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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 Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging the online retailer tricked millions of consumers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and made it difficult for them to cancel it. The agency said Amazon used deceptive design techniques known as dark patterns to get customers to enroll in Prime. (CNBC)
Oregon lawmakers have agreed on a new 15 percent tax credit for companies that manufacture semiconductors in the state. The credit would max out at $4 million per company per year, and companies could opt to receive between 25 percent and 75 percent of the credit as a refund, depending on their size. (OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE)
The Free Speech Coalition has filed a lawsuit to block a new Louisiana law requiring porn websites to verify the age of users before allowing them access. The advocacy group is also challenging a new age verification law in Utah. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has launched an investigation into workplace safety at Amazon. The committed requested that Amazon provide information about its injury and turnover rates, as well as about its on-site medical clinic, AMCARE, going back to 2019. (CNBC)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK