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Google Agrees to Help Fund Journalism in CA California lawmakers reached a deal with Google that will provide about $250 million in public and private funding for newsrooms across the state over the...
MA Expands Access to Maternal Health Care Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy (D) signed legislation ( HB 4999 ) expanding access to maternal health services in the state. Among other things, the measure...
When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal law prohibiting state-authorized sports betting in May 2018 , it wasn’t just state legislatures that sprang into action. The fantasy sports behemoths...
AI Doomsday Bill Moves Closer to Passage in CA The California Assembly’s Appropriations Committee advanced a first-of-its kind bill ( SB 1047 ) aimed at preventing mass human casualties or property...
Bill Regulating PBMs Nearing Passage in CA California lawmakers are on track to pass a bill ( SB 966 ) in the coming weeks regulating pharmacy benefit managers. The measure would prohibit PBM practices...
A county judge in Texas declared the state’s new so-called “Death Star” law preempting local ordinances, including those mandating water breaks for construction workers, “entirely unconstitutional.” The state immediately appealed the ruling and said the law would take effect as scheduled. (LAW360)
California’s Supreme Court issue a ruling that broadens the definition of employer under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the state's main discrimination law. This change will increase the number of defendants that can be included in FEHA actions and could also significantly impact the state’s developing efforts to regulate the use of automated decision-making in the context of employment. (SHRM)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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