What a difference a year makes. In March of last year, we reported that many states were considering requiring insurers to cover popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Victoza. But not anymore. California and New Hampshire stopped covering...
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 issues, according to Elias Kahn , senior product manager for...
Artificial intelligence, arguably the biggest issue for state lawmakers the past two years, is shaping up to be a primary topic for state legislation in 2026 as well. According to the LexisNexis® State Net® legislative tracking system, more than 150 bills...
For two years running , we’ve opened our annual story predicting the top issues for state legislators in the coming year by noting just how tense and uncertain things are, with the war in Ukraine and a concerning economy at home. Someday, we hope to head...
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 Social platform that he intended to sign an executive order...
A legacy of the #MeToo Movement has been an increased focus nationwide on pay transparency. Pay transparency laws are perhaps most often thought of as requirements that employers disclose compensation figures to promote fairness and reduce pay disparities due...
Last year, after Colorado and California became the first states in the nation to expand privacy protections to include neural data, we said more states could follow suit . This year two more have done so. In May, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed SB 163...
On the last day of September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill increasing the Golden State’s authority over workplace disputes and union elections . AB 288 by Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor (D) expands the power of the state’s Public Employee...
A relatively new type of government board took unprecedented action in Colorado last month when it placed an upper limit on the price of an arthritis and autoimmune disease medication. The state’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board voted on Oct. 3 to...
Over the past 47 years, seven states have enacted their own, state-level versions of the federal Community Reinvestment Act to ensure financial institutions within their jurisdictions are meeting the banking, lending and investing needs of consumers. Passed in...
Move over, artificial intelligence. Quantum computing may be the next big thing in tech, and state legislators are beginning to take a look at it. For the uninitiated, quantum computing, like AI, is a new class of technology. But instead of relying upon machine...
An international real estate investment firm wants to build a massive data center in north Delaware. The proposed campus would cover 6 million square feet across 11 structures , potentially creating what one industry insider described as “significant construction...
People hate to wait in line. So is it any wonder that this year state legislators have targeted prior authorization , the policy mandating that patients wait for medical services until insurance companies sign off on them? Long derided by both patients and physicians...
On Sept. 8, California’s Legislature sent Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) a bill that’s been called “a glimpse into how the next generation of regulation may shape the future of AI development and deployment in healthcare.” AB 489 , by Assemblywoman...
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 Trump and lawmakers in several Republican-governed states...