Archive for Advocacy
Senator Baldwin Leads Effort on Letter to USPS Board of Governors Questioning Leadership
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led an effort sending a letter to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors questioning Postmaster General DeJoy’s leadership, which ... Read More
Senate Committee Hearing Highlights Significant USPS Problems
On April 16, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a postal hearing, “Oversight of the United States Postal Service,” which highlighted ... Read More
Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds Passage of New York Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program
The News/Media Alliance applauds the passage of New York’s Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program, providing payroll tax credits for journalists. Starting next year, news ... Read More
Maine Enacts Stronger Anti-SLAPP Law
Maine has enacted stronger anti-SLAPP protections after passing a statute based on the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA), a model statute that provides some ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Calls on Justice Department, FTC, and with CNPA calls on California Attorney General, to Open Investigation into Google’s Blocking of News in California
Today the News/Media Alliance sent letters to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the California State Attorney General requesting that they ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Commends Senator Cantwell, Representative McMorris Rodgers on Release of Federal Privacy Legislation Discussion Draft
The News/Media Alliance commends Senator Maria Cantwell and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers for resuming discussions around a federal privacy standard through their release of the ... Read More
Statement: News/Media Alliance Calls on Congress to Fix Unsustainable, Excessive Postal Rate Increases
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is proposing further postal rate increases of close to 10%, on top of increases already implemented earlier this year. The ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Statement: Google Removes News from Search in California
Google today temporarily removed content by California-based news outlets from its Search platform, retaliating against proposed legislation in the state – the California Journalism Preservation ... Read More
USPS Announces Rate Hikes
The U.S. Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on April 9 of price changes for market-dominant mail to take effect July ... Read More
Senate Committee Announces Hearing on USPS
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is holding a postal hearing, “Oversight of the United States Postal Service” on Tuesday, April 16th ... Read More
