California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill that requires "every school district, charter school and county office of education to adopt a policy limiting or prohibiting the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law aimed at tightening restrictions on plastic bags, a move that environmental advocates argue was necessary to address increasing plastic waste in the state.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a letter to social media and AI companies last week, urging them to take action on "misinformation" ahead of the presidential election.
On Thursday, the House passed a bill aimed at prohibiting electric vehicles made with components and minerals from China from benefiting from U.S. government incentives.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) issued an executive order earlier this year that may be interpreted as a gag on government employees, threatening their free speech rights, according to a report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a woman arrested twice for praying outside of an abortion clinic, is to receive £13,000 British pounds from the police, or nearly $17,000 U.S. dollars.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has signed a law banning the promotion of LGBTQ issues in schools, prohibiting "propaganda, promotion, or incitement" of nontraditional sexual orientations or gender identities.