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On Wednesday, the California Assembly passed SB 1047, a heavy-handed AI regulatory bill, sending it to the governor. Passage of the legislation comes amidst a growing chorus of opposition from members of Congress, local business groups, and national AI leaders. Chamber of Progress and a coalition of tech advocates and leaders sent a letter to… Continue reading CA Legislature Passes AI Bill

As the California Assembly prepares to consider SB 1047 – a heavy-handed AI regulatory bill – a diverse coalition of tech and business organizations is urging California’s governor to veto the legislation. The tech industry letter follows on growing opposition from members of California’s congressional delegation, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, local business groups, and… Continue reading Tech Coalition Urges Newsom to Veto AI Bill

On Wednesday, California lawmakers announced a deal with Google that will require both the tech company and the State of California to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for local journalism. The settlement, which averts a proposed digital ad tax (SB 1327) and link tax (AB 886) on tech platforms, will provide nearly… Continue reading California-Google Media Deal Finalized

Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry group, is endorsing AI legislation in California (AB 2355) requiring the disclosure of AI-created media in political advertisements. Sponsored by Rep. Wendy Carrillo, the legislation comes in the midst of an election year in which AI-generated media has been used to support a variety of campaign-related communications. In… Continue reading Chamber of Progress Endorses CA AI Elections Bill

With voters ranking rising costs as their top election concern, the center-left trade association Chamber of Progress is releasing a new Democratic Cost-of-Living Agenda, laying out a low-cost policy framework for reducing home, energy, health care, and childcare costs.  Read the full agenda on cost of living and abundance solutions at BringCostsDown.org The new policy… Continue reading Chamber of Progress Releases Cost of Living Agenda for Democratic Policymakers

On Wednesday, Chamber of Progress and a coalition of tech, business groups, and civil society organizations urged Nebraska lawmakers to ditch proposed online delivery tax legislation. During its special session on tax policy, Nebraska’s legislature has considered a number of bills that would levy a new tax on online orders including delivery for Amazon, Walmart,… Continue reading Coalition Urges Nebraska to Ditch Delivery Tax Proposal

On Wednesday, Chamber of Progress released new research examining the impact of a proposed digital ad tax in California (SB 1327) that would levy a 7.25% tax on online advertising. Authored by Senior Economist Kaitlyn Harger, the research finds that over a quarter million California businesses rely on online advertising and that an average local… Continue reading CA Digital Ad Tax Would Cost Local Businesses, Research Finds

On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued its ruling in the Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust case against Google search. The court found that Google’s exclusive distribution agreements contributed to Google’s maintenance of its monopoly power in general search and search text advertising. However,  the court found that Google does… Continue reading In Google DOJ antitrust case, court rules against exclusive distribution agreements