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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday May 31, 2020 ( 2 items )  

Free Press Action Welcomes News That House Will Allow Vote on New Patriot Act Privacy Safeguards
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Free Press issued the following news release: On Friday, Politico reported that the House of Representatives would vote on a key amendment to the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act. The amendment was offered in the Senate by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Steve Daines (R-Montana) but fell just one vote short of being included in the legislation when the Reauthorization Act passed that chamber on May 14. The Senate did include a separate amendment offered by Sens. Patrick  more

Vermont School Library Association Receives AASL Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School Library Standards
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 27 -- American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, issued the following news release: The Vermont School Library Association (VSLA) has been named one of four recipients of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School Library Standards. The $2,500 grants, awarded in honor of AASL past presidents, are presented annually to AASL Chapters for the planning and execut  more