by NRB | Nov 15, 2022 | Advocacy
A bipartisan group of senators, including Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Susan Collins, (R-Maine), Kyrsten Sinema, (D-Ariz.), and Thom Tillis, (R-N.C.) have signaled their enthusiasm to see the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” come to the...
by imagine-admin | Nov 3, 2022 | Advocacy, Advocacy News
A new bill introduced last month could bulk up the burden on broadcasters to verify whether any programming on their stations was paid for or provided by a foreign government entity. The “Identifying Propaganda on Our Airwaves” (IPA) Act (S. 4713/H.R. 9180) debuted on...
by NRB | Oct 27, 2022 | Advocacy, Advocacy News
In a case set to be heard by the Supreme Court this term, the highest court will consider Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) for the first time in the law’s quarter-century history. Gonzalez v. Google LLC was one of nine new cases added to the Supreme...
by imagine-admin | Oct 6, 2022 | Advocacy, Advocacy News
On October 3, NRB filed a public comment on a proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interpreting Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which concerns “nondiscrimination in health programs and activities.” Read NRB’s previous...
by imagine-admin | Sep 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Advocacy News
Just days after H.Con.Res.33, “Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act” (LRFA), crossed the majority threshold of support in the House of Representatives, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced on September 22 a Senate companion...
by imagine-admin | Sep 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Advocacy News
The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA), the concurrent resolution expressing a commitment from Congress not to levy a new performance tax on broadcasters, has officially reached a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives. H.Con.Res.33, “Supporting the Local...
