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ME Lawmakers Pass Data Center Ban The Maine Legislature passed a bill ( HB 207 ) that would make the state the first to temporarily ban the development of large data centers. The measure would impose...
State and Federal Funding Flowing for Ibogaine Research President Donald Trump signed an executive order providing up to $50 million in federal funding for states to conduct research on ibogaine, a psychedelic...
Smart glasses, like Ray-Ban Meta frames, allow wearers to take photos and videos, listen to music and make calls without ever picking up a phone. The technology, however, can also permit users to record...
IL House Passes ‘Junk Fee’ Bill The Illinois House passed a bill ( HB 228 ) that would amend the state’s Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to prohibit businesses from...
Anthropic Not Releasing New AI Model to Public The artificial intelligence company Anthropic—recently in the headlines for demanding that the Pentagon agree to certain limitations on the use of...
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order providing up to $50 million in federal funding for states to conduct research on ibogaine, a psychedelic drug that hasn’t received FDA approval for any medical use but has shown promise for treating opioid use disorder and PTSD. Several states, including Arizona, Mississippi and Texas have already approved funding for clinical trials on the drug, and ibogaine bills are also advancing in Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Tennessee. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
A bipartisan group of attorneys general led by Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond (R) is calling for new federal rules to increase prescription drug pricing transparency. The AGs want the U.S. Department of Labor to require pharmacy benefit managers to report revenue details twice a year. They also want to make sure the new rules don’t override existing state laws and that federal regulators coordinate their enforcement efforts with state attorneys general. (MCCARVILLE REPORT)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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