Governor, Legislature studying AI impacts on Wisconsin workforce | News

Governor, Legislature studying AI impacts on Wisconsin workforce | News

MADISON (WKOW) — Wisconsin elected leaders have set up a pair of task forces designed to study the impacts of artificial intelligence on Wisconsin’s workforce with the goal of informing regulation going forward. Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, announced at the end of August a largely nonpartisan taskforce on the subject of AI and its … Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law requiring big businesses to disclose emissions

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law requiring big businesses to disclose emissions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Large businesses in California will have to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Saturday — the most sweeping mandate of its kind in the nation. The law requires more than 5,300 companies that operate in California and make more than $1 billion … Read more

KFF Health News: Who polices hospitals merging across markets? States give different answers | Community

KFF Health News: Who polices hospitals merging across markets? States give different answers | Community

St. Louis’ largest health system, BJC HealthCare, plans to merge with Kansas City’s second-largest, Saint Luke’s Health System, uniting more than 28 hospitals on both sides of Missouri by the end of this year. The merger, which would span markets 250 miles apart and include facilities in neighboring Kansas and Illinois, is just one of … Read more

KFF Health News: Sen. Sanders says millions of people can’t find a doctor. He’s mostly right. | News

KFF Health News: Sen. Sanders says millions of people can’t find a doctor. He’s mostly right. | News

“Tens of millions of Americans live in communities where they cannot find a doctor while others have to wait months to be seen.” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in a July 19, 2023, press release Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has long been a champion of a government-sponsored “Medicare for All” health program to solve long-standing problems … Read more