Subject: DAGAZette: Volume IV, Issue 14
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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:17:20 -0400

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_DAGAZette
Volume IV, Issue 14       April 28, 2011_

_Upcoming Events_

_Registration Closes Wednesday, May 4!_
_Room block closed!_
_2011 DAGA Spring Policy Conference_
_May 12-13, 2011_
_Ritz Carlton, New Orleans_
_921 Canal Street_
_New Orleans, LA_

DAGA hits the Big Easy for the 2011 DAGA Spring Policy Conference on May
12-13, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton on Canal Street in New Orleans!  We
anticipate a great turn-out for this event as we gather in this historic
city for 2 days of great discussion and world famous dining. We hope you
will mark join us for this festive event! [2]Click here to
register!_ Registration will close on Wednesday May 4 and we cannot guarantee
that we can accommodate late registrations. Certain portions of the event
require advance registration, so register early!_
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    2. http://www.democraticags.org/events.php

Sponsorships are available for the Spring Policy Conference and are a
wonderful opportunity to show your support. DAGA offers a variety of
sponsorships to meet your needs and your budget. Please contact Lauren
Bergmann at [3][email-masked] or 202.546.0474 for more information
about sponsorship.
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Our room block is closed and the Ritz-Carlton has sold out.

Please note, DAGA’s a room rate of $219 per night + tax and applicable fees
for Wednesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 12 only. Please note that the
Ritz-Carlton cannot offer that rate after our program has concluded due to a
number of city-wide events that weekend.  The Ritz Carlton requires a
deposit for your first night’s stay and a credit card number when you
reserve your room; as always, you are responsible making your reservation
and for hotel costs.  If you’ve already made your reservation and need to
cancel, please contact us in advance of cancelling your room at 301.309.1908
or [4][email-masked]. We will do our best to resell your room, but
if we cannot, and you cancel any later than 72 hours prior to scheduled
arrival, you will be responsible for the hotel’s cancellation fee of one
night’s charge plus tax. Please contact Andrea Mietus at
[5][email-masked] 301.309.1908 if you need assistance with
accommodations.
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Please don’t hesitate to contact Jenifer Freeman Fuller at 303.831.0100 with
any questions.

We hope to see you in New Orleans!

_Save the Date!_
_10^thAnnual DAGA Pre-CWAG Reception and Dinner_
_July 9, 2011_
_Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows_
_68-1400 Mauna Lani Drive_
_Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii_

Save the date for the 10^thAnnual DAGA Pre-CWAG Reception and Dinner on in
advance of the CWAG Annual Meeting on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at the Mauna
Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows a short distance from CWAG’s host hotel, the
Fairmont Orchid. We look forward to welcoming our guests in the tropics of
Hawaii for this family-friendly event, which always offers something unique.

DAGA is not holding a room block for this event as the focus of the week is
the CWAG conference. For more information about CWAG or the CWAG Annual
Meeting, please contact Janine Knudsen at [6][email-masked].
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More details will be released in the coming weeks and registration will open
in late May. In the meantime, please feel free to contact us at 303.831.0100
or [7][email-masked] you have any questions.
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_In the News_
[8]Cuomo: NY law sheds 24,000 sex offenders from Web
Wall Street Journal - Associated Press – April 28, 2011
ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York law is credited with removing 24,000 sex offenders
from Internet social networking sites nationwide.
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    8. http://online.wsj.com/article/AP911c84344d7c4feaaccf92cf395627a6.html

[9]Attorney general's office says counties can't ban pain-management clinics
Lexington Herald-Leader - By Dori Hjalmarson and Bill Estep - April 26, 2011
County governments don't have the right to ban pain-management clinics,
according to a state attorney general's opinion.
  Links:
    9. http://www.kentucky.com/2011/04/26/1719142/attorney-generals-office-says.html

[10]PERSONNEL FILE: McGraw names Gary Tillis to Citizens Advisory Committee
The West Virginia Record – April 27, 2011
CHARLESTON - Citing his extensive leadership experience in labor and
building associations and his involvement in government service, West
Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has selected Gary O. Tillis of
Eleanor to serve on the Citizens Advisory Committee.
  Links:
    10. http://www.wvrecord.com/news/235101-personnel-file-mcgraw-names-gary-tillis-to-citizens-advisory-committee

[11]Former AG Goddard tells Washington crowd that Ariz. immigration law
hurting state's economy
The Daily Journal – AP - April 26, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY — Former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard says
Arizona's immigration enforcement law has been an albatross for the state.
  Links:
    11. http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/96989741bfe84eb9bdc78a0dd4d722ce/UT--Immigration-Conference-Goddard

[12]Supreme Court won't fast track Va. challenge to health law
Msnbc.com – By Pete Williams – April 25, 2011
The Supreme Court has rejected a request from the state of Virginia to take
up a challenge to the Obama health care law on a fast track.
  Links:
    12. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/25/6524927-supreme-court-wont-fast-track-va-challenge-to-health-law-

[13]Iowa receives $215M in recovered IPERS funds
Businessweek – AP – April 21, 2011
DES MOINES, Iowa
More than $215 million in Iowa public employee retirement funds have been
transferred to the state as part of the recovery of funds that were frozen
in an investment fraud case in New York.
  Links:
    13. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MO7PAO0.htm

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