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‘Unauthorized Alien’ Limits Among Trio of Auto Insurance Proposals Under Consideration in LA House Three auto insurance bills cleared the Louisiana House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure...
Social Media Bill Dodges Veto Override in CO Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ (D) veto of a social media bill ( SB 86 ) survived an override attempt. The state’s Democrat-controlled Senate voted...
WA Enacts Law Keeping Medical Debt Off Credit Reports Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill ( SB 5480 ) prohibiting collection agencies from reporting unpaid medical debt to credit agencies...
In 2022, there were about 22 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births in the United States. That’s the highest rate of maternal deaths among high-income nations worldwide. That sobering statistic...
DOGE-Like Effort in FL Could Impact Insurance Industry The wave of housecleaning that’s swept through the federal government courtesy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency appears...
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging a law enacted earlier this year in Utah (SB 287) requiring porn websites to verify the age of their users. U.S. District Court Judge Ted Stewart said the Free Speech Coalition, the adult entertainment industry trade group that filed the challenge, couldn’t sue Utah officials because the law doesn’t direct them to pursue violators but instead allows state residents to sue violators. (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, STATE NET)
A trio of Tesla owners in California have filed a proposed class action suit accusing the automaker of making false claims about the estimated driving ranges of its vehicles. The suit, brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, cites a recent Reuters article reporting the company decided about ten years ago to write algorithms for its vehicles’ in-dash range meters giving drivers “rosy” projections of how far the cars could travel on a fully charged battery. (CNBC)
The Iowa Department of Transportation has soft-launched its new Mobile ID app—a digital form of State ID card or driver’s license—to businesses and other groups to make sure they’re able to verify the new IDs. The app is expected to be released to the public next month. (WOWT [DES MOINES])
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) announced a new public awareness campaign aimed at helping protect children from the harmful effects of social media. The “Harms of Social Media on Utah Youth” campaign will include TV ads, billboards and social media posts directing parents to a state website providing resources. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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