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The Senate Commerce Committee has advanced four bipartisan bills aimed at strengthening online protections for children, highlighting a growing divide with the House over how aggressively technology companies should be regulated. The centerpiece, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), would require online platforms to design products with minors’ safety in mind, strengthen protections for children’s data, and allow users to opt out of personalized algorithms. Senators emphasized that the bill’s "duty of care" provision, which legally requires platforms to mitigate harms to minors, is essential and criticized the House-passed version for omitting it. Supporters argued the Senate’s bipartisan backing should encourage the House to adopt the stronger version, while opponents, including tech industry group NetChoice, warned the legislation could unnecessarily restrict young people’s access to digital services. The committee also approved the Youth AI Privacy Act, the CHATBOT Act, and the Children’s Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026. However, the SCREEN Act, which would require age verification for websites offering content such as pornography, failed to advance after Democrats raised privacy concerns and too few senators were present to move the measure forward.
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California
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has announced a 13.9% return on investment for the 2025-26 fiscal year, a significant increase from last year's 8.5%. Chief investment officer Scott Chan said: "This is a significant step toward achieving full funding, which is vitally important to fulfilling our mission to secure the financial future of California's public school educators and their beneficiaries." As of June 30, the total Teachers' Retirement Fund reached $415.4bn, with nearly 80% of pension obligations funded. CalSTRS aims for an average return of 7% to meet its pension commitments and is on track to fully fund these obligations by 2046. Keith Brainard from the National Association of State Retirement Administrators emphasized the importance of long-term results, stating, "It's a marathon, not a sprint." CalSTRS' diversified portfolio, with 43.4% in stocks, contributes to its long-term success.
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Texas
The Senate Commerce Committee has advanced four bipartisan bills aimed at strengthening online protections for children, highlighting a growing divide with the House over how aggressively technology companies should be regulated. The centerpiece, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), would require online platforms to design products with minors’ safety in mind, strengthen protections for children’s data, and allow users to opt out of personalized algorithms. Senators emphasized that the bill’s "duty of care" provision, which legally requires platforms to mitigate harms to minors, is essential and criticized the House-passed version for omitting it. Supporters argued the Senate’s bipartisan backing should encourage the House to adopt the stronger version, while opponents, including tech industry group NetChoice, warned the legislation could unnecessarily restrict young people’s access to digital services. The committee also approved the Youth AI Privacy Act, the CHATBOT Act, and the Children’s Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026. However, the SCREEN Act, which would require age verification for websites offering content such as pornography, failed to advance after Democrats raised privacy concerns and too few senators were present to move the measure forward.
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Florida
The Senate Commerce Committee has advanced four bipartisan bills aimed at strengthening online protections for children, highlighting a growing divide with the House over how aggressively technology companies should be regulated. The centerpiece, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), would require online platforms to design products with minors’ safety in mind, strengthen protections for children’s data, and allow users to opt out of personalized algorithms. Senators emphasized that the bill’s "duty of care" provision, which legally requires platforms to mitigate harms to minors, is essential and criticized the House-passed version for omitting it. Supporters argued the Senate’s bipartisan backing should encourage the House to adopt the stronger version, while opponents, including tech industry group NetChoice, warned the legislation could unnecessarily restrict young people’s access to digital services. The committee also approved the Youth AI Privacy Act, the CHATBOT Act, and the Children’s Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026. However, the SCREEN Act, which would require age verification for websites offering content such as pornography, failed to advance after Democrats raised privacy concerns and too few senators were present to move the measure forward.
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