Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed data protection bills and the ENOUGH Act into law, which aim to protect children online and eradicate poverty in Maryland communities, respectively.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two measures into law on Thursday that are aimed at better protecting personal data online from Big Tech, including a bill making Maryland the second state to try to create strong limits on information collected on children. The measure, known as the Maryland Kids Code, seeks to limit data that could be collected from children online and protect them from being flooded with harmful material they were not trying to find. "Look, the bottom line is Big Tech has been...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday signed into law a bill that aims to protect consumers from ticket scalpers and resellers. The legislation is the latest to combat unfair ticketing practices, an issue that has gained significant traction since the sale of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour tickets in 2022. A Minnesota bill named after Swift was signed into law on Wednesday, requiring ticket price transparency and prohibiting resellers from offering the same ticket more than once. The bill was first...
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News May 14, 2024 Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday signed legislation into law that requires individuals to use the public school restrooms, changing rooms, and dormitories that correspond with their gender as “determined solely by birth.” The legislation, titled the Securing Areas for Females Effectively and Responsibly […]
HB 2634 cuts off the abortion industry from receiving Medicaid reimbursements.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. Under the new law, Maryland can use $400 million in state bonds to rebuild the home of the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. The 149th running of the race is set for May 18. The plan also calls for transferring Pimlico from the Stronach Group, which is the current owner of Pimlico and nearby Laurel Park, to a...
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Tuesday that makes additional changes to Georgia’s election laws ahead of the 2024 presidential contest in the battleground state, including defining probable causes for removing voters from the rolls when their eligibility is challenged. Republican activists — fueled by debunked theories of a stolen election — have challenged more than 100,000 voters in the state in recent years. The activists say they are rooting out duplicate records and removing...
Democratic Maryland governor Wes Moore signed a bill establishing the first statewide gun violence prevention center earlier this week. The project, which is called the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention, will operate within the Maryland Department of Health. Its mission is to "consolidate and better coordinate Maryland’s public health approach to preventing gun violence," according to a press release published by the governor's office on Thursday. "The center will partner...
With Governor Phil Murphy signing A4011 into law, the people of New Jersey can expect significant increases in the fuel taxes they pay every time they visit the gas station for the next five years. New Jersey already has a system of automatic gas tax increases, which the Department of Transportation determines. Despite the high […]
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) signed legislation creating a gun control center mirroring the federal office of gun violence prevention created by Biden.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law regulating transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings