Social Media disclosure requirements are unconstitutional compelled speech
The Supreme Court’s decision is Moody vs. Net Choice and NetChoice v. Paxton It could fundamentally change free speech online. The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether state law can force social media companies to keep posts on their platforms that would otherwise be removed. One of the key issues is the legality of the […]
Biden administration waiving some ‘Buy America’ requirements in broadband buildout
The waiver allows some of the funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (President Biden’s push to expand high-speed internet access across the country) to be spent on equipment manufactured overseas. The decision came after discovering that some materials were not produced in the state in “adequate and reasonably available quantities” to meet […]
Kentucky House votes to change child labor laws, food stamp recipient requirements
A Republican-backed bill to ease child labor regulations and tighten eligibility criteria for food stamps passed the Kentucky House of Representatives on Thursday, over fervent opposition from Democrats. Both bills passed back-to-back votes and were sent to the Republican-controlled Senate after lengthy debate in the House. Democratic lawmakers decried the proposal as harsh on low-income […]
China to cut banks’ reserve requirements by 50 basis points from Feb. 5 – CNBC
Mr. Pan Gongsheng was appointed Party Secretary of the People's Bank of China on July 1, 2023. Video Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING—China has pledged to cut the amount of liquidity banks need to hold in reserves early next month to shore up its struggling economy. The People's Bank of China said it […]
Do No Harm drops lawsuit against health journal after it scraps ‘discriminatory’ scholarship requirements
exclusive — The nonprofit organization Do No Harm voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against Health Affairs, a prominent health policy journal, without prejudice after the racial requirement in the Health Equity Fellowship was eliminated. Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, president of Do No Harm, said his organization is “against discrimination in all its manifestations” and that the Department […]