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Understanding the Ins and Outs of Campaign Financing
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by Nancy K. Herther
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It's a good time to think about key resources available to help find, compare, and understand the laws, regulations, and trends concerning campaign financing at the state level. Each state has enacted its own rules about campaign financing, and there is an amazing variety of restrictions. Add to that the changes that take place over the years to address new issues, court cases, and federal directions.
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W3C Updates Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced that its Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for web content, websites, and web applications on all devices received a significant update.
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Accessible Archives Gets a Step Closer to Finishing American County Histories Database
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Accessible Archives, Inc. has completed the imaging for its American County Histories database. According to the press release, "The project culminated with the inclusion of the last volumes from the expanded portions of the New England and Mid-Atlantic Regions. Imaging previously was completed for the original coverage of these areas as well as for the Southeast, Southwest, West, Central and Midwest regions."
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NIH Rolls Out Its First Strategic Plan for Data Science
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) published its first NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science to support its mission of storing, managing, standardizing, and publishing the data produced by biomedical research.
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Chegg Will Fulfill Print Rentals for Cengage Unlimited
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Cengage tapped Chegg to manage the free print rentals program that is part of Cengage Unlimited (in which students pay only a $7.99 fulfillment fee for print rentals with their $119.99 subscription).
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Annual Reviews Unveils Journal on Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems
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Annual Reviews published the first volume of the Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems.
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EdTechnologyFunds Keeps Libraries on Track to Meet Their Technology Goals
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by Brandi Scardilli
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EdTechnologyFunds, a California-based consulting services firm that helps schools and libraries obtain funding from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) E-rate program, recently expanded its services to cover urban and rural organizations nationwide. President and CEO Beverly Sutherland told NewsBreaks about the company's origins, its objectives, and how it is helping to bridge the digital divide.
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