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Tue May 16, 2006 at 07:55:07 AM EDT
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- Local migrant workers and some employers are reacting with fear and trepidation to the Bush border enforcement plan. Workers fear for their safety, and agricultural industry employers are concerned about availability of labor in the upcoming summer growing season.
- Gov. Jon Corzine's advisory group is recommending a special summer session to deal exclusively with property taxes. Corzine wants to wait until the budget is approved, sometime around July 1, before addressing property tax reform.
- A bill proposing restrictions to funeral protests advanced in the Assembly yesterday. Protesters would be banned an hour before and after a funeral service, and must stay 500 ft. away. Assemblyman Jack Conners called the bill "an attempt to respect both the mourners' privacy and the free speech of the demonstrators." but critics such as the ACLU feel the bill overreaches.
- Verizon's bid to provide cable in Our Fair State advanced again yesterday, winning the backing of the Senate Economic Growth Committee.
- Existing-home sales slowed 8.1% in the first quarter, compared to last year. Prices have risen a bit but have not reached the highs of 2005. Wait- did you hear that noise? Sounded like a bubble starting to burst.
- You may have gotten drenched, but it wasn't enough rain to end the drought watch- not yet, anyway. At least, it rinsed the pollen off of everything.
- There's a new BlueJersey podcast! An interview with Tom Wyka, Democratic candidate for NJ-11. Y'know, if you've subscribed, you'll get it automatically.
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Sat May 13, 2006 at 02:30:10 PM EDT
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(oops sorry juan - promoted by njdem)
According to RedBankTv (via MyDD), Verizon has been sending hundreds of fake faxes to make it look like there is grassroots support for giving Verizon access to the cable network. The mayor didn't fall for it:Edward McKenna is the mayor of Red Bank, New Jersey.
In a normal week, he receives about 10 faxes from constituents. In three days last November, McKenna says he got more than 200.
EDWARD McKENNA: "Those faxes all purported to come from people who said they were Red Bank residents. In fact, each fax started out by saying, "I am a Red Bank resident and I vote."
These so-called residents all wrote in support of new legislation to increase competition in the cable industry. McKenna noticed the faxes had names, but no signatures.
EDWARD McKENNA: "When I called them, a number of them said they had not authored any such letter. Nor did they authorize anyone to send it on their behalf."
He says the traced the fax number back to an organization funded by the telephone giant Verizon.
Dawn Holian with Common Cause has studied these front groups, also known as "astroturf." The fake grassroots "Don't Regulate the Internet" page was just childish and mean-spirited. Matt at mydd asks if this is illegal. Anyone know?
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Fri May 12, 2006 at 02:35:26 PM EDT
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(Keep an Eye on this Guy - promoted by Xpatriated Texan)
So my phone carrier, Verizon, is one of the major participants helping the NSA spy on American citizens.
And I'm disgusted.
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Fri May 12, 2006 at 10:06:35 AM EDT
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(A great idea - promoted by jmelli)
The USA Today story about Verizon, AT&T and BellSouth's sharing of our phone records to the NSA for storage, data-mining and who-knows what else may or may not re-open the privacy and security debate in Washington. This doesn't mean that states like NJ where the Democratic Party is currently very strong can't play a major leading role in this debate.
NJ can send a strong message to companies it regulates that sharing its customer data for NSA illegal wiretapping or data-mining without a clear Congressional mandate will carry strong penalties. We can start with Verizon here in NJ and hold them accountable until they agree to stop the practice and follow Qwest's lead and refuse to sell their customers out.
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Mon Jan 30, 2006 at 09:08:51 AM EST
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I was just IMing with my friend who lives in the “hood†in Princeton (Maclean St.) and he was complaining because the BlueJersey podcast was taking so long to download. He only has dial-up internet connection. How could this be?? It turns out that Verizon does not offer high-speed internet in his neighborhood. They only offer high-speed internet where they think they can make a profit.
Now Verizon wants to get a statewide franchise from our legislators. They want to take over all of our communications with a legalized monopoly, putting all competition out of business with one easy bill. They’re putting out press releases like this one claiming customers want this – while the competing cable companies, which on their website Keep it Local produce another poll showing the opposite.
Verizon is fooling customers by promising them the moon and the stars in service, without mentioning the downsides.
Wealthy customers and neighborhoods will continue to be favored while others will be neglected -- this might be ok when we're talking about some other market-driven service but not communication.
Without competition, service will become even worse (as if Verizon service could become worse).
With a statewide franchise, local public access channels will be dead.
But there are huge amounts of money involved and the legislation is backed by some Democrats.
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