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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday May 10, 2020 ( 2 items )  

Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement: Young People and Vote by Mail - Lessons for 2020
MEDFORD, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement issued the following research on May 6: Our analysis of which youth voted by mail in 2020, how they did it, and why, can offer insights to those looking to expand the practice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 1 in 5 voters in the 2016 presidential election cast their ballots by mail. In five states--Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Washington--voting by mail is already the d  more

NTCA: Universal Broadband Act Aims to Ensure Sustainability of Essential Universal Service Initiatives
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 6 -- NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement: NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield endorsing the "Universal Broadband Act" introduced by Reps. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), Don Young (R-Alaska), T.J. Cox (D-Calif.), Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), Ed Case (D-Hawaii), Angie Craig (D-Minn.), Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), Lou Correa (D-Calif.), and Vincente Gonzalez  more