The California Assembly on Wednesday advanced two bills giving companies incentives to limit collaboration with federal immigration enforcement agencies.

The talent at some of America’s hottest artificial intelligence companies often passes through Boston-area universities before heading west to build billion-dollar businesses in Silicon Valley. Massachusetts business and political leaders say California’s proposed tax on billionaires is an opportunity to change that.

New York lawmakers approved a revenue package for the state budget that includes a new surcharge on pricey second homes in the city, but omits a proposal to tax all-cash property purchases.

Ohio will pause incentives for future data center projects, following a directive from the governor to halt the tax credits while a committee studies the impact of the projects on the state’s economy.

The Kentucky Attorney General’s office said it will ask for up to $40 billion from Meta Platforms Inc. in a sweeping lawsuit brought by a coalition of state AGs alleging the social media company has addicted and harmed children.

Critics of former Attorney General Pam Bondi are asking The Florida Bar to investigate alleged ethical violations during her tenure leading the Justice Department.

The California Assembly on Wednesday advanced two bills giving companies incentives to limit collaboration with federal immigration enforcement agencies.

The federal government — and the Pentagon specifically — wants the newest technology on the fastest track. And to get there, government agencies are using taxpayer dollars to invest in private innovation.

President Donald Trump asserted that no one nation would control the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway, highlighting a key sticking point in resolving the war with Iran.

AeroVironment Inc. and three executives were hit with a proposed class action alleging they misled shareholders about the company’s prospects for a major defense contract.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is on the hunt for his next big deal.

Global goods trade buffeted for three months by supply disruptions faces a possible demand jolt that keeps boosting seaborne freight costs before the usual restocking race in the third quarter.

Novel seat configurations on planes, which have become more prevalent as airlines shift focus to premium travelers, have created new safety challenges that are delaying regulatory approval, the head of the US Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday.

The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation released its explanation of recent changes to the tax code in its so-called “blue book,” identifying provisions of Republicans’ mega tax law from 2025 that may require technical corrections.

The First Step Act didn’t give federal judges free reign in deciding what factors to consider when deciding compassionate release petitions from inmates, the Supreme Court said.

Tyson Foods Inc. said Donnie King will step down as chief executive officer after five years at the helm of the US’s biggest meatpacker.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum this week appointed Damon Hagan to serve as Interior solicitor after William Doffermyre’s resignation.

A federal body announced Thursday it will officially consider the proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern Corp. by Union Pacific Corp. to form the nation’s first coast-to-coast freight rail company, but will pause proceedings while it awaits more information.