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Bill Setting Rounding Rules for Cash Transactions Advances in FL The Florida Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee advanced a bill ( SB 1074 ) that would direct retailers how to round cash transactions...
NH Bill Aimed at Banning Political Discrimination in Workplace New Hampshire Rep. Terry Roy (R) has introduced a bill ( HB 1464 ) that would prohibit employers from refusing to hire, barring from employment...
ACA Health Insurance Enrollments Down by More Than 800,000 About 830,000 fewer Americans have signed up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans than last year, according to data from the Centers...
What a difference a year makes. In March of last year, we reported that many states were considering requiring insurers to cover popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Victoza....
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...
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Opponents of a first-of-its-kind bill (SB 1047) in California aimed at regulating major developers of artificial intelligence outnumbered supporters of the measure by 3 to 1, according to analysis by the state’s Senate. Although those 150 artificial intelligence companies, trade groups and other entities and individuals failed to kill the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, their opposition reflects AI’s emergence as the central front in the ongoing battle between states and the tech industry, after years of fighting over data privacy and other issues.
And it’s not too surprising that SB 1047 drew so much attention, given that California is a national leader in tech policy and home to 35 of the world’s top 50 AI companies.
“They need to get their positions heard in Sacramento, because what Sacramento does will shape so many other states,” said Thad Kousser, a professor of political science at the University of California San Diego. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
The Federal Trade Commission reported this month that fraud losses associated with bitcoin ATMs, or BTMs—similar to regular ATMs but allowing users to buy or send bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies instead of dollars—have risen 1,000% since 2020, exceeding $65 million in the first six months of this year. BTMs are vulnerable to malware attacks, allowing hackers to steal funds or manipulate transactions. (CNBC, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION)
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta released new parental control features for Texas-based users to comply with HB 18, the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act, which was enacted in 2023 and went into effect on Sept. 1. The law was intended to restrict kids’ access to harmful online content, including material promoting self-harm or substance abuse, as well as to give parents more control over their children’s online activity. (TEXAS TRIBUNE)
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