More Quotes
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Wilfredo Laracuente, a former prisoner of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York, regarding the state’s decision to prohibit friends and family from delivering packages to incarcerated individuals during in-person prison visits. They also will not be able to mail boxes to inmates unless they come directly from third-party vendors. (Associated Press — Aug. 14, 2022)
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Twitter spokesperson Elizabeth Busby on the social media company’s plans to roll out safeguards early in the election season, with protections for "real-time election information from state election officials, plus local news outlets and journalists." There is mounting concern about how misinformation could impact the upcoming elections. (CNET — August 11,2022)
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Senior Researcher at the Revolving Door Project Timi Iwayemi, regarding the attempt to create new banking and finance laws for cryptocurrencies and how most laws already adequately address digital assets and protect consumers compared to proposed alternatives. (CQ-Roll Call — Aug. 9, 2022)
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Tulsa, Okla., Mayor G.T. Bynum, regarding some people’s concerns about the amount of growth that Tulsa has experienced over the last several years. “It was called the ‘80s, and it did not work out well.” The city has had several programs to draw remote workers to the area in hopes of driving economic development, particularly during the pandemic. (Governing — Aug. 9, 2022)
