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15
Feb
Census 2010 Gets $1 Billion More, Aided by MRA Grassroots Lobbying
Howard Fienberg
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15 Feb, 2009
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census
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Government Affairs
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Today, the Marketing Research Association (MRA) applauded the U.S. Congress for including $1 billion in immediate funding for the decennial Census in the just-approved economic stimulus law. MRA had advocated for the inclusion of this funding in the bill throughout the process and successfully helped fend off attempts in the Senate to eliminate the funds.
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17
Jul
CMOR-Authored Bill Passes Louisiana State House and Senate
Howard Fienberg
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17 Jul, 2008
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Louisiana
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push poll
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Government Affairs
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Louisiana H.B. 1044 – a bill drafted by CMOR – has passed both the State House and Senate with unanimous approval and awaits the signature of Governor Bobby Jindal (R). The proposed law would combat political persuasion calls (also known as ‘political telemarketing’ or ‘push polls’) while protecting legitimate survey and opinion research (including message testing).
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10
Jul
CMOR-Authored Bill Passes, Signed By Louisiana Governor
Howard Fienberg
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10 Jul, 2008
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push poll
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Louisiana
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Government Affairs
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Louisiana Act 810 – legislation drafted by CMOR – which had passed both the State House and Senate with unanimous approval was signed yesterday by Governor Bobby Jindal (R). The law will combat political persuasion calls (also known as ‘political telemarketing’ or ‘push polls’) while protecting legitimate survey and opinion research (including message testing).
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27
Mar
Tax Reporting Obligations for Respondent Incentives
Insights Association
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27 Mar, 2008
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tax
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incentives
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member only
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Government Affairs
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What are the federal income tax reporting requirements for incentives offered for participation in research?
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03
Mar
CMOR Kills Bad Legislation Regulating Polling in Louisiana
Howard Fienberg
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03 Mar, 2008
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louisiana
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robocall
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push poll
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Government Affairs
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CMOR in late February helped defeat Louisiana House Bill 58—legislation that would have severely harmed political survey and opinion research with residents of Louisiana.
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02
Feb
FAQ: Does Survey, Opinion and Marketing Research Qualify for the Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credit?
Howard Fienberg
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02 Feb, 2008
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tax
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Government Affairs
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In 1981, the R&D Tax Credit (also known as the Research & Experimentation Tax Credit) was signed into law. It was envisioned as a temporary measure to incentivize companies to keep high-tech jobs in the United States and boost corporate growth. Since then, the tax credit has been extended at least a dozen times.According to the explanations on IRS Form 6765 , research expenditures that qualify for the credit “ must be undertaken for discovering information that is technological in ...
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07
Aug
CMOR Wins Victory for Polling in Florida
Howard Fienberg
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07 Aug, 2007
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Government Affairs
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In less than a month’s time, CMOR convinced Florida election officials to retract an advisory opinion which would have prohibited political issue polling in Florida.
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30
Jul
Guidelines for Adverse Event Reporting: The Pharmaceutical Market Research Context
Insights Association
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30 Jul, 2007
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pharmaceutical
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data privacy
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healthcare
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Government Affairs
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Pharmaceutical marketing research and data analytics companies should not be required to assume responsibility for formal reporting of adverse events (AEs) uncovered during routine pharmaceutical marketing research and data analytics in the U.S. because:
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01
Sep
New Jersey Tax on Information Services
Insights Association
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01 Sep, 2006
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tax
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new jersey
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Government Affairs
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Effective October 1, 2006, information services are subject to New Jersey sales and use tax.
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22
Jul
FTC Advisory Opinion on Survey Researcher Access to Do Not Call Registry
Insights Association
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22 Jul, 2004
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ftc
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do not call
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telemarketing
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Government Affairs
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"In your letter, you ask various questions concerning access to the National Do Not Call Registry by members of the market or opinion research industry."
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