Newsom’s California Budget Bolstered by Extra Cash from AI Boom May 14, 2026 By Andrew Oxford and Amanda Albright California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised budget that shows no deficit for this year and next, as the state...
California Suit Claims OpenAI Chatbot Gave Advice That Led to Fatal Overdose May 13, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones The parents of a man who died of an accidental drug overdose last year sued OpenAI and its founder and...
2,400 Kaiser Mental Health Professionals Strike in California Over AI Concerns March 19, 2026 By Terry Chea About 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals were striking Wednesday in Northern California over concerns that the health care giant...
xAI Loses Bid to Halt California AI Data Disclosure Law March 6, 2026 By Blake Brittain Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI failed to convince a California federal court on Thursday to temporarily block the state’s...
Commerce Department Plans National AI Center in San Francisco January 29, 2026 By Todd Gillespie and Catherine Lucey The U.S. Department of Commerce is preparing to open a national artificial-intelligence center in San Francisco, putting it closer to...
Michigan Bulletin Provides Guidance for AI Use in Financial Services January 20, 2026 The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services issued a bulletin to provide guidance to financial service providers on the...
California Attorney General Issues Cease and Desist Letter to xAI January 16, 2026 California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent xAI a cease-and-desist letter that orders the company to immediately halt the creation and...
AI Regulation Battle Looms in California Despite Trump Threats January 5, 2026 By Eliyahu Kamisher This year, many of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence companies face a pitched battle over government regulation on their...
Texas Lawmakers Fight Against Federal Interference in State AI Regulations December 22, 2025 By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune An executive order by President Donald Trump may bring Texas into conflict with the federal government over a new state...
Three Top P/C Insurers Account for Most of Insurance AI Patents December 22, 2025 By Allen Laman Three property/casualty insurers have dominated the industry’s artificial intelligence patent activity since 2014. State Farm, USAA and Allstate account for...