Excellent follow by Brenna Goth on where other states may copy the #California first-in-the-nation environmental bills: look to New York. news.bloomberglaw.com/in-house-couns…

California’s plan to ramp up corporate climate disclosures has kick-started some businesses to start looking deep into their supply chains. Others are ahead of the game. rb.gy/bjkct

State lawmakers across the country are increasing scrutiny of apparel companies, with proposals aimed at boosting accountability for the fashion industry’s labor and environmental practices. blawgo.com/KZwsrnb

The Ohio abortion rights win hammers home how key the issue will be next year as voters in 33 states elect Supreme Court justices whose job it is to interpret, knock down, or bolster state abortion laws. Read about the states experts are watching Bloomberg Government news.bgov.com/ballots-and-bo…

A Florida bill would regulate how funeral homes collect biometric data, unique and immutable characteristics such as fingerprints, from bodies in their care. blawgo.com/e315Poz

Shortly after his mother’s funeral, an Orlando resident was offered the opportunity to purchase her fingerprint on a piece of jewelry. His experience inspired a Florida lawmaker to propose biometric privacy protections for the deceased. news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-da… Bloomberg Law

An Oklahoma lawsuit could be the first to test the arguments against anti-ESG state laws that they're confusing to implement and will financially harm public pensioners. blawgo.com/Ticu0vu

State lawmakers will take aim this year at environmental marketing claims with proposals to limit overstating the sustainability or environmental benefit of a product or business. benvgo.com/ZA1aqNv

Governors, including Ohio's Mike DeWine, keep pushing social media laws despite legal setbacks news.bloomberglaw.com/in-house-couns… via Brenna Goth

Florida is one step closer to banning those under age 16 from accessing social media platforms using "addictive design features," Brenna Goth reports: bloomberglaw.com/bloombergtermi…

The Florida Supreme Court holds the keys to massive 2024 election turnout engines: ballot measures on abortion rights and recreational pot must get court approval. New analysis shows DeSantis' appointees have rejected ballot measures half the time Bloomberg Law news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/flo…

EXCLUSIVE: the Florida Supreme Court is ordering changes to the state's legal system and asking for comments from the state bar after altering the rules. They're doing this at 2x the rate of the court before DeSantis appointees controlled the bench. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

Emails between industry lobbyists and state officials show the agency overseeing California's emissions reporting law proposed significantly narrowing the measure before it passed last year Scoop at Bloomberg Government news.bgov.com/states-of-play…

I’m with Zach Williams in Louisville this week covering #NCSLSummit for Bloomberg Government. Reach out to talk policy with us!

Tech is on trial. AI police tools & the trillion-dollar-industries building them, are at the center of today's court battles over guilt & innocence. Read how states are forming forensic public defender teams taking on big tech. Bloomberg Law news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/ai-…

The wave of state laws that have rankled Big Tech by giving parents more authority over their children’s social media use started with a white paper. Brenna Goth breaks down how The Institute for Family Studies swayed tech policy with their white paper. blawgo.com/cBjNtw0

The big ? right now is should the US require proof of US citizenship to vote (instead of just attesting to it). Guess what? In AZ, we already DO (for local elections) So who is on AZ's list of voters who haven’t proved it? Our first-of-its-kind comprehensive analysis found..🧵

Republican governors and state officials are copying President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency by launching their initiatives to pare back spending, Brenna Goth writes. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Republican-led states are pledging their resources to support Trump's mass deportation efforts, setting up a likely legal clash with immigrant advocates who say some measures violate the law - Brenna Goth news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

EXCLUSIVE: Our investigation of Montana LLCs published. We found thousands of cars plated in Montana and operated elsewhere, sheltering owners from taxes and fees in the other 49 states. The cost to non-Montana states runs in the billions. Only in Bloomberg Tax news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-repo…