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PA Enacts Crypto Transmitter Licensing Requirements Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) signed legislation requiring cryptocurrency and other virtual monetary transmitters to be licensed by the state...
ME Makes it Easier to Cancel Subscriptions 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...
MO Lawmakers Repeal Voter-Approved Paid Sick Leave Law Eight months after Missouri voters approved Proposition A, mandating paid sick leave and a $13.75 minimum wage, Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed legislation...
CT to Seek Federal Approval to Make Generic GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed legislation ( HB 7192 ) allowing the state to seek permission from the federal Department of...
With Congress punting on artificial intelligence regulation during budget negotiations this year, states remain key watchdogs of the technology as it continues to be embraced throughout American society...
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In their 3rd special session of the year, Texas lawmakers are considering a bill (SB 7 c) that would bar private employers from requiring their workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Employers that take “adverse action” against workers or contractors who refuse to be vaccinated would be subject to a $10,000 fine under the measure, which was passed by the Senate on Oct. 12 and was pending in the House Committee on State Affairs as of Oct. 16. (KXAN)
Ten percent of large U.S. employers—those with 200 workers or more—don’t provide coverage for legal abortion under their largest health plans, according to KFF’s latest employer health benefits survey. Another 18% of such employers said abortions were only covered under certain circumstances, like when a pregnancy resulted from incest or rape, or when the mother’s health or life are in jeopardy. (KFF)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK