Washington state is poised to ban employee noncompetes and related repayment agreements under a bill that’s headed to Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) for his signature, Chris Marr reports.

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) said Tuesday she wants to scale back the state’s new property tax relief program for senior citizens to help close a $3 billion structural deficit, laying out a conservative spending plan in her first budget address since entering office in January.

Virginia is set to explicitly ban workplace discrimination related to menopause or perimenopause and require accommodations for those conditions under legislation headed to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (D) desk.

California has ramped up fining companies that don’t make it easy for consumers to object to the sharing of their personal data.

ExxonMobil Corp. “has no plans” to opt into Texas provisions that would curtail shareholder rights if investors approve a reincorporation proposal floated on Tuesday.

A New York federal judge ordered a group of states to engage in settlement talks with Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to potentially resolve claims the company illegally monopolized the live event industry.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s office appeared to delete a social media post saying erroneously that the US Navy escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, adding to confusion in a volatile oil market.

Boeing Co. said a wiring flaw found on its 737 Max will delay some deliveries of its cashcow narrowbody jet, sending shares down as much as 3% in US trading.

Strategic Data Systems Inc. can perform a $256 million task order to support MyNavyHR, which the US Navy uses for staffing the fleet and ensuring sailors are prepared for their positions, the US Government Accountability Office said.

President Donald Trump’s efforts to stabilize prices at the pump underscore the unique role oil and gasoline play in the economy — and American voters’ perceptions of it.

The agency building a $16 billion rail tunnel under the Hudson River warned Tuesday that construction will halt again within two to three months unless the Trump administration resumes funding, following a February shutdown after the US Department of Transportation withheld promised money.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is introducing artificial intelligence agents across the Pentagon’s three million-strong workforce to automate routine jobs, according to a senior defense official.

Boeing Co. said a wiring flaw found on its 737 Max will delay some deliveries of its cashcow narrowbody jet, sending shares down as much as 3% in US trading.

Canadian police are investigating a “national security incident” after shots were fired at the US consulate in Toronto early Tuesday morning.

The US Senate Tuesday confirmed Joshua Rudd, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead both US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, after a Democratic holdup over concerns about the nominee’s experience and understanding of surveillance guardrails.

Sergey Brin is spending millions of dollars to influence California politics, bankrolling two rival gubernatorial candidates and other political efforts, just months after ditching the state for Nevada.

The agency building a $16 billion rail tunnel under the Hudson River warned Tuesday that construction will halt again within two to three months unless the Trump administration resumes funding, following a February shutdown after the US Department of Transportation withheld promised money.

A key US Republican senator said he’s launched an investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s recent denials of treatments for rare diseases, adding political pressure on an agency that’s already in turmoil.