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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday July 05, 2020 ( 2 items )  

Council on American-Islamic Relations Condemns White Supremacist Graffiti in Vermont, Nebraska
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest American Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned white supremacist graffiti in Vermont and Nebraska. Police say the symbol used at the Waterbury Dam in Vermont connects the graffiti to the white supremacist group Patriot Front. CAIR also condemned graffiti of Nazi swastikas and other racist symbols painted on  more

Free Press: Senate Broadband Bill Would Make Connections More Affordable as the Nation Struggles to Recover From COVID-19
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Free Press issued the following statement by Matt Wood, Vice President of Policy and General Counsel: On Monday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced the Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020, along with 25 co-sponsors including Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-New York), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), Kamala Harris (D-California), Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts), Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas  more