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Chatbot Bills Near Passage in CA A pair of bills aimed at protecting minors from harm by chatbots are nearing passage in California. Of the two, tech groups favor SB 243 , which would allow citizens...
NM Gov Calls Special Session to Bolster Safety Net New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) announced a special session in October to bolster safety net programs in response to the federal spending...
Political “debanking,” the practice of banks restricting or closing customers’ accounts for political or religious reasons, has once again become a hot topic , thanks to President Donald...
CO Lawmakers Tweak Last Year’s First-In-Nation AI Law In a special session that began last week, Colorado Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez (D) introduced legislation ( SB 4 a ) that would...
States Seek Ways to Replace Expiring Federal Health Subsidies Policymakers in California, Colorado, Maryland and other states are considering ways to backfill pandemic-era federal health insurance subsidies...
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With virtually every sector of the U.S. economy suffering a major worker shortage, state lawmakers are taking steps to boost their workforces in the near- and long-term. To try to attract workers now Vermont and West Virginia have launched programs offering incentives to workers in other states, while South Dakota has initiated a program that connects those looking for jobs with employers looking for workers.
Seeking to build a pipeline of qualified future workers, Tennessee lawmakers created the College of Applied Technology, with a campus near the site of a planned Ford factory that will make electric vehicles and batteries. And New Jersey created an apprenticeship program to prepare workers for employment in the state’s water companies. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
California’s minimum wage will increase from $15.50 per hour to $16.00 per hour on Jan. 1, 2024. The director of the state’s Department of Finance said in a letter published on July 31 that the increase was necessary to account for inflation. (SHRM)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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