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SC Proposes Rate Cuts for Some Credit Property Insurance South Carolina’s Department of Insurance plans to cut the rates for some credit property insurance, which lenders sometimes require to protect...
States Eying Higher Electricity Rates for Data Centers At least a dozen states are considering ways to make data centers pay more for their power, with evidence mounting that data center demand is driving...
Evers Vetoes Insurance Reg Exemption for Direct Primary Care Doctors Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) vetoed a bill ( SB 4 ) that would have exempted primary care doctors who provide care to patients who...
A few months ago we reported on state legislation targeting “predictive pricing,” the use of “data analytics, machine learning and algorithms to anticipate market demand and adjust prices...
CA Regulators Complete Review of Wildfire Risk Model California’s Department of Insurance has completed a review of the state’s first wildfire catastrophe model, which property/casualty insurers...
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IL Lawmakers Approve Bill Lifting Moratorium on Nuclear Power Plants: The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation (HB 2437) that, as amended, will lift a nearly four-decades-old moratorium on new nuclear power plants, opening the door for cutting-edge small, modular reactors and potentially allowing the state to meets its goal of using only carbon-free electricity by 2045. Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) was expected to sign the measure, after indicating that it had addressed concerns that had led him to veto a bill in August that would have lifted the moratorium (ASSOCIATED PRESS, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES)
AL Lawmakers to Consider Restricting Underage Access to Porn Sites: Alabama Rep. Ben Robbins (R) plans to introduce a bill next year that would require pornographic websites to verify users are at least 18 years old before granting them access to their content. The bill, which hasn’t been prefiled yet, would also require providers of such online content to register with the state. Louisiana, Texas, and Utah have enacted similar laws, but they’ve been blocked by lawsuits filed by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association representing the adult entertainment industry. (YELLOWHAMMER NEWS)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK