Gov. Shapiro Pushes Trump to Regulate AI Industry, Calls for International Cooperation | The States

AI regulation debate, ATF suppressor ruling, California homelessness and high-speed rail spending, election integrity rankings, and more state policy news on this episode of The States.Shapiro calls for federal AI regulation (PA): Gov. Josh Shapiro addressed AI policy in Pittsburgh, pointing to Gecko Robotics as a model for ethical AI use. He says the federal government — and international cooperation — must set the rules; he's already signed an executive order on ethical AI use by state contractors. Comes as Trump is set to meet Xi Jinping next week and pushes back on AI regulation concerns as "overblown."Pennsylvania pension COLA fix: Roughly 60,000 retirees (teachers, firefighters, police) who retired before July 2001 will get their first cost-of-living adjustment in over two decades, with bipartisan support. Full cost to taxpayers still unclear.ATF/NFA suppressor ruling: A federal judge in Texas ruled the NFA's suppressor/short-barreled firearm registration scheme unconstitutional after Congress zeroed out the associated tax. ATF has until Oct. 5 to appeal; reports indicate the White House has directed ATF not to appeal and to issue new guidance instead.California K-12 student homelessness up 10% since 2020: Now roughly 300,000 homeless students statewide, per a UCLA report. State has spent ~$25 billion on homelessness overall; critics question whether funding is addressing root causes like substance abuse.Election integrity rankings (Heritage Foundation): New scorecard ranks states on voter ID, registration accuracy, and absentee ballot management. Bottom five: Hawaii, California, Oregon/Vermont (tied), Nevada/Washington (tied), Minnesota. Top five: Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee.America's Talking:TN: https://www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/article_efac516f-8b60-4183-aaff-f9f7d858b8e1.htmlCA: https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_bde7b701-35c9-4b27-9bbc-474b75d1ec59.htmlAZ: https://www.thecentersquare.com/arizona/article_70becb97-1f3c-44eb-a33c-6569b8a80587.htmlMN: https://www.thecentersquare.com/minnesota/article_79490198-c316-43c9-ae27-6dc4875f548a.htmlGet these and more stories at TheCenterSquare.com.#TheStates #CenterSquare #StateNews #AIRegulation #ElectionIntegrity Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.