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MI to Weigh Ban on Stock Buybacks for Companies Receiving Tax Breaks Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) introduced a bill ( SB 783 ) that would prohibit publicly traded companies receiving economic incentives...
VA House Passes Paid Sick Leave Bill Virginia’s House of Delegates approved a bill ( HB 5 ) that would expand the state’s current paid sick leave law, which applies only to a small segment...
VA Lawmakers Okay Prescription Drug Affordability Board Virginia lawmakers have passed legislation ( SB 271 / HB 483 ) that would create a prescription drug affordability board to review drug prices...
Geolocation data has become a new frontier in privacy protection. This year, Virginia could join Maryland and Oregon as the first states to prohibit the sale of information that provides the precise...
Insurance Bill Raises Concerns in FL A fast-moving bill ( SB 1028 ) in Florida, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (R), chairman of the Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee, would require Citizens...
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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 and Pennsylvania operated by energy company Vistra. The deal has drawn bipartisan support, including from Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno (R) and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), both of whom commented on its employment and other economic benefits. (AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY)
Bills aimed at regulating AI chatbots have been prefiled or introduced for the 2026 session in multiple states, including California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington. New York became the first state to enact chatbot regulations last year. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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