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States Sue to Block H-1B Visa Fee The attorneys general of 20 states, led by California and Massachusetts, filed a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee...
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez (R) unveiled a two-bill healthcare package aimed at aligning the state with President Trump’s new federal framework. HB 693 would tighten eligibility for Medicaid...
President Donald Trump has waded into one of the most pressing and prevalent issues in state capitols these days: regulating artificial intelligence. In early December, the president said on his Truth...
Federal Government’s Penny Pinching Could Spur States to Set New Rounding Rules for Cash Sales Retailers are pushing for national rules to allow businesses to round cash sales to the nearest nickel...
OH Gov Vetoes Bill to Expand Youth Work Hours Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) vetoed a bill ( SB 50 ) that would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. year-round. DeWine said in his veto message...
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The Trump administration circulated—and then put on hold—a draft executive order aimed at preempting state laws regulating artificial intelligence. The order would have directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to create a task force specifically for challenging state AI laws and directed the Department of Commerce to review state laws and issue guidelines providing for the withholding of federal broadband funding in some cases.
Earlier this year the U.S. Senate nearly unanimously rejected a legislative effort to deny states with AI regulations access to broadband funding. But Republicans in Congress are now considering adding a similar provision to the National Defense Authorization Act. (REUTERS)
The New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee advanced legislation (AB 4101 and SB 3017) that would require social media companies to provide a 24-hour hotline for residents to report fraudulent activity on their accounts, such as hacking. Companies that failed to comply with the law would be subject to a $10,000 fine for a first offense and a $20,000 fine for subsequent offenses. The Assembly passed its version of the measure in February. (NEW JERSEY MONITOR)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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