Computerworld June 27, 2025
Paul Barker

As a vote in the US Senate over BEAD and a 10-year ban on state AI regulations moves ever closer, state officials band together to try and stop it.

The fireworks that could soon go off across the US have nothing to do with July 4 celebrations, but are reaction to a double hit that every state in the union may soon face relating to a potential reduction of connectivity capabilities and a proposed 10-year ban on its ability to regulate AI.

Drastic legislative changes around both issues are contained in the Trump administration’s Reconciliation Tax Bill, which is now before the Senate.

In early June, 260 state lawmakers from both parties in all 50 states sent a letter to...

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