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The News Integrity Initiative, the $14-million news project launched out of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, announced its first 10 grantees, which include Free Press’ News Voices project.

Pai’s renomination had drawn a “fire FCC Chairman Ajit Pai” petition from consumer advocacy group Free Press, as well as opposition from Democrats during debate on the Senate floor.

In just nine months, Ajit Pai has ignited firestorms over Net Neutrality, broadband privacy and media mergers.

The Senate on Monday voted 52–41 to approve a new five-year term for Republican Ajit Pai, who currently heads the Federal Communications Commission.

Open-internet advocates and Democratic lawmakers are mounting a last-ditch effort to remove Federal Communications Commission chief Ajit Pai over his anti-Net Neutrality stance, just days before Pai is set to be approved by the Senate for a new term.

WASHINGTON — The Senate reconfirmed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Monday in a 52–41 floor vote that was preceded by widespread and vocal opposition to Pai.

AT&T is trying to take the fight over the Obama-era Net Neutrality rules to the Supreme Court.

Prominent Net Neutrality advocacy groups were targeted in a spearphishing campaign, with around 70 attempts made to break into the accounts of activists at Free Press and Fight for the Future.

The Democratic opposition to Ajit Pai’s re-confirmation was launched today by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D–Washington), who accused the Federal Communications Commission chairman of abandoning the public interest.