AM Radio Bill Included in Build America 250 Act

By Paul Mclane, RadioWorld.com, 5-21-26 The U.S. House has included the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act in the Build America 250 Act, a five-year transportation reauthorization bill to provide money for roads, bridges, transit, rail, and safety programs. The National Association of Broadcasters is applauding the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s decision to [...]

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Carr to Broadcasters: Tougher FCC Oversight To Continue

By InsideRadio.com, 5-19-26 FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is signaling that broadcasters should prepare for a more assertive regulatory environment, arguing on May 19 that stations operating under government licenses face obligations that set them apart from other media platforms. He also dismissed criticism that politics are what is driving his actions…. In an interview [...]

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FCC Orders Review of Disney’s Station Licenses

By Scott Nover, washingtonpost.com, 4-28-26 The Federal Communications Commission ordered a review of Disney’s broadcast licenses for local ABC stations following a new spate of criticism from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump about the network’s late-night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel. The FCC released the order on Tuesday afternoon (April 28) saying [...]

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FCC Competition Review Opens as Broadcasters Seek Ownership Relief

By Dak Dillon, NewscastStudio.com, 4-8-26 The Federal Communications Commission has issued a public notice requesting data, comment and analysis from industry stakeholders to inform its 2026 Communications Marketplace Report to Congress. The biennial report, required under the RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018, assesses the state of competition across voice, video, audio, and data services. [...]

By |2026-04-10T18:35:40-04:00April 8th, 2026|Issue Watch|Comments Off on FCC Competition Review Opens as Broadcasters Seek Ownership Relief

Judge Rules Trump Order Eliminating NPR, PBS Funding Is Unconstitutional

By Scott Nover, washingtonpost.com, 3-31-26 A federal judge in Washington struck down part of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting funding for NPR and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on March 31, ruling that it was unconstitutional retaliation that violated their press freedom rights under the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, a Barack [...]

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Los Angeles Jury: YouTube, Meta Should Pay $6 Million in Damages

By Elizabeth Schulze and Mason Leib, abcnews.com, 3-25-26 In a landmark decision March 25, a jury found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing apps that harmed kids and teens and failed to warn them about the dangers. The jury awarded compensatory damages in the amount of $3 million. The jury also found punitive damages [...]

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Supreme Court Finds ISPs Not Liable for Users’ Pirated Music

By Julian Mark, washingtonpost.com, 3-25-26 The Supreme Court ruled March 25 that internet service providers are generally not responsible for the illegal distribution and downloading of music on their services, a blow to the music recording industry’s efforts to curb online piracy. The unanimous decision means that Cox Communications will probably not have to [...]

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FCC Advances Broadcast Rule Cleanup

By InsideRadio.com, 3-27-26 The Federal Communications Commission has adopted another round of rule changes aimed at streamlining broadcast regulation, moving forward with most of the revisions proposed under Chairman Brendan Carr’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative – while pulling back on one of the more closely watched proposals involving low-power FM application processing. Carr says the [...]

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New Mexico Jury Says Meta Must Pay $375 Million

By Ian Duncan, washingtonpost.com, 3-24-26 A jury in New Mexico sided with the state attorney general’s office in a landmark case accusing social media giant Meta of allowing its platforms to become venues for child predators to solicit young users. The jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for violations of the state’s consumer [...]

By |2026-03-28T13:13:36-04:00March 24th, 2026|Issue Watch|Comments Off on New Mexico Jury Says Meta Must Pay $375 Million

Federal Judge Strikes Down Pentagon’s Press Access Policy

By Steven Portnoy, abcnews.com, 3-20-26 A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has struck down the Pentagon’s press access policy, finding it violates the First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ruled late on March 20 in favor of The New York Times, which brought a lawsuit challenging the policy. [...]

By |2026-03-30T14:33:08-04:00March 20th, 2026|Issue Watch|Comments Off on Federal Judge Strikes Down Pentagon’s Press Access Policy
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