As Gov. Gavin Newsom eyes a potential run for the White House, he faces a political challenge on the homefront. Roughly 30 AI-related bills are moving through the state Legislature in the last weeks of this legislative session, and it’s estimated a dozen or so will land on Newsom’s desk.
Does he veto all or most of them to mollify Silicon Valley donors? Or does he defy President Donald Trump’s industry-friendly light touch and model a tougher state stance on regulation?
(KCRC) NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Many individuals continue to advocate for reduced rates, including Senator Josh Becker through the introduction of Senate Bill 254. Meanwhile, PG&E anticipates utility rates will drop next year, but the amount is still to be determined.
Legislation passed state Senate, moves to Assembly for final vote
Two bills would replace $15 billion in utility power-grid investments with cheaper public financing — a new approach to cutting sky-high electricity rates.
The California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee voted to preserve solar net energy metering agreements for Californians that sell or transfer their homes.
New legislation in California would sets rules for chatbots that are designed as personalized and sometimes emotionally supportive digital friends.
Lawmakers from both parties are celebrating the Senate’s decision to cut a provision that would have put a 10-year pause on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence from the reconciliation bill hours before it passed.
In the end, both Republicans and Democrats helped doom a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation after it cleared the House