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States Sue to Block H-1B Visa Fee The attorneys general of 20 states, led by California and Massachusetts, filed a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee...
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez (R) unveiled a two-bill healthcare package aimed at aligning the state with President Trump’s new federal framework. HB 693 would tighten eligibility for Medicaid...
President Donald Trump has waded into one of the most pressing and prevalent issues in state capitols these days: regulating artificial intelligence. In early December, the president said on his Truth...
Federal Government’s Penny Pinching Could Spur States to Set New Rounding Rules for Cash Sales Retailers are pushing for national rules to allow businesses to round cash sales to the nearest nickel...
OH Gov Vetoes Bill to Expand Youth Work Hours Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) vetoed a bill ( SB 50 ) that would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. year-round. DeWine said in his veto message...
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President Biden issued a sweeping executive order last that week aimed at managing the risks associated with artificial intelligence. Among other things the order requires AI developers to share safety test results with the U.S. government, directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop standards for AI systems to meet before being released to the public, and directs the Commerce Department to issue guidance for the labeling and watermarking of AI-generated content. (ASSOCIATED PRESS, WHITEHOUSE.GOV)
A jury found Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, guilty of all seven criminal charges against him. Those charges included wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud against FTX customers, conspiracy to commit commodities fraud against FTX investors, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. (REUTERS, CNBC)
Amazon employed an algorithm that raised prices for U.S. consumers by over $1 billion, according to a court filing from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The FTC filed its lawsuit against Amazon in September but that particular detail was one of many not made public until the new version of the suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle last week. (REUTERS)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK