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Insurer Payouts for LA Wildfires Top $12B California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara (D) announced that insurers have now paid out over $12 billion in claims from the largest of the Los Angeles wildfires...
Google Weighs in on Social Media Age Verification Days after Utah passed a first-in-the-nation law ( SB 142 ) requiring app stores to verify the age of users, Google finally weighed in publicly on the...
On January 1, North Dakota became the first state in the U.S. to cover weight-loss drugs through the Affordable Care Act. The expanded coverage is part of the state’s first update to its essential...
OR Looks to Allow Striking Workers to Collect Unemployment A hotly debated bill ( SB 916 ) passed out of committee in Oregon’s Senate last week would allow striking workers in both the public and...
MT Targets Insurers’ Use of AI Montana’s House Committee on Business and Labor held a public hearing last week on a bill ( HB 556 ) that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence...
Lawmakers in at least 15 states have introduced bills to regulate cryptocurrency kiosks, which are often found at convenience stores and gas stations. The bills would limit transactions, generally to $1,000 per day, and limit fees to $5 or 3% to 15% per transaction. The bills, aimed at reducing crypto scams that frequently impact the elderly, are supported by AARP. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
Colorado’s House Health and Human Services Committee advanced a bill (HB 1011) that would require child care centers owned by private equity firms to provide 60 days’ notice of staff layoffs or enrollment changes. The measure is the state’s first effort to regulate for-profit child care chains with institutional investors. States including Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont have taken similar action recently. (COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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