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MI to Weigh Ban on Stock Buybacks for Companies Receiving Tax Breaks Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) introduced a bill ( SB 783 ) that would prohibit publicly traded companies receiving economic incentives...
VA House Passes Paid Sick Leave Bill Virginia’s House of Delegates approved a bill ( HB 5 ) that would expand the state’s current paid sick leave law, which applies only to a small segment...
VA Lawmakers Okay Prescription Drug Affordability Board Virginia lawmakers have passed legislation ( SB 271 / HB 483 ) that would create a prescription drug affordability board to review drug prices...
Geolocation data has become a new frontier in privacy protection. This year, Virginia could join Maryland and Oregon as the first states to prohibit the sale of information that provides the precise...
Insurance Bill Raises Concerns in FL A fast-moving bill ( SB 1028 ) in Florida, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (R), chairman of the Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee, would require Citizens...
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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