The law, which will officially take effect July 1, comes amid a national discussion on access to mifepristone, which is used to terminate pregnancies before 10 weeks and to treat miscarriages.
A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.”
The new digital system improves transparency, efficiency and cost. Users can view proposed regulations, search an in-progress archival catalogue and subscribe to email notices for scheduled public hearings.
Puget Sound Energy is adding a wind farm in Klickitat County to its clean energy portfolio, the latest move in the utility’s transition to become greenhouse gas neutral by 2030, as state law mandates.
In the face of the nation’s highest gas prices, California lawmakers approved a bill to ease restrictions on E85 conversion kits — devices that let conventional gasoline cars run on a cheaper, mostly ethanol fuel blend.
In an AI executive order, the California governor called on state officials to study everything from job subsidies to stock compensation policies to mitigate tech-driven layoffs.