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Is Childproofing The Internet Constitutional? A Tech Law Expert Draws Out The Issues

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/25/2024 - 2:00am

Mounting pressure to regulate children’s use of technology in the United States raises the question: Is childproofing the internet constitutional?

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Advocate Touts Benefits Of Adding ‘Green Amendment’ To State Constitutions

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/18/2024 - 7:00am

LINCOLN — In the states of Montana, Pennsylvania and New York, state constitutions include a clause that gives citizens a right to a “clean and healthy environment.”

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Elon Musk Says 'Destiny Of America' Is On The Line

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/18/2024 - 6:00am

BUTLER, Pennsylvania -- Elon Musk said the reason he was in Butler on Oct. 5 to speak at former President Donald Trump's rally was because of the critical nature of this year's presidential election.

"The reason I'm here is because I think this is the most important election in our lifetime. This may be the most important election that has ever happened," Musk said.

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4 Ways AI Can Be Used And Abused In The 2024 Election, From Deepfakes To Foreign Interference

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/18/2024 - 5:00am

This image made from a fake video featuring former President Barack Obama shows elements of facial mapping used in new technology that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they've never said. There is rising concern that U.S. adversaries will use new technology to make authentic-looking videos to influence political campaigns or jeopardize national security.
(AP Photo)

The American public is on alert about artificial intelligence and the 2024 election.

A September 2024 poll by the Pew Research Center found that well over half of Americans worry that artificial intelligence – or AI, computer technology mimicking the processes and products of human intelligence – will be used to generate and spread false and misleading information in the campaign.

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School Choice Goes Before Voters In 3 States, Faces Pushback In Others

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/18/2024 - 4:00am

Nebraska state Sen. Justin Wayne (center) speaks on behalf of LB20, a bill he introduced, during a hearing before the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee on Feb. 22, 2023, at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb.
(Rebecca S. Gratz / AP Photo

Supporters of school choice in Kentucky are hoping voters will do what the state courts wouldn’t: allow a new path for state-supported payments to private schools.

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People With Felony Records Can Now Vote In Nebraska — And It Could Help Tip The Balance In November

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/18/2024 - 3:00am

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could add hundreds of new voters to the rolls and potentially help tip the balance on Nov. 5.

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Gov. Pillen Convenes Nebraska’s ‘Committee On Pacific Conflict’ Against Potential Risks From China

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 7:00am

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen has officially appointed the members of Nebraska’s “Committee on Pacific Conflict,” believed to be the first such state-level committee nationwide to address potential risks from China.

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Contempt For Democracy

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 6:00am

The latest filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith makes clear that Donald Trump and his aides had nothing but contempt for democracy in his efforts in 2020 to subvert the results of a democratic election.

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College Students Already Faced Barriers To Voting — And States Are Adding More

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 5:00am

Terri Rotolo Hatch (right) helps a voter find their voting location at the Union at the University of Nebraska on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb.
(Kenneth Ferriera / Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

Originally published by The 19th

The 19th is committed to covering the unfinished business of voting rights. Read more about how we’re approaching that in this pivotal election.

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U.S. Supreme Court Considers Biden Administration Regulation Of ‘Ghost Guns’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday grappled with whether the Biden administration exceeded its authority when it set regulations for kits that can be assembled into untraceable firearms, and a majority of justices seemed somewhat skeptical the rule was an overreach.