Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez debut bill to crack down on Flock camerasSens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., are debuting legislation that would crack down on Flock license-plate-reader cameras, part of a bipartisan backlash in recent weeks against the technology. The bill would largely bar the federal government from using the AI-powered cameras or accessing data…Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeJeff MerkleyAlexandria Ocasio-Cortezflock camera legislation
Rep. Shontel Brown faces online backlash over debunked lynching claimsRep. Shontel Brown faces backlash for claiming lynchings of Black Americans are rising, joining Rep. Ayanna Pressley in demanding a federal investigation despite cases ruled suicides.Fox News21d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeAyanna Pressleylynching claims controversy
AOC reacts to Trump: 'Put a data center up in Mar-a-Lago'Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., reacted to President Trump's response to data center critics, suggesting, "put a data center up in Mar-a-Lago."WJLA1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyAlexandria Ocasio-Cortezdata center controversy
AOC taunts Trump on data centers with MarRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and other socialists have increasingly framed data center expansion as a battle between the rich and the poor.Washington Examiner1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyAlexandria Ocasio-Cortezdata center expansion debate
Judge rules in favor of $2B Springfield court contract awarded to political heavyweights, denies injunction requestA judge has ruled in favor of the $2B state contract awarded to a firm co-owned by Ayanna Pressley’s husband and the head of the state’s Convention Center - denying a request for injunctive relief.The Boston Herald1mo agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentAyanna Pressleyspringfield court contract ruling
Markey and Pressley’s fare-free transit plan falls shortEd Markey and Ayanna Pressley should reframe their fare-free transit bill as a $25 billion investment in faster, more reliable service.The Boston Globe2mo agoWhole story →BuildEconomyAyanna Pressleyfreedom to move act proposal
Lawsuit alleges Convention Center chief hid financial interest in firm awarded $2B state contractA lawsuit alleges MCCA Director John Barros did not disclose his financial interest in the company he co-owns with Ayanna Pressley's husband until after winning a massive $2B state contract.The Boston Herald2mo agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentAyanna Pressleymassachusetts courthouse contract dispute
