax Credit bill comes in. Billy Joel is not going to get a tax credit, nor is Jay Z. It’s going to be the working stiff that gets the credit. .

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The Fight to Fill Out the Periodic Table

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The names are temporary for the moment, and IUPAC is asking those who discovered the elements to propose names and symbols for them.

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As Newtown Anniversary Nears, Associations Help Schools Tackle Security

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An Obama administration proposal to fund a community policing program that would support such efforts is still being reviewed by Congress.) Such bills have been introduced in 35 states; South Dakota was the first to pass a measure in March, and six others—Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas—followed suit.