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7/9/2010    California Funeral Trust

Audit Finds California Funeral Trust Misspent Money

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7/1/2010    Aurora Acquires Alliance-St. Laurent Casket Company

Largest Family Owned Casket Company Adds Top Canadian Hardwood Casket Company

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7/1/2010    Chicago Strike Averted

SCI and Chicago Funeral Directors Reach Agreement

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6/28/2010    Possible Strike Looming

for SCI Funeral Directors in Chicago

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6/17/2010    NFDA Legislative Update June 2010

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3/2/2010    NFDA Key Federal Issues Update

March 2010 (more)
3/1/2010    TSA Scanning

TSA Scanning will not include human remains - for now!

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12/16/2009    Anoka County hires coroner

..continues mentor's style (more)
12/7/2009    Legislative Update 12-7-2009

Minnesota November Budget Forecast - Gubernatorial Races Begin to Shape Up - Minnesota's Congressional Races Begin to Get Crowded (more)
11/30/2009    From the State Registrar

New field representative for death registration (more)
11/30/2009    License renewals to be mailed

License renewals for morticians, funeral directors and internships will be mailed today, November 24, 2009 (more)
11/30/2009    Formaldehyde Exposure and Risk of Death

Long-term exposure to formaldehyde used for embalming increases funeral industry workers' risk of death from myeloid leukemia (more)
11/20/2009    Senate Resolution

US Senate designates December 12, 2009, as `Wreaths Across America Day' (more)
11/13/2009    Bereaved Consumer’s Bill of Rights Act of 2009

NFDA Supports “Bereaved Consumer’s Bill of Rights Act of 2009” (more)
11/12/2009    Dr Amatuzio Retiring

The county won't fill in after Dr. Janis Amatuzio leaves, instead changing its medical examiner's office so the remaining doctors have fewer duties.

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11/10/2009    NFDA Key Federal Issues Update

As a way to keep everyone informed on the issues in Washington, DC, your NFDA Advocacy Staff will be issuing one of these updates each month. (more)
11/5/2009    NFDA Testifies in Support of Bills to help Veterans' and their Families

Recently NFDA was asked to testify before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on two separate occasions. 

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10/20/2009    Select Small Business Provisions in Congressional Healthcare Reform Legislation

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10/12/2009    NFDA News Release: ASCAP Inspecting Funeral Homes Without Music Licenses

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10/2/2009    Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2009 Introduced in the House

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8/1/2009    FTC Extends "Red Flag" Deadline

FTC extends "Red Flag" deadline to November1st

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7/30/2009    TSA Known Shipper Changes effective August 1, 2009

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7/15/2009    Legislative Update - 7-15-2009

Health Care Reform (more)
6/2/2009    OSHA

OSHA to Propose Aerosol Transmissable Disease Standard by John Fitch (more)
6/1/2009    MN Sales Tax increases

July 1, 2009 MN Sales Tax increases to 6.875%
4/29/2009    Indigent Burials - April 29, 2009

Minnesota counties consider cremation to cut costs of burying poor By Elizabeth Dunbar - Associated Press - 4/26/2009 (more)
4/27/2009    Legislative Update - April 27, 2009

Yesterday was a very active and productive day for the MFDA at the legislature (more)
4/27/2009    Official Statement by NFDA President John D. Reed Sr. - April 3, 2009

Press conference on survey contents grossly misrepresented (more)
4/24/2009    Known Shipper Law Changes - April 24, 2009

Act now so you will not be affected after July1 so your funeral home can ship human remains. (more)
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