Flip News — policy news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/policy/ The latest Flip News stories on policy. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:26 GMT US releases October 2026 Visa Bulletin, first of fiscal year 2027, after unusually late publication https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/october-2026-visa-bulletin-released/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/october-2026-visa-bulletin-released/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US State Department has published the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the first of fiscal year 2027, reportedly the latest October release in at least several years. India and China gain reopened categories and big advances; rest-of-world employment dates retrogress. Sarah Whitfield us-immigration visa-bulletin policy Capitol Immigration Law Group, VisaVerge, TamaraNews US cities take on the FCC over its plan to override local broadband rules https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/fcc-broadband-permitting-showdown/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/fcc-broadband-permitting-showdown/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT More than 200 local governments have told the FCC its proposed 120-day shot clock on broadband permits is illegal — setting up a court fight over who controls rural buildouts. Sarah Whitfield FCC broadband permitting rural policy Telecompetitor NTIA opens a second BEAD round: states can spend leftover billions on missed locations https://flipnews.co.uk/state-grants/ntia-bead-supplemental-round-unspent-billions/ https://flipnews.co.uk/state-grants/ntia-bead-supplemental-round-unspent-billions/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT On 3 September 2026, NTIA released its Supplemental Deployment Policy Notice, letting states use leftover BEAD money to connect locations missed in the first round of awards. Sarah Whitfield BEAD NTIA Arielle Roth non-deployment funds policy Broadband Communities