2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (114+ words) Bloomberg Government News The House is expected to take up legislation aimed at keeping Americans from paying data center costs in their utility bills next week, three House aides told Bloomberg Government. Lawmakers will consider the bill (H.R. 9340), dubbed the Ratepayer…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (107+ words) Bloomberg Government News California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Thursday a host of measures aiming to curb online addiction among children, including a landmark bill to ban social media platforms from providing addictive features to minors under 16. The package…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (99+ words) Bloomberg Government News The Republican midterm convention in Dallas is the latest place where Union Pacific Corp. is promoting its proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern Corp. to form the nation’s first coast-to-coast freight network. “You should be able to ship…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (96+ words) Bloomberg Government News States Seek More Unionization of Gig Work Union-friendly state lawmakers are pushing to expand their authority to enable more gig workers to unionize, Chris Marr reports. New laws in California, Illinois, and Massachusetts provide state-supervised systems to…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (88+ words) Bloomberg Government News With federal legislation on artificial intelligence mired in inaction on Capitol Hill, a prominent advocacy group pushing for more AI guardrails is expanding its footprint in the states. Americans for Responsible Innovation, a nonprofit organization backed by…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (117+ words) Bloomberg Government News Bellwether NY Law Targets AI in Ads A landmark New York law requiring advertisers to disclose their use of synthetic performers is generating the first consumer complaints and will test policymakers’ efforts to mitigate AI’s potential negative…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (237+ words) The Trump administration greenlit the first of several projects to clean up abandoned mines under a bipartisan law addressing pollution caused by historic mining. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it approved conservation organization Trout Unlimited Inc.'s Good…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (115+ words) Bloomberg Government News California is launching an artificial intelligence assistant to help the public better access state and local resources, part of ongoing efforts led by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to integrate more AI tools to make state government more efficient....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (370+ words) Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has joined a growing body of state officials clamping down on data center developers in ordering a new slate of restrictions on the contentious facilities this week. Data centers will also have to pay for their…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (81+ words) Bloomberg Government News The Pentagon is installing an advanced modular nuclear reactor in Indiana by September 2028 as part of the Trump administration’s multi-billion-dollar effort to boost the US nuclear industry. The reactor will be housed at Naval Weapons Station Crane…...