CA Lawmakers Approve Potentially Standard-Setting AI Bill The California Legislature passed a bill ( SB 1047 ) that could become the national standard for regulating artificial intelligence. The measure would require AI companies that spend more than $100 million...
CA Lawmakers Pass PBM Legislation California joined a nationwide movement to tighten restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers with the approval of SB 966 days before adjourning its legislative session on Aug. 31. If signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) the measure...
Data privacy, long a focus of state lawmakers across the country, is poised to enter a new space: your brain. Elon Musk has been making headlines for years now with his company Neuralink , which seeks to someday combine human consciousness with artificial intelligence...
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 next five years. Although Google has committed to spending ...
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 provides for the licensing of midwives—reducing the number...
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 DraftKings and FanDuel also mobilized to become sportsbooks...
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 damage caused by artificial intelligence. The Senate passed...
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 as steering patients to PBM-affiliated pharmacies and “spread...
Cities across the country have been setting heat records all summer long. Indeed, the three hottest days on record for the entire Earth were all set in July, according to the United Nations. “Earth is becoming hotter and more dangerous for everyone, everywhere...
CA Insurance Commissioner Orders Moratorium on Cancellations for Fire-Impacted Homeowners California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on the cancellation or non-renewal of residential insurance coverage for more than 185,000 policyholders...
AI Big Issue at NCSL Summit Artificial intelligence was a major focus of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ 2024 Summit in Louisville last week, with 10 sessions devoted to various aspects of the issue. And while 2024 seemed like the year of...
A recent analysis by the website GoodRx found that the cost of prescription drugs in the United States has risen 37 percent over the past decade, outstripping inflation . Drug companies, insurers and the government often take the blame for these skyrocketing...
CA High Court Upholds Gig-Economy Ballot Measure California’s Supreme Court ruled that a ballot measure passed by the state’s voters in 2020, allowing Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to continue classifying their California drivers as independent contractors...
MT Follows Trend of States Increasing Oversight of Nonprofit Hospitals The Montana Department of Public Health has proposed rules regarding the collection of data on nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts, including discounting prices and conducting free...
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re in the midst of an Ozempic boom . Exploding demand for the weight-loss drug has sent the value of its manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, to the moon and the buzz shows no signs of diminishing. Ozempic’s active ingredient...