Zach Williams

Albany, New York, United States

Reporter at Bloomberg News

Albany guy at Bloomberg | AI watcher in 49 states

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States Blast ‘Reckless’ House GOP Proposal to Ban AI Regulation

1 day ago | news.bgov.com | Oma Seddiq |Zach Williams |Titus Wu

Democratic state policymakers are fiercely criticizing a House GOP push to block states from regulating artificial intelligence—a legislative maneuver they say would expose more Americans to harms posed by the technology and amount to federal overreach. “House Republicans are turning a blind eye to the real harms AI is already causing, especially discrimination, and trying to dismantle the only real protections Americans have: the ones states are actively advancing,” Vermont Rep.
States Blast ‘Reckless’ House GOP Proposal to Ban AI Regulation

1 day ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Oma Seddiq |Zach Williams |Titus Wu

Proposed 10-year halt on enforcing state laws restricting AIDemocratic state lawmakers decry move as federal overreachDemocratic state policymakers are fiercely criticizing a House GOP push to block states from regulating artificial intelligence—a legislative maneuver they say would expose more Americans to harms posed by the technology and amount to federal overreach.
States Blast ‘Reckless’ House GOP Proposal to Ban AI Regulation

1 day ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Oma Seddiq |Zach Williams |Titus Wu

Democratic state policymakers are fiercely criticizing a House GOP push to block states from regulating artificial intelligence—a legislative maneuver they say would expose more Americans to harms posed by the technology and amount to federal overreach. “House Republicans are turning a blind eye to the real harms AI is already causing, especially discrimination, and trying to dismantle the only real protections Americans have: the ones states are actively advancing,” Vermont Rep.
NY to Pay Off Unemployment Debt, Triggering Business Tax Cut (1)

1 week ago | news.bgov.com | Zach Williams

Unemployment benefits will increase and taxes on businesses decrease in New York after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday she had agreed to pay off a roughly $6.5 billion debt to the federal government. The Democratic governor had previously ruled out using state reserves to retire the debt as part of a broader agreement with state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D) on a budget expected to cost at least $254 billion.
Colorado Gov. Polis Opposes Measure to Revamp Sweeping AI Law

2 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Zach Williams

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis opposes a measure that would change the state’s first-in-the-nation anti-AI bias law unless lawmakers amend it, according to his spokesman.
Colorado Gov. Polis Opposes Measure to Revamp Sweeping AI Law

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Zach Williams

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis opposes a measure that would change the state’s first-in-the-nation anti-AI bias law unless lawmakers amend it, according to his spokesman.
NY Lawmakers Push to Pay Off Unemployment Debt in Budget (1)

2 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Zach Williams

New York state leaders are considering paying off the state’s unemployment insurance debt in budget negotiations despite Gov. Kathy Hochul saying Monday the proposal was dead, a spokesperson for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Wednesday. Hochul (D) said the state would only pay the interest this year on the roughly $6.5 billion debt at a Monday press conference where she announced a $254 billion budget deal.
NY Lawmakers Push to Pay Off Unemployment Debt in Budget (1)

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Zach Williams

EmailApril 30, 2025, 7:46 PM UTC; Updated: April 30, 2025, 9:01 PM UTCNew York state leaders are considering paying off the state’s unemployment insurance debt in budget negotiations despite Gov. Kathy Hochul saying Monday the proposal was dead, a spokesperson for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Wednesday. Hochul (D) said the state would only pay the interest this year on the roughly $6.5 billion debt at a Monday press conference where she announced a $254 billion budget deal.
Steve Cohen clears key hurdle for $8B casino

2 weeks ago | crainsnewyork.com | Laura Nahmias |Nacha Cattan |Zach Williams

Steve Cohen’s plan to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex in Queens next to Citi Field gained a key vote in Albany that could prove critical to the project. A New York state Senate committee voted 4-3 on Tuesday to approve a bill that would allow the hedge fund billionaire, who owns the Mets, to build on the 50-acre parking lot adjacent to the stadium where the baseball team plays. The prognosis for Cohen’s project once looked grim.
Steve Cohen Clears Key Hurdle for $8 Billion New York Casino

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Laura Nahmias |Nacha Cattan |Zach Williams

Steve Cohen(Bloomberg) -- Steve Cohen’s plan to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex in Queens next to Citi Field gained a key vote in Albany that could prove critical to the project. A New York state Senate committee voted 4-3 on Tuesday to approve a bill that would allow the hedge fund billionaire, who owns the Mets, to build on the 50-acre parking lot adjacent to the stadium where the baseball team plays. The prognosis for Cohen’s project once looked grim.