Tech at Night: A lot of tech legislation I hate, and a big win against the Fairness Doctrine
By: Neil Stevens (Diary) | June 9th at 03:30 AM |
With fourteen articles to run through tonight, a near record, I don’t have time to waste. We’ll start with Joshua Trevino bringing us Bill Peacock on the Texas Amazon Tax. Texas SB 1 contains the tax Governor Perry already vetoed this session, and it needs defeated again. Says Peacock: “Gov. Perry was right to veto the Amazon tax bill, and he’d be right if he | Read More »
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Tech at Night: FCC, Net Neutrality, Amazon Tax Hypocrisy
By: Neil Stevens (Diary) | March 10th at 02:30 AM |
I know nobody wants to talk about Net Neutrality right now when unions are the issue giving everyone warm feelings right now, but there were important hearings held Wednesday. Greg Walden’s House subcommittee held hearings on HJ Res 37, which disapproves of Net Neutrality to invoke the Congressional Review act and overrule the FCC’s power grab. On top of that, the FCC responded to the | Read More »
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