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    Smart Cities & Big Data: Where’s the Ethical Framework?

    September 6, 2016 By

    Last week, half a world away, Secretary of State John Kerry and Commerce Secretary Pritzker were engaged in high-level dialogue with political leaders in India.  On the agenda: “smart cities.” All around the world, cities are often on the forefront of cutting edge policy debates.  While in the U.S., the “laboratories of democracy” are thought of…   Read More

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    Cheryl quoted in New York Times

    December 12, 2014 By

    Obama’s Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups “The civil rights community is like every sector anywhere. While from the outside it seems like a monolith, it is not,” said Cheryl A. Leanza, a policy adviser for the United Church of Christ Office of Communication. Though she was part of the 11-member group that included…   Read More

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    Cheryl featured in Time post on prison phones

    February 12, 2014 By

    On the day new, lower prison phone rates went into effect, Time Magazine’s business blog featured Cheryl Leanza’s comments on the importance of the victory.   “This is a huge victory for justice for ordinary people at an agency that is usually more attuned to private interests,” says Cheryl A. Leanza, policy director at the United Church…   Read More

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    Cheryl named one of the Top 25 Inspirational and Engaged Leaders

    October 9, 2013 By

    Cheryl Leanza was recently named one of the Top 25 Inspirational and Engaged Leaders as part of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition & Citizenship Education Fund, Public Policy Institute and Media & Telecommunications Project Annual Symposium.  Cheryl was honored on November 14, 2013  in Washington DC.

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    Helping a civil rights coalition speak out

    December 22, 2012 By

    Cheryl works with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in several capacities.  Through her work and their staff, we have been able to demonstrate sophistication on media policy and communication rights.    In the last month, with Cheryl’s help, the Leadership Conference has been able to:  write an op-ed in the National Journal opposing…   Read More

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    Open Internet: no longer a solution in search of a problem

    November 14, 2012 By

    Over the weekend, the New York Times published a story noting that the second-largest Internet provider in France, called Free, is blocking advertisements as part of its new default settings.  This means that, unless users change the default, its 5.2 million customers will not see any advertisements when they browse the Internet.  Whoa!  While this is…   Read More

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Blogs for the Progressive States Network

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With Economy in Mind, Governors and Legislative Sessions Focus on Broadband (February 24, 2012)

In Kentucky, Rural Access to Basic Phone Service Threatened by Telcom-Backed Bill  (February 29, 2012)

While Some States Debate 21st Century Internet, Others Consider Returning to 19th Century (March 22, 2012)

California Legislation Would Eliminate Consumer Protection for Internet Services (April 9, 2012)

States Fight ALEC-Inspired Deregulation of Internet Services (June 6 2012)

PSN 2012 Broadband Session Roundup: Groundswell of Support for Key Infrastructure as ALEC Pushes Deregulation