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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...
ME Could Become Next State to Set Minimum Rate for Rideshare Drivers Maine lawmakers are considering a bill ( HB 563 ) to mandate that drivers working for transportation network companies like Uber and...
Virginia Touts Improved Oversight of Nursing Homes Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) hosted a public event last week to highlight improvements in oversight of the state’s 300 nursing homes. Those...
This year labor and human resources compliance professionals should expect increased state-level enforcement activity—particularly in Democrat-led states—on a variety of employment-related...
Meta Signs Nuclear Energy Deal Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has committed to acquire more than 2,600 megawatts of electricity over the next 20 years from nuclear power plants in Ohio...
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State lawmakers are preparing to introduce a wave of measures in 2026 aimed at regulating AI chatbots, following the lead of California and New York, which enacted first-in-the-nation chatbot laws this year, SB 243 and budget bill SB 3008, respectively. Next year’s bipartisan legislation is expected to approach chatbots the same way as recent state legislation regulating social media, with age-gating of children and requirements that platforms regularly remind users they are interacting with AI. (PLURIBUS NEWS, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
A federal judge in Denver issued a preliminary injunction blocking a new Colorado law (HB 1136) that requires social media platforms to display warnings about the dangers of social media. U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez ruled the law likely violates the First Amendment. (DENVER POST)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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