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Wave of AI Bills to Continue Next Year As of early September, more than 30 states had passed artificial intelligence-related bills or resolutions this year, according to the National Conference of State...
MI Addresses Multiple Healthcare Issues Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed over half a dozen bills dealing with healthcare and family support. The measures include SB 790 and SB 791 , allowing home help...
In recent years, the boardroom has become a new front in the culture wars alongside a cacophony of three-letter acronyms. DEI, ESG and CSR. These buzzwords—short for diversity, equity and inclusion;...
Statehouse Shift Ahead for Earned Wage Access? In recent years earned wage access apps, which allow workers to obtain access to their earnings before they receive their paychecks, have exploded in popularity...
SD to Consider App- and Device-Based Age Verification Legislation in 2025 The South Dakota Legislature’s Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Regulation of Internet Access by Minors voted...
The European Union’s Parliament approved the AI Act, which could become the first comprehensive regulations for the artificial intelligence industry in the West. Among other things, the act would require generative AI systems like ChatGPT to undergo a review before being commercially released and ban real-time facial recognition. The act has a long way to go before becoming law, with the next step being obtaining approval from EU institutions, including the EU’s 27 member states. (CNBC)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill (HB 5174) allocating $1.4 billion for microchip research and manufacturing initiatives to attract the industry to the state. Samsung and Texas Instruments have already committed to building new facilities there. (PLURIBUS NEWS, TEXAS TRIBUNE, STATE NET)
Democrats in the U.S. House selected Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) as the new ranking member of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust. Correa opposed a package of bills targeting large tech companies last session. The subcommittee’s previous ranking Democrat, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), was a lead supporter of that legislation. (LAW360)
–Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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