Democrats flipped control of at least one chamber in nine different states. In Arizona, Democrats took command of the House, the Senate, and the Governor’s seat for the first time in 60 years.

Nov. 2, 2026 — New York Sen. Andrew Gounardes, co-author of the state’s groundbreaking RAISE Act, last week filed a significant follow-up measure to be considered by lawmakers in the state’s 2027 ...

Oct. 30, 2026 — Transparency Coalition Co-founder Jai Jaisimha recently sat down with Rachel Harrison, host of the podcast The Mental Health Evolution, to talk about how AI is affecting health care.

May 25, 2026 — Pope Leo XIV on Monday issued a remarkable 42,300-word papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. The encyclical letter speaks of Pope Leo XIV’s desire to protect human dignity and ...

Oct. 22, 2026 — A judge in New Mexico yesterday ordered Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to pay $25 billion in penalties for more than 43 million violations of the state’s unfair ...

May 18, 2026 — Effusive sycophancy is baked into nearly all AI models. Tech companies dial up the sycophancy—the machine’s tendency to always affirm its human user—in order to flatter consumers and ...

As Congress declined to act, state lawmakers stepped up to engage with the most pressing AI issues. The Transparency Coalition’s report found legislators in 30 states enacted 115 AI-related laws this ...

This article draws on data in the Transparency Coalition’s 2026 State AI Legislation Report. Oct. 28, 2026 — The world became aware of the urgent need to create safeguards around powerful frontier AI ...

One of the most promising AI bills of 2025 is emerging with little media fanfare right now in New Mexico. HB 60 is modeled focuses on protecting consumers from the negative impacts of high-risk AI ...

Oct. 28, 2026 — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul today signed and enacted a significant AI chatbot safety measure that will take effect early next year. The new law, S 9051, prohibits companies that utilize ...