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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday February 02, 2025 ( 3 items )  

CAIR Welcomes Probe of Islamophobic Poster Hung at TSA Office in Hawaii
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Probe of Islamophobic Poster Hung at TSA Office in Hawaii The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the swift opening of an investigation by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) into a dehumanizing and Islamophobic poster reportedly hung in the admi  more

Public Knowledge Rejects Banning Kids From Social Media
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Public Knowledge issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Public Knowledge Rejects Banning Kids from Social Media By Shiva Stella Today, Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and other co-sponsors reintroduced the "Kids Off Social Media Act" (KOSMA) to ban minors under the age of 13 from using social media platforms. The bill also prohibits social media companies from recommending content to all users under the age of 17 and requires sc  more

SPJ opposes Hawaii bill that would penalize journalists for violating ethical standards
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 27 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: * * * SPJ opposes Hawaii bill that would penalize journalists for violating ethical standards CONTACT: Emily Bloch, SPJ National President, eblochjourno@gmail.com Rod Hicks, Director of Ethics and Diversity, rhicks@hq.spj.org Kim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org INDIANAPOLIS - Members of the Hawaii Senate last week introduced a bill that   more