Good morning, it’s Friday, June 13, 2025. In today’s edition, New York adopts landmark AI bill; California to freeze Medicaid enrollment for undocumented residents; Minnesota to require social media warning labels:
Top Stories
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: New York lawmakers on Thursday approved first-in-the-nation legislation to regulate so-called frontier AI models. The legislation would apply to AI models that cost more than $100 million to train, requiring safety and security protocols, annual reviews and safeguards to prevent “critical harm,” defined as serious injury or death of more than 100 people or $1 billion in damages. (Pluribus News)
HEALTH CARE: The California legislature will vote today on a budget proposal to freeze enrollment in Medi-Cal for immigrants without legal status. More than 1.6 million state residents without legal status are on California’s Medicaid program; those who are already enrolled would have to pay $100 monthly premiums beginning in 2027. (Associated Press)
MORE: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) says his administration will change Medicaid guidelines to limit patient access to GLP-1 weight loss drugs in an effort to spur savings. Pennsylvania spent $650 million on GLP-1 drugs in 2024, according to state data, and projections suggest the state will spend $1.3 billion on those drugs this year. (Harrisburg Patriot-News)
SOCIAL MEDIA: The Minnesota legislature has approved first-in-the-nation legislation to require social media platforms to display mental health warning labels to users. Warning labels must highlight documented risks of social media use and provide links to crisis services. Similar bills are under consideration in California and New York. (CBS17)
IMMIGRATION: Louisiana lawmakers have approved legislation allowing law enforcement agents to face jail time if they purposely obstruct, delay or ignore federal immigration enforcement efforts. Another bill requires state departments to verify, track and report those in the U.S. illegally who receive state services. (Associated Press)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: California, Colorado and other Democratic-led states have sued the Environmental Protection Agency and the Trump administration to preserve EV sales mandates after President Trump signed Congressional resolutions canceling the programs. The states allege the resolutions circumvent the Clean Air Act. (Colorado Sun)
CONSUMER PROTECTION: The Ohio House has unanimously approved legislation requiring imitation products from using meat- or egg-related terms on packaging. Those products must contain terms like “meat-free,” “plant-based” or “vegetarian” on labels. The bill requires schools to create policies against purchasing lab-grown meats. (Dayton Daily News)
PRIVACY: Attorneys general from 21 states have sued genetic research company 23andMe to block its plan to sell genetic data as part of its bankruptcy filing. The suit, led by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R), says biological information is “too sensitive to be sold without each person’s express consent.” (WRIC)
In Politics & Business
MISSISSIPPI: Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson (R) will run for governor in 2027. Gipson, a former state representative, was appointed to the Agriculture post by then-Gov. Phil Bryant (R) in 2018. He’s the first Republican to jump into the race to replace term-limited Gov. Tate Reeves (R). (Associated Press)
TEXAS: Former Justice Department official Aaron Reitz (R) will run to replace Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), he said Thursday. He would face Sen. Mayes Middleton (R), who entered the race in April, in the Republican primary. (KXAN)
COLORADO: Republican senators have named Sen. Cleave Simpson (R) as their new minority leader. Simpson will replace Sen. Paul Lundeen (R), who resigned this week to take a job with a conservative nonprofit. (Colorado Public Radio)
CRIME BLOTTER: South Carolina Rep. R.J. May (R) has been arrested and charged with ten counts of distributing child sexual abuse material. Prosecutors said May used the screen name “joebidennnn69” to download files. (Associated Press) Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D) faces sentencing today in federal court after he was convicted in February of ten criminal counts, including bribery and fraud. (WBEZ)
By The Numbers
152: The number of vetoes Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) has issued since taking office in 2023. Lombardo issued 77 vetoes this year, breaking his own record from two years ago. (Nevada Independent)
3,638: The number of bear sightings reported in Connecticut in the first half of the year, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. More bears have been sighted in West Hartford, 356, than any other town. (CT Insider)
Off The Wall
Students at a middle school in Beaverton, Ore., have used recycled materials to design and build a prototype prosthetic for a labradoodle puppy whose back legs were paralyzed from a spinal injury. The school said they would use a 3D printer to make full-size versions if they can help the puppy walk. (UPI)
Christie’s will auction off a 1962 love letter sent by John Lennon to his future wife Cynthia, in which Lennon complains about Paul McCartney’s snoring. Lennon sent the letter while the Beatles were in residence at the Star-Club in Hamburg. The letter is expected to go for as much as $54,000. (AFP)
Quote of the Day
“As a father of six, yes, I have attended a Taylor Swift concert. That was my duty as a father of four girls.”
— Michigan Rep. Mike Harris (R), who sponsored legislation to prohibit the use of bots in online ticket purchases. (Michigan Advance)