HB 1192 (2024 | GA), a bill that would have suspended tax breaks for new data centers in Georgia because of the strain on electricity supplies, has been vetoed. The veto is based on the bill “inhibiting important infrastructure and job development.”
data centers and land management
Atalanta City Council is considering amending its ordinances to prohibit new data centers near certain transit lines.
Opponents to AI legislation in Connecticut
Connecticut legislature is considering SB 2 (2024 | CT) to create a state framework for AI regulation. Opponents say a state approach stifles innovation and hinders economic growth. Opponents also say the broad disclosures required by the bill are vague and create too much uncertainty for business.
CT Mirror Viewpoints | Don’t let hasty AI regulation cripple CT’s small businesses
Data privacy as human right
Remember a couple years ago when a tech giant was calling for data privacy to be a right? There’s a move in Canada to make data privacy a human right with amendments to Bill C- 27 .
Reducing Penalty for Biometric Violations
Illinois is poised to reduce penalties for violations of the state’s biometric data protection laws. How did Illinois get to the point of reducing penalties? A lawsuit that returned a multimillion verdict against a business that was using a fingerprint system to track employee time.
The Record | Illinois’ biometric data privacy law could soon be less costly for violators
Anatomy of an AI transparency plan
Connecticut is taking a 2 step approach to AI transparency. First, a statewide policy for state agencies to use and disclose AI use courtesy of the State Chief Information Officer. Second, legislation SB 2 (2024 | CT) which passed the CT Senate along party lines.
Route Fifty | This state’s ‘unsexy’ AI policy takes transparency to the next level
Generative AI as a procurement facilitator in Texas
TXDPS is using AI to facilitate procurement for local governmental entities. TXDPS says the AI will offer quick access to regulations, information and guidance on the state’s contracting procedures. The goal is to shorten acquisition time.
Quantum computing meet economic development
Emerging technology, quantum computing, we walked through the Einstein-ness of it all in January. Now here comes the government funding opportunities. Meet the Quantum Economic Development Consortium required by the 2018 National Quantum Initiative Act, which called for the Department of Commerce to establish a group of quantum stakeholders. Colorado and Illinois crafted their own quantum initiatives.
Route Fifty | How states can take a ‘quantum’ leap in economic development
Net Neutrality rules are back
The FCC reinstated net neutrality rules this week. Let’s refresh what net neutrality means. “Under the new rules, content providers cannot be charged to have their data prioritized nor can content be subject to intentional blocking or slowdowns. “
Hacking State Legislature Bill Drafters
Last week, hackers halted the work of New York Legislature’s bill drafting office. A new frontier in legislative challenges?
Spectrum News | State Legislature hit by apparent cyberattack