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Bill Setting Rounding Rules for Cash Transactions Advances in FL The Florida Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee advanced a bill ( SB 1074 ) that would direct retailers how to round cash transactions...
NH Bill Aimed at Banning Political Discrimination in Workplace New Hampshire Rep. Terry Roy (R) has introduced a bill ( HB 1464 ) that would prohibit employers from refusing to hire, barring from employment...
ACA Health Insurance Enrollments Down by More Than 800,000 About 830,000 fewer Americans have signed up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans than last year, according to data from the Centers...
What a difference a year makes. In March of last year, we reported that many states were considering requiring insurers to cover popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Victoza....
State Lawmakers Target Data Centers State lawmakers are considering legislation to protect consumers from rising energy prices as data centers drive up demand. A bill [ HB 3546 (2025) ] passed in Oregon...
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The long-expected antitrust action against Amazon finally came last week with the filing of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington by the FTC and the attorneys general of 17 states. The lawsuit alleges Amazon is “a monopolist” that “uses its vast power, size, and control over multiple business units to implement an interrelated and exclusionary course of conduct,” keeping “rivals from gaining the scale needed to compete effectively against” it. (CNBC, FTC)
Legislators from roughly 30 states and both major parties are holding biweekly meetings this fall to learn more about artificial intelligence and consider ways to regulate it. The effort, being led by Connecticut state Sen. James Maroney (D), could result in more state-level AI legislation next year. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill (AB 316) that would have required human safety drivers in autonomous trucks weighing over 10,000 lbs. Despite pressure from the Teamsters Union to sign the measure, the governor said the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles already provided sufficient oversight of electric vehicles. (PLURIBUS NEWS, STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK