States Advance Medical Debt Protections as Federal Support Turns to Opposition

Federal officials reversed their stance on medical debt credit reporting, then came a lawsuit in Colorado. As lawmakers in other states forge ahead with attempts to pr...

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/credit-reports-medical-debt-state-legislation-cfpb-trump-reversal/#alaska #california #colorado #courts #health-care-costs #indiana #legislation #michigan #ohio #south-dakotta #states #trump-administration #wyoming

Office of the Governor | Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Formally Ending Utilization of Federal Benefits for Children in Foster Care

New Policy Keeps Funds with Child Beneficiaries    TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation formally requiring the State…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/321310/

Bills Introduced – 12-18-25 – 116 bills – HR 6846, drone threat report – MIP: HR 6853, DOE threat analysis – https://tinyurl.com/u968x8kn #Legislation #UAS #DHS #DOE

S 2866 Sponsor Added – Ag Cybersecurity – Sen Schiff added as cosponsor – He is a member of the Sen Ag Committee which may leads to its consideration – https://tinyurl.com/2tueue5h #Legislation #USDA #Cybersecurity

The ruling coalition in #Lithuania has decided to postpone consideration of proposed amendments to the #law governing the country's public broadcaster, LRT. Parliamentary speaker Juozas Olekas said that discussion on the #legislation would continue in the beginning of 2026.

https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-parliament-postpones-vote-on-public-broadcaster-law/

New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she has reached a deal with state…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/320769/

Review – HR 3207 Introduced – UAS Counter Measures for Public Gatherings – Would allow DHS-DOJ to deputize local law enforcement to conduct cUAS activities under §124n – No new funding is authorized – Short version – https://tinyurl.com/3pwm7k9j #Legislation #cUAS #DOJ

HR 3207 Introduced – UAS Counter Measures for Public Gatherings – Would allow DHS-DOJ to deputize local law enforcement to conduct cUAS activities under §124n – No new funding is authorized – https://tinyurl.com/4zh8eprh Subscription required #Legislation #cUAS #DOJ

Senate Passed S 1071 – FY 2026 NDAA – Bipartisan support on the final vote – https://tinyurl.com/2v32zxeu #Legislation #NDAA

@mmasnick And I’m gonna put my money where my mouth is, and link the ”whitepaper” I produced in 2024 of a working #system design to go together with international #legislation package.

This system gives the scrapers the decision to scrape or not & publishers to set their price for it in real-time

But as commitment to paying enforced by international legislation, not before but after, state power here is the ”trick” here that allows it to be fast.

https://gimulnaut.wordpress.com/2024/10/12/commit-to-paying-by-scraping-a-market-based-model-of-re-introducing-value-feedback-into-an-ai-based-information-economy/

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The #parliament in #Lithuania approved in second reading disputed #legislation on the country's public broadcaster, LRT. The ruling coalition plans to pass the amendments in final reading before Christmas. EBU warns that the amendments violate the European #Media Freedom Act.

https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-parliament-pushes-disputed-legislation-on-public-broadcaster/

US announces $10 billion in arms sales to Taiwan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/318125/

Lawmakers are using the sprawling policy bill to demand the #Pentagon hand over unedited videos of strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats near #LatinAmerica. The bill restricts a quarter of #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth’s travel budget until #Congress receives the footage.

#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers #Venezuela #oil #InternationalLaw #House #Senate #legislation

#Senate passes defense bill that defies #Trump and forces sharing of boat strike videos

The Senate on Wednesday delivered a clear rebuke of Trump’s #authority, signing off on #legislation that could force the #Pentagon to turn over footage of strikes against suspected drug smugglers & rein in the admin’s ability to limit #troops abroad.

#Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers #Venezuela #oil #InternationalLaw
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/17/senate-ndaa-passage-trump-boat-strikes-00694738

Une partie des systèmes informatiques du 🇮🇪 Office of the Ombudsman (ombudsman.ie), l'équivalent au défenseur des droits, impactée par une attaque informatique de type rançongiciel #ireland #government #citizens #rights #complaints #departments #authorities #data #agencies #online #systems #services #legislation #investigations #ransomware #ncsc #threats [ https://ombudsman.ie/en/news/7fec0-office-of-the-ombudsman-responding-to-cybersecurity-incident/ ] #informatique ( via Valéry Rieß-Marchive )

Review – 44 bills – S 3481, local cUAS authority – Short version – https://tinyurl.com/2mhz26wb #Legislation #cUAS

Bills Introduced – 12-15-25 – 44 bills – S 3481, local cUAS authority – MIP: S 3472, elementary school counterterrorism strategy – https://tinyurl.com/5as88ns7 Subscription required #Legislation #cUAS

#EuropeanCommission proposes to weaken the #EU #pesticide #legislation! www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...

🇨🇭 Poursuites et condamnations pour infractions à la loi sur les armes pour les plateformes de commerce en ligne en cas de manquements ? #switzerland #web #business #weapons #online #legislation #suisse [ https://www.radiolac.ch/actualite/suisse/le-parlement-veut-agir-contre-les-armes-achetees-sur-internet/ ]

HR 3435 Introduced – Federal Cyber Workforce Training – Would require the establishment of a federal cyber training institute – https://tinyurl.com/ym6mejf7 #Legislation #Cybersecurity #DNI