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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MA: Media Reform

The Jan. 6 Committee's final report revealed members of the Oath Keepers and other Trump allies stockpiled weapons near Washington, D.C., as they waited for the former president to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy the military for domestic law enforcement. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Social media's 'networked incitement' the latest challenge to democracy

The use of social media to organize the Jan. 6 insurrection marked a turning point in American political protest, according to a leading media and …

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Studies show the development and dissemination of vaccines have saved millions of lives and played a critical role in historic increases in average life expectancy - from  47 years in 1900 in the U.S. to 76 years in 2023. (Adobe Stock)
Vaccination rates decline as health misinformation spreads online

Public health experts say the rapid spread of health misinformation online is contributing to a dangerous decline in vaccination rates. Surveys …

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Media experts say to avoid being duped by disinformation, double and even triple check the source of a story, and then try to find this information elsewhere in other reputable places, like mainstream news outlets. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Tech Companies Scale Back Efforts to Control Election Disinformation

Introduced federal legislation aims to counter the growing threat of election disinformation as social media platforms scale back efforts to control i…

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Since 1786, the Daily Hampshire Gazette has been printed in Northampton, Mass. (Dougtone/Creative Commons)
One of Oldest U.S. Papers May Lose Printing House in Northampton

NORTHAMPTION, Mass. -- The company Newspapers of New England recently announced it plans to lay off all the workers at its printing house in …

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While people would pay a lot per month for digital services they now get for free, the implications of this for the economy are not clear. (LoboStudioHamburg/Pixabay)
MIT Study Suggests How Much You Would Pay for Facebook

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A new Massachusetts Institute of Technology study aims to capture how much people would pay for free online services like …

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The fight for a free and open internet could be decided at the Federal Communications Commission's Dec. 14 meeting. (Jeff Dahl/Wikimedia Commons)
Statewide Protests Planned in Support of Net Neutrality

BOSTON – Protesters are gathering in seven Massachusetts communities Wednesday to support a free and open Internet as part of 600 events nationw…

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Facebook has become a major source for news, and now it says it plans to fact-check news feeds. (Apollo/Twitter).
Facebook to Curate News: Good Effort or Flawed Proposition?

BOSTON – Online giant Facebook has outlined plans to use third-party fact checkers to vet some of its news content. Facebook has come under …

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A win in federal court for consumers, say advocates of net neutrality. (Greg Stotelmyer)
Federal Court Backs FCC's Treatment of Internet as Utility

WHITESBURG, Ky. – A federal court has upheld the Federal Communication Commission's decision to treat the Internet like a utility – a …

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GRAPHIC: The FCC is holding an auction in which wireless companies will bid on parts of the nation’s airwaves currently being used by television stations and use them for wireless broadband. Some say that threatens minority broadcasters. Credit: Federal Communications Commission.
Spectrum Auction Seen as Threat to Minority Broadcasters

BOSTON – As the song goes, "Video Killed the Radio Star." Will wireless kill some free public TV? That's the latest media question. The …

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GRAPHIC: A poster calls for opponents of the FCC's proposed rule change on net neutrality to rally at the agency today. Credit: Free Press.
"Marginal Voices" To Speak Loudly at FCC Today

BOSTON – Internet freedom advocates are calling for a day of action today at the Federal Communications Commission. Internet fast lanes are …

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PHOTO: FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, seen here (top left) at a meeting in January in Oakland, Calif., has signaled his support for rules that may threaten net neutrality by allowing broadband service to some companies at higher speed for higher prices. A pushback by opponents is forming quickly. Photo credit: Mark Scheerer.
Internet Fast Lanes Could Limit MA Access to "World Commons"

BOSTON - Net neutrality defenders in New England and the nation are sending out distress signals about an FCC proposal to create broadband speed lanes…

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PHOTO: Newly-appointed FCC Commissioner Tom Wheeler, shown here at a town hall meeting in Oakland, Calif., last week, says his agency may appeal a federal court ruling overturning regulations aimed at ensuring 'net neutrality.' Photo credit: Mark Scheerer.
Advocates for Internet Freedom say Appeals Court Strikes "Huge Blow"

WASHINGTON - In what's being called a "huge blow to all Internet users," a federal court ruled Tuesday in favor of Verizon, striking down Federal …

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