b'Member NewsThis Quarter in History . August, September and OctoberHEMA (HI): President Kimo Haynes,UPMRA (UT): (JH) DEQClips from 100 years of worldthe legislature reconvened to finish thereported 72% EPA UST and US history, including states business after being suspendedcompliance and UPMRAs in March due to COVID-19. Legislativewebsite provided helpful snippets from WPMAs paststatistics were shared. business resources for fall magazines. IPM&CSACOVID-19.5 Years Ago (ID): (SB) FALL 2020 WPMN ClipWOMA (WA): (LM) The summer of shut down .My work life has been on 2020 [Fall Western the ID Political landscape repeat year after year with Petroleum Marketer News the shifting sands of an emer- the same fun, meaningful, and workable routine. It looks (WPMN)] WPMA Presidentgency; Novembers generalsomething like this: WPMA in February, (EMA) in May, Steve Clark of Genesee elections up in the air, WeightsWPMA & (WOMA) Convention in June, State Executives Energy, in Seattle, WA, Theand Measures rule-making. Convention in August, (EMA) again in October, and Holi-poster was issued by the Pro- MPMCSA (MT): (BL) day Party in December . 2020 was not on my Association vincial Board of Health in Leduc,COVID-19 has forced us toVision Board . Im deeply reminded that the power of our Alberta, Canada in 1918, duringharness technology to stay con- Association lies in connection, networking, friendships and the Spanish Flu pandemic! Whilenected. As much as we all mightif we are being honesta great round of golf and liba-2020 seems like an unprec- shudder when we hear thetions. Zoom just doesnt feel the same. I hope the next time edented time in our world history,word Zoom, it has afforded us aI see you is face-to-face, connecting authentically, with a clearly weve been through thisplatform for advocacy and col- cold one in our hands!before . For now, as with all yourlaboration . We have contin- 2020 (Aug 2) President companies and state associa- ued to work closely with the col- Trump signed an tions, WPMA plans to hunker FALL 2020 WPMN Cover Cliplaborative group including DEQ, store owners, consultantsexecutive order banning down and get through this. Weand Petro Board staff for the ongoing legislative audit intoany US companies or wont compromise our work ethic nor our optimism. Wethe PTRCB . Our Board of Directors has made the difficultcitizens from making transactions with ByteDance,will prove once again that we willdecision to cancel the 2020 Convention and Trade Show .the parent company of TikTok, in 45 days. He took rise to any challenge . But oneWhether it is more time at home, finding new pastimes, orsimilar action against Tencent. thing is certainthe need for acoming to work with business on the top and pajamas onFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg reachedstrong association and the impor- the bottom, I hope we can all find something positive thata net worth exceeding $100 billion.tance of our being in unity. Thiscomes out of our adaptation to 2020. He became the third centibillionaire, pandemic will end. Our employeesECAN (NV): (PK) Governor alongside Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.and customers will return. AndSisolak signed Senate Bill(Aug 11) Democratic presidential when it ends, our familiar foes4 which provided limitedcandidate Joe Biden named Senator and enduring trials will still be there . and weliability protection for NVKamala Harris as his vice presidential will be ready! I am proud to be in this battle with you! businesses as well as casinonominee, the first African American CEO Gene Inglesby (GI) we completed one of our larg- worker protections fromwoman to serve in the role.est Conventions and Expos in our history before everythingCOVID-19 exposure while(Aug19) Apple Inc became the first US company to be went south; and with the technology of today we wereon the job. NV OSHA wasvalued at over $2 Trillion.able to have our June Board Meeting virtually andupdated and Big Dogs Howl complete the crucial business of the association . WPMAwas rescheduled for October. (Aug26) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos became the first person and our eight state associations have had a challengingin history to have a net worth exceeding $200 billion, year. We are hoping for a much-improved economy and noNMPMA (NM): (RB)With the collapse of the oil and gasaccording to Forbes.harmful residual effects from the COVID pandemic as weindustries, the unemployment rate is at a record high.(Sep 25) President Trump unveiled his Platinum Plan move into 2021. Legislation special at a campaign rally in Atlanta, in which he proposed session passed May making Juneteenth a federal holiday, labeling the Ku Source: Bernstein bills that were listed. Klux Klan and Antifa as terrorist organizations, and OFA (OR): President making lynching a national hate crime, among other FALL 2020 WPMN ClipMatt Truax reported thatsocioeconomic initiatives aimed at African Americans.with the assistance of their2020 (Oct 1) The White House COVID-19 outbreak was lobbyists, OFA remainedrealized, as both President Donald Trump and First in constant contact withLady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19 and state offices and legisla-were quarantined. Several White House staffers and WMI Mutual Insurance Co (WMIC): President tors to provide input andmultiple congress members also tested positive.David Leo (DL) reviewed the basic components ofguidance, and relay com- (Oct 30) The US was the first country to exceedMedicare and how it works with Medicare Supplementmunications to members100,000 daily cases of COVID-19.insurance policies (aka Medigap policies) which wereconcerning COVID-19.now offered in MT also. 28 www.wpma.com / Fall 2025'