Newsletter Archives: February 2012
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As a result of nominations and elections held on January 9, 2012, Janet Clippard was re-elected President for the 2012-2014 term of office.
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MusiCares Foundation assists musicians, songwriters, composers, recording engineers, producers and other music industry professionals experiencing personal, medical or financial emergency.
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Switch your cell phone service to AT&T, the only unionized national wireless company, and get a $25 equipment/accessories credit in addition to the union-member-only fifteen percent discount on monthly service.
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State Representative Tom Goodson (R-Titusville) has sponsored a bill that would prevent county governments from enacting
wage theft ordinances. Supporters of the bill fear a patchwork of different county ordinances across the state, but have failed to propose a statewide wage theft protection program. Miami-Dade county's wage theft ordinance has already recovered $900,000 in wages in the short time since its passage.
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The Town Square Neighborhood Development Corp. is is asking lawmakers to consider the impact to the
Arsht Center before approving construction of a mega-casino nearby. Malaysia's Genting Group is proposing to build a $3 billion-plus casino resort on the current site of the Omni complex and the Miami Herald, between Biscayne Bay, Biscayne Boulevard, I-395, and the MacArthur Causeway. Town Square Neighborhood Development is concerned over the parking and traffic issues that would be created for the Arsht Center if the casino is built nearby.
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