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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...
ME Could Become Next State to Set Minimum Rate for Rideshare Drivers Maine lawmakers are considering a bill ( HB 563 ) to mandate that drivers working for transportation network companies like Uber and...
Virginia Touts Improved Oversight of Nursing Homes Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) hosted a public event last week to highlight improvements in oversight of the state’s 300 nursing homes. Those...
This year labor and human resources compliance professionals should expect increased state-level enforcement activity—particularly in Democrat-led states—on a variety of employment-related...
Meta Signs Nuclear Energy Deal Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has committed to acquire more than 2,600 megawatts of electricity over the next 20 years from nuclear power plants in Ohio...
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed a bill (SB 650 a) last month intended to make it easier for Mainers to cancel subscriptions, from gym memberships to mobile apps and online software. Providers of such products and services will now have to give consumers clear information about renewals and consumers will have to provide consent for such renewals and will be able to cancel their subscriptions online. The law was modeled after rules adopted by the Federal Trade Commission last year but blocked by a federal appeals court last week on procedural grounds. (MAINE PUBLIC RADIO, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
A bill (SB 53) advanced by the California Assembly’s Judiciary Committee would require large artificial intelligence developers to publish safety and security protocols on their websites describing the testing procedures they use to assess catastrophic risks from their models. The measure was passed by the state’s Senate in May and is now in the Assembly’s Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. (STATE AFFAIRS, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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