CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Oct. 18, 2013
- October 18, 2013 |
- CEO Update
GMA agrees to disclose political spending Facing a lawsuit by Washington state, the Grocery Manufacturers Association has agreed to disclose its sources of funding in its fight to defeat a ballot initiative that would require labels on foods with genetically modified organisms. The move represents an abrupt policy change for the association, which has spent $7.2 million so far to counter the Washington state ballot measure but had not said where the money was coming from. State Attorney Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday he would sue GMA if it didn't disclose its funding sources, citing state law. However, the group said Thursday there was no need for a lawsuit, since it… Read More