The News/Media Alliance Submits Petition on PRC Review of Rate Regulation
We urged the PRC to repeal the non-compensatory class authority 2 percent underwater surcharge.
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USPS Announces July Rate Increases
The proposed adjustments, approved by the governors of the Postal Service, would raise Periodicals rates by an average of 6.8 percent and Marketing Mail (MM) prices by an average of 4.8 percent.
News/Media Alliance Led Amicus Brief in Variety Media, LLC v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County
On April 7, the News/Media Alliance (“NMA”) led an amicus brief in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Three in support of petitioner in Variety Media, LLC v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County.
Copyright Office Proposes Significant Fee Increases, Requests Comments from Stakeholders
The NPRM proposes substantial increases in certain fees, including raising the fee for news website group registrations from $95 to $350.
FTC Publishes Negative Option Rule Proposed Rulemaking
The FTC published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on March 13 seeking public comment on the Negative Option Rule.
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief In Jackson v. Thomson Reuters America Corp
The brief highlights the importance of the press’s editorial autonomy and ability of journalists to decide when information is in the public interest and argues that the West Virginia’s Daniel’s Law at issue would suppress truthful facts on matters of public concern, create traps, could chill news reporting, and cannot survive constitutional scrutiny.
Court Orders Refunds on IEPPA Tariffs
The CIT also ordered that any entries that liquidated within the last 90 days should be reliquidated voluntarily by CBP without IEEPA duties.
USTR Announces Trade Policy Agenda and Annual Report
The report’s publication sets the stage for Greer to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee in the coming months.
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Rule is designed to determine when a worker is an employee or IC under the Fair Labor Standards Act and related federal laws.
News/Media Alliance Calls on the CMA to Strengthen Conduct Requirements to Address Google’s Strategic Market Status
The proposed conduct requirements include providing publishers with more control and transparency over Google’s use of publisher content in its Search Artificial Intelligence (AI) features and broader AI services, as well as Google’s application of its ranking and spam policies on publisher websites.