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DOGE-Like Effort in FL Could Impact Insurance Industry The wave of housecleaning that’s swept through the federal government courtesy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency appears...
Judge Permanently Blocks OH Social Media Access Law A federal judge issued an injunction permanently blocking an Ohio law that requires parental consent for those under the age of 16 to have a social...
State Lawmakers Target PSAOs After targeting pharmacy benefit managers for years for contributing to the high cost of prescription drugs, state lawmakers have begun setting their sights on pharmacy services...
Two years ago, California enacted first-of-its-kind legislation allowing residents to demand that data brokers delete the personal information the brokers have collected about them. Known as the California...
MN Considering Taxing Social Media Apps Minnesota’s Senate Taxes Committee heard a bill ( SB 3197 ) last week that would make the state the first in the nation to tax social media apps. The measure...
A bill introduced in Montana (SB 212) and a proposed constitutional amendment in New Hampshire (CACR 6) would establish a right to compute, guaranteeing access to the hardware, software, networks and algorithms needed for developing artificial intelligence. The measures are part of a libertarian-oriented backlash against recent state efforts to regulate the use of AI. (PLURIBUS NEWS, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
A bill introduced in Missouri (HB 1217) would provide for the establishment of a “Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund” in the state treasury. The measure would allow the treasurer to “accept gifts, grants, donations, bequests or devises of Bitcoin” from residents or governmental entities and require the Bitcoin to be stored for a minimum of five years. (KSDK, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
In his fiscal 2026 budget, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee (D) proposed imposing a 10% tax on the local share of digital advertising revenue of companies with $1 billion or more in gross revenue. The proposal is similar to a law passed in Maryland in 2021, which has faced legal challenges from Apple, Google, Meta and other digital ad giants. (RHODE ISLAND CURRENT)
The tech industry trade association NetChoice filed a legal challenge to the so-called Maryland Kids Code enacted last year (HB 603/SB 571 [2024]), requiring providers of online products and services to make their offerings safer for minors. NetChoice successfully blocked parts of California’s first-in-the-nation age-appropriate design code law last summer. (MARYLAND MATTERS)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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