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https://www.denver7.com/life/money/maryland-becomes-first-state-to-pass-bill-banning-surveillance-pricing
Maryland becomes first state to pass bill banning ‘surveillance pricing’
Apr 20, 2026 - Maryland is poised to become the first state in the country to ban
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https://reason.com/2026/04/03/colorado-becomes-first-state-to-protect-defendants-against-faulty-roadside-drug-tests/
Colorado becomes first state to protect defendants against faulty roadside drug tests
Apr 3, 2026 - A 2024 study estimated that 30,000 people every year may be getting wrongly arrested due to unreliable roadside drug tests used by police.
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https://creati.ai/ai-news/2026-04-04/utah-allows-ai-chatbots-to-renew-psychiatric-prescriptions/
Utah Becomes First State to Allow AI Chatbots to Renew Psychiatric Prescriptions
Apr 4, 2026 - Utah launches a pilot program permitting an AI system to autonomously prescribe and renew 15 lower-risk psychiatric medications.
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https://archive.thinkprogress.org/california-first-state-give-young-undocumented-immigrants-health-care-access-is-that-enough-1b0a431b6882/
California becomes first state to give young undocumented adults health care. But is that enough? –...
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https://www.kalb.com/2025/05/21/louisiana-becomes-first-state-use-doge-voter-maintenance-database/
Louisiana becomes first state to use DOGE voter maintenance database
May 21, 2025 - The database combines information about a person’s immigration status and death records in an attempt to keep the Louisiana voter rolls accurate.
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https://www.wastedive.com/news/oregon-incinerator-emissions-law-sb-488-covanta-marion/689838/
Oregon becomes first state to require higher standard of continuous emissions monitoring at...
Aug 7, 2023 - The bill became law without the governor’s signature. Covanta previously said the bill threatens the West Coast’s last incinerator accepting regulated medical...
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/montana-becomes-first-state-close-law-enforcement-data-broker-loophole
Montana Becomes First State to Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole | Electronic Frontier...
Montana has done something that many states and the United States Congress have debated but failed to do: it has just enacted the first attempt to close the...
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https://www.thejc.com/family-and-education/nancy-reuben-becomes-first-state-sephardi-school-xtqps0qv
Nancy Reuben becomes first state Sephardi school - The Jewish Chronicle - The Jewish Chronicle
Sep 22, 2025 - Impact of VAT on fees prompted move into the state sector
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/maryland-grocery-stores-ban-surveillance-pricing
Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores | Technology | The...
Apr 29, 2026 - Critics say Maryland’s new law banning rapidly change product costs based on consumer data is full of carveouts
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https://reason.com/2026/04/03/colorado-becomes-first-state-to-protect-defendants-against-faulty-roadside-drug-tests/?itm_source=parsely-api
Colorado becomes first state to protect defendants against faulty roadside drug tests
Apr 3, 2026 - A 2024 study estimated that 30,000 people every year may be getting wrongly arrested due to unreliable roadside drug tests used by police.
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https://www.fooddive.com/news/california-ultraprocessed-food-school-meals-ban/802737/
California becomes first state to ban ultraprocessed foods in schools | Food Dive
The law is the first in the U.S. to set a legal definition of the term, which has become a growing target of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.
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https://www.shrm.org/advocacy/shrm-oklahoma-becomes-first-state-council-to-join-e--initiative
SHRM Oklahoma Becomes First State Council to Join E² Initiative
Aug 25, 2025 - SHRM Oklahoma joins the effort to strengthen education-to-employment pathways and improve workforce outcomes across the country.
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https://moultrieobserver.com/2026/04/24/georgia-becomes-first-universal-pre-k-state-to-meet-10-of-10-preschool-quality-benchmarks/
Georgia becomes first universal pre-K state to meet 10-of-10 preschool quality benchmarks |...
Georgia’s state-funded pre-K program for 4-year-olds was recognized this week as the largest state-funded preschool program in the nation to meet all 10...
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