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Protecting Consumer Rights in the Age of AI with Attorney General Charity Rae Clark and Representative Monique Priestley (Regulating AI: Innovate Responsibly Podcast)
Monique Priestley Represents Vermonters (A View From The Top Podcast)
Latest on VT H. Bill 121 (Are We Here Yet? Podcast)
Valiant, Vexing, Vivacious Vermont – with Vt Rep Monique Priestley (Serious Privacy Podcast)
The Danger of Big Tech and What Vermont is Doing About It (Conflict of Interest Podcast)
Watching Your Wallet: State privacy laws often fail to protect consumer data, report finds (InvestigateTV / Gray Media Group)
Sweeping Vt. data privacy bill faces potential veto (WCAX News)
This Is Why Vermont Is The ‘Gold Standard’ For Protections Against AI: State Rep. Monique Priestley (Forbes)
Vt. lawmakers push for 32-hour work week (WCAX News)
Featuring: Representative Monique Priestley (Broke-in Vermont Podcast)
Articles Featuring Policy Work
AT&T is telling customers they were hacked. Protecting data has been a big fight – from companies like AT&T (CNN Business)
One governor’s veto won’t stop the momentum on data rights for all (STATESCOOP)
Richards & Hartzog: The Vermont veto is a step backward for privacy (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
Vermont’s landmark privacy bill killed as legislature fails to override veto (The Record)
Statement From Attorney General Clark on Governor’s Veto of H.121, Vermont Data Privacy Act (Vermont Attorney General)
Vermont governor rejects state’s tough data privacy bill (The Record)
Despite broad support in the Legislature, Phil Scott vetoes data privacy legislation (VTDigger)
Vermont Governor Vetoes Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill (Tech Policy Press)
Vermont Data Privacy Bill With Right to Sue Vetoed by Governor (Bloomberg Law)
Two More Vetoes From Scott Set Up Monday Showdown With Lawmakers (Seven Days)
Gov. Phil Scott vetoes data privacy bill (Vermont Public)
Vermont governor vetoes data privacy bill (Associated Press / ABC News)
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: A look at Big Tech’s efforts to influence data privacy in Maine (Yahoo News / Maine Morning Star)
Vermont’s data privacy law sparks state lawmaker alliance against tech lobbyists (POLITICO)
Vermont’s Data Privacy Act Passes, But May Face Hurdles On Way To Governor’s Desk (Tech Policy Press)
Attorney General Charity Clark: A data privacy law for all of us (Manchester Journal)
Vermont Passes Landmark Data Privacy Bill (Electronic Privacy Information Center)
Vermont just passed one of the strongest privacy bills nationwide, Gov. Scott considering a veto (U.S. PIRG)
PRA highlights novelties in Vermont’s comprehensive privacy bill (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
Consumer Reports praises Vermont legislature for passing groundbreaking privacy bill (Consumer Reports)
Vermont Legislature passes data privacy bill that could shape national efforts (Vermont Public)
Vermont breaks ground with pioneering data privacy legislation (Pluribus News)
In the Trenches with State Policymakers Working to Pass Data Privacy Laws (Tech Policy Press)
Vermont Legislature passes one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country (Associated Press)
The Vermont Legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country (Bharat Express News)
Vermont passes data privacy law allowing consumers to sue companies (The Record)
Vermont Legislature passes one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country (ABC News)
Vermont Legislature approves one of the most robust data privacy laws in the nation (Globe Echo)
Vermont retailers speak up in data privacy debate (Pluribus News)
ADVISORY: Lawmakers from across U.S. to expose how tech lobbyists hurt your ability to keep data private (U.S. PIRG)
Disagreement and lobbying threaten passage of Vermont’s landmark data privacy bill (VTDigger)
States get serious about limiting kids’ social media exposure (POLITICO)
UVM Board of Trustees Re-elects Lumbra as Chair, Welcomes New Members (UVM News)
Bradford pandemic-era committee regroups to tackle homelessness (VTDigger)
Sibilia among those recognized as ‘champions of local government’ (Reformer)
VTDigger: Disagreement and lobbying threaten passage of Vermont’s landmark data privacy bill
/in Press ReleaseThe following is a brief excerpt of an article written by Sarah Mearhoff on April 17, 2024. Read the full story at VTDigger… This was supposed to be the year that Vermont legislators took on Big Tech in a sweeping data privacy bill years in the making. With mere weeks left in the session, that’s […]
STATEMENT FROM VERMONT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, HOUSE LEADERSHIP, BILL SPONSORS ON CROSSOVER LEGISLATION
/in Bills, House, Passed, Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release: March 26, 2024 Media Contact: Conor Kennedy, Office of the Speaker, ckennedy@leg.state.vt.us STATEMENT FROM VERMONT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, HOUSE LEADERSHIP, BILL SPONSORS ON CROSSOVER LEGISLATION Montpelier, Vt. –Today, House Speaker Jill Krowinski, House leadership and bill sponsors provided an update on a few pieces of key legislation following crossover, a key […]
PRESS RELEASE: VERMONT SETS NATIONAL PRECEDENT WITH UNANIMOUS HOUSE PASSAGE OF COMPREHENSIVE DATA PRIVACY LEGISLATION
/in UncategorizedFor Immediate Release: March 23, 2024 Media Contact: Rep. Monique Priestley, mpriestley@leg.state.vt.us; Conor Kennedy, Office of the Speaker, ckennedy@leg.state.vt.us VERMONT SETS NATIONAL PRECEDENT WITH UNANIMOUS HOUSE PASSAGE OF COMPREHENSIVE DATA PRIVACY LEGISLATION Montpelier, VT – The Vermont House of Representatives achieved a historic milestone by unanimously passing H.121, an act relating to enhancing consumer privacy, with […]
REPORT: Vermont closer to passing 2nd-strongest privacy law in nation
/in Bills, House, Passed, Press ReleaseFor Release: March 22, 2024 Contact: Zach Tomanelli, VPIRG, Consumer Protection Advocate, ztomanelli@vpirg.org, 802-262-3744 Caitriona Fitzgerald, EPIC, Deputy Director, fitzgerald@epic.org, 202-483-1140 x105 REPORT: Vermont closer to passing 2nd-strongest privacy law in nation The Vermont Data Privacy Act would be a meaningful win for consumers, says watchdog groups MONTPELIER – The Vermont House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation that, if […]
Vermont 2023 Flood Donations
/in UpdatesMany folks have asked for recommendations of where to direct donations to support recovery efforts in Vermont due to recent flooding. Below is not an exhaustive list, but a handful of recommended ideas. The last bullet is a live Google Doc that is being edited as efforts are stood up. Vermont Community Foundation (Statewide) Northeast […]