| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday May 17, 2020 ( 3 items ) |
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CONNECT At Home Act Calls for National Moratorium on Internet and Phone Shutoffs During COVID-19 Crisis
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Free Press issued the following news release:
On Tuesday, Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced legislation to put a moratorium on internet and phone shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Continuing Online Networking, Negating Economic Conditions on Technology (CONNECT) At Home Act would treat broadband as an essential utility and protect access for everyone in the United States to critical public-health,
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Free Press: Patriot Act Reauthorization Bill Passes the Senate With Some New Privacy Safeguards. The House Needs to Add More
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Free Press issued the following news release:
On Thursday, the Senate voted to reauthorize sweeping surveillance powers allowing national-security agencies to spy on the communications of millions of people in the United States.
The vote occurred following several efforts to offer amendments to improve privacy safeguards in the bill. The only amendment to succeed, offered by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), expands the role of amici curiae to pro
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National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: Vermont - Lawmakers Likely to Revisit Pending Measure to Regulate Marijuana Sales
MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 15 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release:
Lawmakers will likely convene a hearing in August to reconcile dueling versions Senate Bill 54, which regulates the commercial production and retail sales of marijuana to adults. Senate members passed an initial version of the bill in 2019, while House members passed an amended version of the measure in February.
House Speaker Mitzi Johnson (D) recently said that she exp
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