Policy

The state will require students to stow phones during class — a decision that comes as states across the country fight back against excessive teen phone use, citing growing research on its negative impact.

Social media platforms may be held financially liable for harm caused to California’s minors if a court finds that they knowingly offered products or design features that resulted in harm to minors.

Two bills related to artificial intelligence governance were passed in the California state Senate on Thursday with unanimous support. Now, Senate bills 892 and 893 will head to the Assembly.

A new bill signed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives K-12 school districts until 2025 to craft new policies limiting the use of personal devices, and related distractions, in the classroom.

A new Marin County Civil Grand Jury report recommends that county supervisors consider forming a cybersecurity joint powers authority, serving as a followup to a 2020 report about cyber threats.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recently released the Senate's long-promised bipartisan "road map" for the coming age of artificial intelligence, pointing to Western New York as a hub.

Signed by the state’s governor, the new law criminalizes distributing “materially deceptive media.” A first violation would be a misdemeanor, but subsequent violations would be treated as felonies. The law takes effect Oct. 1.

Recreational drone flights are, generally, legal in the Pacific Northwest city. However, hobbyists looking to fly in city parks must secure permission from the city parks director. Much the same is true in Pierce County, which includes Tacoma.

If signed by Gov. Tim Walz, the state’s standalone tax bill transformed into a thousand-page omnibus would activate a four-year red light and speed safety camera pilot in Minneapolis and Mendota Heights.

Plus, Nevada gets $250 million for broadband, data unveils the barriers to digital equity for Asian Americans, and the federal government is eyeing 6G.

A proposal from the U.S. FCC would not ban AI-generated content from political ads, but require it be marked as such. If approved, rules would still have to be created.

Two bills on Internet safety and privacy for children that are now before the New York state Legislature have fierce opposition from tech companies. But Gov. Kathy Hochul said their passage is her “priority.”

The software will integrate with existing case management systems and help identify defendants with mental illness or intellectual disabilities. It will ensure the county meets state law mandating such defendants be identified early.

The most recent legislative session saw a bill requiring every school district and charter school to set cellphone use policies by March 15, 2025. Other bills aimed to forbid book-banning and study issues with attendance.

State legislators around the country are tackling the issue of regulating deepfakes, an enormous feat to take on as the law rushes to catch up with the growth of advanced artificial intelligence technology.

As regulators in the U.S. consider policy born of Big Tech concerns such as data privacy, they should consider how changes could trample small businesses that drive innovation and competition.

University of Colorado Law School professor Harry Surden says prosecutors are right to hold off on using AI systems such as ChatGPT to help draft motions or draft briefs, as they could cite wrong or made-up case law.

After a state Supreme Court suggestion, lawmakers amended the state’s biometric privacy law Thursday. If signed by the governor, the law would limit damages collection to when biometric information is collected or disclosed without consent.