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PPAI Media’s Rachel Zoch has stepped into the newly created role of public affairs and research editor, serving as the Association’s leading expert on policy, legislation and compliance.Zoch was previously the Association’s associate editor. She...

  Consumers, and now companies, are starting to care more about corporate social responsibility (CSR). But this year, Maurice Norris, PPAI’s public affairs manager, says we can expect CSR to change. Norris says, “CSR is experiencing an evolution into...

The global “infodemic” has undermined trust in institutions and left people not knowing where or who to turn to for reliable information. A survey of 33,000 respondents in 28 countries by research firm Edelman Data & Intelligence found that busin...

On August 16, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, a significant 730-page climate, health care and tax bill. The act itself will have far reaching short- and long-term effects for the American people. How does it affect th...

As various proposals emerge from both chambers of Congress regarding negotiations over the Build Back Better Act, which consists of approximately $3.5 trillion in new federal spending, PPAI’s public affairs team is contemplating the legislation’s pos...

As PPAI continues to closely monitor developments in Washington, D.C., PPAI’s public affairs manager, Maurice Norris, along with the Association’s general counsel and D.C.-based lobbyist, are tracking the recent U.S. legislation aimed at providing r...

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, is a $2 trillion piece of legislation that authorizes federal funding for states, companies, individuals and other entities adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and expands th...

Above photo: At this year's ICPHSO annual symposium, PPAI's Anne Stone, CAE (second from right) joined a panel discussion on voluntary standards. Among the topics explored by the panel were the shortcomings of the term "voluntary standards" as it imp...

The Michigan Promotional Professionals Association (MiPPA) recently put together several days of education and advocacy for industry professionals in the state. PPAI Director of Public Affairs Anne Stone, CAE, joined the association to support its ef...