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TX Taking Tougher Stance on Social Media for Kids The Texas House passed a bill ( HB 186 ) that would ban social media accounts for anyone under the age of 18. The measure would also allow parents to...
IA Enacts Law Addressing Shortage of Birth Centers Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed a bill ( HF 887 ) exempting freestanding birth centers from having to obtain a certificate of need from the state’s...
On April 21 Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed into law a bill giving parents the right to sue social media companies for harms caused by their content. The measure, SB 612 , establishes...
‘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...
An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration rejected the use of MDMA-assisted therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Among other things the panelists raised concerns about the potential for abuse of MDMA, also known as Ecstasy or molly, which generates feelings of bliss and well-being. The panel’s vote isn’t binding on the FDA, but the agency often does what its advisory panels recommend. The agency is expected to make a final decision in mid-August. (NEW YORK TIMES)
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) issued an executive order reclassifying nine synthetic opioids as Schedule I drugs, effectively banning them in the state. DeWine said the narcotics, known as nitaznes—created decades ago as alternatives to morphine but never approved for medical use—have been turning up more often in the state’s illegal drug supply. (CENTER SQUARE)
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) allowed legislation (HB 1647) authorizing the establishment of a state-health insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act to become law without his signature. Nineteen states already operate their own exchanges instead of relying on the federal one. Mississippi is unlikely to have its exchange operational before next year. (MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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