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Colorado’s Marijuana Industry Tops $6B
Colorado’s Marijuana Industry Tops $6B
February 13, 2019  |  Retail

The Colorado Department of Revenue has revealed that the state’s regulated marijuana industry sales have topped $6 billion since sales began in 2014. In addition, taxes...

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California’s Governor Wants Tech Companies To Share Profits With Consumers
California’s Governor Wants Tech Companies To Share Profits With Consumers
February 13, 2019  |  Data

Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, wants consumers to benefit from the billions of dollars technology companies in the state made by forcing the tech...

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Waymo Debuts Autonomous Vehicles In CA
Waymo Debuts Autonomous Vehicles In CA
October 31, 2018  |  Google

Self-driving startup Waymo, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced that it has been awarded the first permit in California to begin driverless testing on...

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Uber Lawsuit Contends Company Saves Money By Misclassifying Drivers
Uber Lawsuit Contends Company Saves Money By Misclassifying Drivers
September 12, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies is facing a lawsuit that claims the ride-hailing company is misclassifying drivers in California as independent contractors in order to save money. According to...

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California Nears SMB Borrower Protection Rules
California Nears SMB Borrower Protection Rules
September 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

California continues its efforts to extend borrower protection rules to small businesses (SMBs), with new support for the initiative from SMB advocates and an approval...

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California Kroger Subsidiary Says No To Visa
California Kroger Subsidiary Says No To Visa
July 30, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Foods Co, a subsidiary of grocery giant Kroger, has announced that 21 of its grocery stores and five of its gas stations in Central and Northern...

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Business Cry Foul Over California’s New Data Privacy Law
Business Cry Foul Over California’s New Data Privacy Law
July 02, 2018  |  Data

California’s new consumer privacy law is facing a backlash from businesses around the U.S. which contend the law will hurt all sorts of companies, whether...

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California Passes Online Privacy Data Law Aimed At Protecting Consumers
California Passes Online Privacy Data Law Aimed At Protecting Consumers
June 29, 2018  |  Data

The state of California passed a new digital privacy law that provides consumers with more transparency and control over their digital data. According to a...

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GDPR Sparks Privacy Regulation Efforts In The U.S.
GDPR Sparks Privacy Regulation Efforts In The U.S.
June 28, 2018  |  Legal

Everyone’s always talking about online privacy, but this past week or so has brought a meaningful uptick in that ongoing discussion, including a debate that...

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