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Over 220 State Legislators Across the Nation Sign Statement Demanding Invocation of the 25th Amendment & Congressional War Powers Enforcement Amid Escalating War with Iran

Vermont State Representative Joins National Coalition of State Lawmakers Responding to Federal Overreach

Coalition Urges Legislature to Extend Act 181 Timelines to Avoid Confusion, Housing Delays, and Local Disruption

Joint State Legislators Statement in Support of the People of Minnesota

Priestley: AI Doesn’t Wait. States Can’t Either. (VermontBiz)

Rural caucus leaders: Vermonters deserve notice and a fair voice in land-use decisions (VTDigger)

Rep. Monique Priestley: A response to Vermont’s SNAP data disclosure (VTDigger)

Column: Public servants and private data (Valley News)

Follow-Up Statement On Vermont’S Snap Data Disclosure And The Broader Risks Of Government Data Sharing

Statement From Rep. Monique Priestley On Vermont’s SNAP Data Disclosure

Vermont state legislators: Big Tech doesn’t want you to know what’s happening to your kids online. We do. (VTDigger)

When it Comes to AI Policy, Congress Shouldn’t Cut States off at the Knees (Gary Marcus on AI)

Priestley & Arsenault: Big Tech’s privacy gamble, public servants’ lives are the stakes (VermontBiz)

Rep. Monique Priestley and Caitriona Fitzgerald: Why data privacy is the key to unlocking affordability (VTDigger)

Open letter: Why now is the time to act on US state AI legislation (International Association of Privacy Professional)

Marcotte, et al: Big Data vs. Your Privacy, Why Vermont Must Override the Governor’s Veto (VermontBiz)

Big Tech Tried to Kill My State’s Privacy Bill. Here’s What I Learned. (Tech Policy Press)

Reps. Michael Marcotte, Stephanie Jerome and Monique Priestley: The Data Privacy Act balances Vermonters’ personal privacy with business operations (VTDigger)

Rep. Monique Priestley: ‘Every breath you take, every move you make…’ (VTDigger)

Reps. Erin Brady, Rebecca Holcombe and Monique Priestley: Rising education spending is also driven by state-level problems that need state-level solutions and leadership (VTDigger)

“A deeply engaged member of the Upper Valley community, Monique has more honors, elected positions, and community service than seems humanly possible.”
– Vital Communities

“Persistence and avid community involvement are among Monique’s attributes. But she has WAY more than endless energy and dogged determination. She has that awesome combination of hard work ethic, willingness to talk to everyone, humility in the face of resistance, calm in the face of challenges, and immunity to the undermining poison of skepticism.”
– Sarah Copeland Hanzas, VT State Representative, at Vital Communities’s 2019 Heroes & Leaders Celebration

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