Tag: Policies & Impacts

U.S. Intelligence Agencies Are Buying Americans’ Personal Data From Private Companies

June 16, 2023
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U.S. government agencies are reportedly buying vast amounts of sensitive data on Americans from private sources, according to a recently released declassified report (pdf). Private data collection services have gathered commercially available information (CAI) over the years, including highly-revealing data on millions of American citizens, reported The Wall Street Journal. These data brokers are able…

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Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Banning Biological Males From Competing in Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics

June 16, 2023
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law new legislation on June 15 aimed at protecting the integrity of women’s sports by banning biological males who identify as female from competing in women’s collegiate sports. Senate Bill 15, also known as the state’s “Save Women’s Sports Act” builds on previous legislation passed by Abbott in 2021 that…

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Supreme Court Holds Bankruptcy Law Trumps Tribal Sovereignty

June 16, 2023
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The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that federal bankruptcy law supersedes Indian tribes’ sovereign immunity. An Indian tribe in Wisconsin had argued it could not be sued and that bankruptcy protections, such as the law’s automatic stay of collection efforts when an individual files for bankruptcy, did not operate to block its efforts to seek repayment…

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California One Step Closer to Ban TikTok, Other Apps From Government Devices

June 15, 2023
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A bill to ban the use of China-based social media app TikTok and some other social media apps on state-issued or owned devices unanimously passed the California Senate on May 30. Senate Bill 74, authored by Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa), would prohibit social media applications to be downloaded or installed on such devices if the…

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California Legislature Passes Revised $312 Billion Budget Proposal, Awaits Newsom’s Response

June 15, 2023
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Democratic supermajorities in both the Assembly and Senate approved a revised version of the state’s budget on June 15, the final day of the deadline based on constitutional obligation, with the proposal now on the way to the governor’s desk for review. Votes were split by party line, with all senators present and voting 32…

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Supreme Court Won’t Acquit Alleged Hacker in Fishing Data Theft

June 15, 2023
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The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against an Alabama man whose trade secrets theft conviction in Florida for stealing proprietary fishing information from a Florida-based website was vacated because his trial took place in the wrong state. The ruling means that the government is free to retry an already convicted defendant even if he was tried in the wrong venue….

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US Army, Air Force Budget Requests Not Geared to Check China: Subcommittee Chair

June 15, 2023
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A lot of facts are built into the proposed 412-page Fiscal Year (FY24) U.S. defense budget, nearly $1 trillion worth of them. But trends in budget requests from the service branches under the Biden administration make at least two “immutable facts” stand out to Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.). “First, the Army does not have sufficient…

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Florida Law Invalidating Diver’s Licenses for Out-of-State Illegal Immigrants Gets Mixed Reviews

June 15, 2023
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A new Florida law defies a longstanding custom that states will honor each other’s driver’s licenses. On May 10, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 into law. The measure was passed by Florida’s legislators as a means of protecting the state and its citizens from the costly and sometimes dangerous effects of illegal…

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Republicans Calling for More Oversight on Ukraine Spending Amid Growing Scrutiny

June 15, 2023
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The proposed $874.2 billion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) defense budget that the House Armed Services Committee will begin vetting June 21 provides $80 million in military assistance for Ukraine but closes out further funding for Kyiv for the current fiscal year that ends Oct. 1. Since the February 2022 Russian invasion, the United States has…

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Worker Mobility Will Place People Over Robots in Future Labor Market, Experts Say

June 15, 2023
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Lant Pritchett says the world’s wealthiest nations will face a significant labor shortage, and labor mobility is the best way to deal with it. Pritchett is an economist and research director for the Labor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP). He joined Simon Johnson, professor of entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management, on…

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