The governor told reporters she will seek a data-center oversight bill in the first 60 days of the legislative session to set statewide expectations for energy use, water use, transparency and local workforce commitments so communities can understand projects now in process.

After hours of public comment and a staff presentation on regulation options, Hayward council unanimously directed staff to return with an urgency moratorium and related regulatory proposals to pause new data‑center approvals while the city studies transparency, monitoring and community‑benefit requirements.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced a schedule for putting the RAISE Act into operation: frontier AI developers will be asked to register in November and must meet transparency and safety-reporting requirements when the law’s effective date arrives in January.

Measurement verification company calls for widespread adoption of content-level reporting and viewability standards as low CTV measurement adoption persists.

Watchdog organization submits critical comments warning MRC proposal risks codifying unequal transparency for closed-loop platforms while creating conflicts of interest.

Measurement verification company calls for widespread adoption of content-level reporting and viewability standards as low CTV measurement adoption persists.

Watchdog organization submits critical comments warning MRC proposal risks codifying unequal transparency for closed-loop platforms while creating conflicts of interest.

The panel advanced a bill requiring arbitration providers that administer more than 100 pre‑dispute arbitrations annually in Virginia to register with the State Corporation Commission and adopt impartial selection and disclosure rules; members debated the 100‑case threshold and the bill’s consumer scope.

Legislature establishes accountability standards for nongovernmental entities using state tax dollars