[aNapierkowski]

I would love for articles to start giving names of state legislators that voted to pass the bill being reported on. This would make it much easier for voters in these areas to know who's voting for what.

I guess it probably is more work than is beneficial for the journalists?

[stevenwoo]

http://nooga.com/175741/bill-to-increase-high-speed-internet...

It was almost unanimous. This coverage talks about it in a totally different way.

[strictnein]

Yeah, I've started to eye Vice articles with more and more suspicion, and this is another example of why. There's a lot more playing out here than implied by the Vice story. The headline is especially egregious and inaccurate.

[dtparr]

Yeah, reading the bill (http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNu...), it seems pretty apparent that it's actually a step in the right direction, opening things up for co-ops and making money available to anyone willing to build out to under-served areas, not a handout directly to incumbent ISPs.

Would I have liked for it to have included the city and municipal entities too, sure, but one thing at a time.

[match]

https://legiscan.com/TN/rollcall/SB1215/id/622577

[aNapierkowski]

Thanks, didn't know that site existed.