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The Senate voted to reauthorize sweeping surveillance powers allowing national-security agencies to spy on the communications of people in the United States.

The privacy bill would regulate exposure-notification and contact-tracing applications used during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the Senate moved closer to renewing national-security agencies’ authority to spy on the communications of people in the United States.

But the bill has a long way to go in the Senate.

Rep. Marc Veasey’s bill authorizes a fund to support affordable broadband connections for low-income people and those who have lost jobs or income due to the crisis.

Three Democratic senators have launched an effort to keep people connected to the internet throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

The bill would ban ISPs from disconnecting people until at least six months after the end of the pandemic.

Free Press says its policy proposals will help save local journalism and put thousands of reporters back to work during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

The HEROES Act released by House Democratic leadership contains measures to extend the federal Paycheck Protection Program to chain-owned media.

Free Press Action has come up with a plan that, if adopted by Congress, could go a long way toward saving local journalism.