Show threadThe Bright SideJan 5

States are leading the charge with over 135,000 bills introduced in 2025.

From gun safety measures to lower drug costs, tangible legislative changes are happening, outpacing Congress.

#StateLegislation #CivicEngagement

Joyce Bell 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱🚫🧊May 14, 2025
Well this seems like a bad idea. GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill #AI #AIregulation #statelegislation #gopbudgetreconciliation #gopbudgetbill #AIregulationban #gopspendingbill https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/gop-sneaks-decade-long-ai-regulation-ban-into-spending-bill/
GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill

Sweeping provision would halt all local oversight of AI by US states.

Ars Technica
PUPUWEB BlogMar 2, 2025
Crypto reserve bills fail in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming over the past month, but 24 states have introduced similar bills, says Bitcoin Laws. 🪙💼 #Crypto #Bitcoin #TechPolicy #Blockchain #StateLegislation #Cryptocurrency #Fintech
Project DisCoDec 15, 2023
Reflecting on the 2023 session, children’s online safety stood out as a predominant focus among legislators. https://www.project-disco.org/privacy/tracking-the-rise-of-state-legislative-action-on-childrens-online-safety/
#Privacy #ChildSafety #StateLegislation
A Growing Movement: Tracking the Rise of State Legislative Action on Children’s Online Safety - Disruptive Competition Project

Reflecting on the 2023 session, children’s online safety stood out as a predominant focus among legislators. Proposals aiming to protect children online took

Disruptive Competition Project
U.S. Politics in Real TimeAug 2, 2023

‘I can’t believe we’re having this conversation’: the states pushing for 14-year-olds to serve alcohol

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/jul/31/republicans-child-labor-bars-alcohol-service-age-wisconsin

#TheGuardian #ChildLabor #AlcoholServiceAge #Wisconsin #Republicans #StateLegislation #Politics #News

‘I can’t believe we’re having this conversation’: the states pushing for 14-year-olds to serve alcohol

As Republican-led states roll back the alcohol service age so teens can serve hard drinks, they also put them in danger

The Guardian
beSpacificApr 23, 2023
It just keeps getting more venal - The conservative campaign to #rewrite #childlabor #laws
The Foundation for Government Accountability, a #Floridabased #thinktank and #lobbyinggroup, #drafted #statelegislation to strip #childworkplace #protections, emails show link to full text free https://wapo.st/43UN57H #HumanTrafficking #ChildLabor #FGA #OpportunitySolutionsProject #LeoLeonard Making it easier to #hire #14-yearolds
The conservative campaign to rewrite child labor laws

The Foundation for Government Accountability, a Florida-based think tank and lobbying group, drafted state legislation to strip child workplace protections, emails show.

The Washington Post