Oil Drilling, Cap-and-Trade Package Pass California Legislature
A package of energy and climate-change measures designed to stabilize California’s power supply and control consumer prices passed the state legislature on Saturday.
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App Stores Face Age Verification Task in Cleared California Bill
AI Safety Disclosure Legislation Sent to California Governor
Developers of the most powerful AI models would need to publish their safety and security protocols to prevent catastrophic risks like weapons development under a measure cleared by California lawmakers on Saturday.
California Approves $10 Million for Google News Partnership
California lawmakers passed legislation to provide the state’s share of a joint project with Google to fund local newsrooms.
California Lawmakers Vote to Increase Fines Under Antitrust Law
Companies violating state antitrust laws in California would face bigger financial penalties under a bill approved by the state legislature on Saturday.
AI Rules on Firing, Disciplining Workers Passed in California
A California labor-backed measure that would place first-in-the-nation rules on how employers use artificial intelligence to make workplace decisions was cleared by the state legislature on Friday.
California AI Anti-Discrimination Bill Derailed by Tech Industry
Tech industry concerns helped scuttle a California measure that would have created the nation’s most far reaching rules to combat discrimination by automated tools, which was held back Friday by the bill’s author on the eve of the legislature’s adjournment.
Algorithmic Pricing Restrictions Pass California Legislature
California’s antitrust laws would be expanded to cover algorithms that businesses use to set prices under legislation the California Legislature cleared on Friday.
California Social Media Warning Label Bill Heads to Governor
Social media platforms would be required to warn users about the mental health risks of using the technology under legislation cleared Friday by the California legislature.
AbbVie Loses Latest Bid to Block Mississippi Drug Discount Law
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Democrat Tran Defeats Steel in California House Race
Democrat Derek Tran won the Nov. 5 election in California’s 45th Congressional District over Rep. Michelle Steel (R), who conceded Wednesday.
Republican Begich Defeats Peltola in Alaska’s House Race
Republican Nick Begich unseated Rep. Mary Peltola (D) in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District, the Associated Press said Wednesday.
Democrat Bynum Defeats Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon House Race
Democrat Janelle Bynum unseated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th District, the Associated Press said Thursday.
Texas Seeks to Stop Special Counsel From Erasing Trump Files (1)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked a federal court to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from destroying documents related to his investigation and prosecution of president-elect Donald Trump.
GOP Wins in Partisan High Court Races Has Party Mulling Tweaks
The idea of injecting more politics into filling state supreme court seats through partisan elections has taken hold in some Republican circles, and momentum could pick up after the party’s success this week in North Carolina and Ohio.
Inmate in Pivotal House Race Shows Peril of Ranked-Choice Voting
A convicted felon in New York may help determine whether Republicans hold all the levers of government in Washington next year.