{"id":8023,"date":"2023-06-08T18:10:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/?page_id=8023"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:33:30","slug":"governance-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/about\/governance-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1280\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-10866\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2023\/06\/Meetings-086.jpg\" style=\"object-position:69% 33%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"69% 33%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2023\/06\/Meetings-086.jpg 2048w, 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