Policy
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The Trump administration has released its national legislative framework for AI technology. If enacted, it could pre-empt state regulations in certain areas but maintain some authority elsewhere. -
Plus, new legislation would revive the FCC’s equity council if enacted, a report reveals connectivity gaps in tribal communities, some municipal broadband networks outperform their competitors, and more.
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The legislation, proposed Wednesday by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, would compel AI chatbot developers to “exercise reasonable care” in designing and operating systems to prevent “reasonably foreseeable” harm to users.
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A U.S. District judge has ruled that California officials should be able to enforce the state's net neutrality law. But what will the law bring about? And is our definition of "net neutrality" as good as it needs to be?
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The number of unemployed Americans skyrocketed due to COVID-19 and the surge hit state unemployment systems hard. We look at systems in Hawaii, Rhode Island, Indiana and Texas.
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Net neutrality is the idea that all Internet content should be treated the same by internet service providers, meaning ISPs shouldn't be allowed to favor some content over others, typically for extra cash.
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Minnesota state lawmakers now appear ready to spend more state funding than ever to expand Minnesota's broadband Internet accessibility, but questions remain over how best to use that money.
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The consumer adoption of vehicles and devices that rely on electricity — rather than fossil fuels — could be hampered by high energy costs, new research suggests. The state has some of the highest electric rates in the country.
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The state’s unemployment insurance system, which has struggled against a benefits backlog, has gotten the green light for modernization from lawmakers, but funding it could prove challenging.
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A new measure that will give the Kentucky Department of Agriculture authority over rural broadband Internet expansion was approved Tuesday by a committee of the state’s lawmakers in Frankfort.
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With several local leaders from Cheyenne opposed to the proposal, a legislative committee rejected a bill Tuesday that would have repealed the state's sales tax exemptions available to data processing centers.
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A new measure would give Washington residents the ability to access, transfer, correct and delete data that Big Tech companies — such as Google and Facebook — compile and give them the right to opt out of targeted advertising.
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A new survey of economic development professionals suggests that more telehealth access and local control of broadband-related factors can give cities and counties an economic leg up.
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In response to reports detailing AI tech's disproportionate impact on communities of color, Washington State Sen. Bob Hasegawa introduced a bill to ban AI tech and regulate automated decision systems.
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Under a new proposal to help pay for state infrastructure upgrades, residents would be taxed on gasoline, bike parts, transit and ferry rides as well as on-demand transportation options like Uber and Lyft.
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Misinformation isn't an inevitable product of social media. Proven techniques can help tech companies clean up their acts.
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Online learning, Zoom meetings, and telehealth amid the coronavirus have made the digital divide starker, putting legislation to bridge the gap on the fast track at the Ohio Statehouse after many false starts.
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Two Democratic state lawmakers want to prohibit Internet service providers from capping customers' data use as part of a proposal giving Massachusetts the authority to regulate the industry there.
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Expanding access to broadband Internet service is vital for rural Pennsylvania communities and school districts, state legislators were told during a hearing related to rural issues on Thursday.
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President Joe Biden plans to issue an executive order to conduct a review of U.S. supply chains, including key industries such as semiconductor manufacturing, high-capacity batteries used in electric vehicles and more.
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a bill that enables cities to provide broadband services to their citizens. The legislation does place some restrictions on certain government entities.
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