State Lawmakers Target Data Centers State lawmakers are considering legislation to protect consumers from rising energy prices as data centers drive up demand. A bill [ HB 3546 (2025) ] passed in Oregon last year created a new rate classification for large energy...
ME Could Become Next State to Set Minimum Rate for Rideshare Drivers Maine lawmakers are considering a bill ( HB 563 ) to mandate that drivers working for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft receive a minimum per-trip rate based on the number...
Virginia Touts Improved Oversight of Nursing Homes Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) hosted a public event last week to highlight improvements in oversight of the state’s 300 nursing homes. Those improvements include the filling of key leadership positions...
Meta Signs Nuclear Energy Deal 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...
States Continue to Focus on PBMs Just two weeks into the new year, bills dealing with pharmacy benefit managers have already been filed in Missouri, New Jersey and Ohio. Last year states enacted 44 laws concerning PBMs, the most in a decade. ( PLURIBUS NEWS ...
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 on H-1B visas, which allow employers to hire foreign workers...
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, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Supplemental...
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, as a result of the federal government’s decision...
Trump to Issue National AI Rule President Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order this week establishing a single national rule for artificial intelligence, presumably preempting various state laws on AI. Trump didn’t provide details about the...
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 that he didn’t like the idea of teens working so...
States Continue to Target AI-Driven Rental Pricing Nineteen states are considering bills that would limit the use of third-party software relying on competitor data to set rental housing prices, according to analysis by the American Economic Liberties Project...
Trump, Congress Weigh Measures to Preempt State AI Laws 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...
EU Reversing Course on Tech Regulation After aggressively regulating the technology industry for over a decade, the European Union is moving to loosen its landmark digital privacy and artificial intelligence rules, in response to growing concern that European...
MI Lawmakers Advance Medical Debt Protections The Michigan Senate’s Health Policy Committee has advanced a trio of bipartisan bills aimed at reducing the burden of medical costs on residents of the state. SB 449 , SB 450 and SB 451 would require hospitals...
Wave of Chatbot Bills Coming Next Year State lawmakers are preparing to introduce a wave of measures in 2026 aimed at regulating AI chatbots, following the lead of California and New York, which enacted first-in-the-nation chatbot laws this year, SB 243 and budget...