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State & Local AI Policy: States Defend Their Authority as Federal Preemption Pressure Builds

State & Local AI Policy: States Defend Their Authority as Federal Preemption Pressure Builds

Summary: State governments are fighting a two-front battle this quarter — defending their legislative authority against federal deregulatory pressure while simultaneously deploying AI inside their own agencies. Colorado and California have built…

September 4, 2026 • By Michael Hackmer, CEO and Founding Partner, Government Contractors
State and Local AI Policy - State and Local Government Are Pricing Physical Impacts

State & Local AI Policy: State and Local Government Are Pricing Physical Impacts

Pennsylvania locks in binding data-center grid rules Governor Josh Shapiro signed Executive Order 2026-05 on August 18, making the state's GRID standards legally binding for data-center developers rather than voluntary guidance Governor…

August 21, 2026 • By Scott Andersen, Head of AI Services and Co-Founder
AI Policy Is Changing - What Government Agencies and Contractors Need to Know - Webinar Banner

AI Policy Is Changing: What Government Agencies and Contractors Need to Know

Artificial intelligence policy is changing rapidly at the international, federal, and state levels — and those changes are beginning to directly affect how government agencies adopt AI and how government contractors develop,…

August 19, 2026 • By Michael Hackmer, CEO and Founding Partner, Government Contractors
Federal and State Government AI Policy Roundup - July 31 2026

Federal and State Government AI Policy Roundup (July 31, 2026)

State Laws around AI State attorneys general continued using existing consumer-protection, privacy, discrimination and deceptive-practices laws to oversee AI, even without comprehensive state AI statutes. Reuters The growing state-by-state regulatory patchwork remained…

July 31, 2026 • By Scott Andersen, Head of AI Services and Co-Founder
State and Local Government AI Policy

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State Laws around AI New York imposed a one-year moratorium on environmental permits for new hyperscale data centers. The state will use the pause to create standards addressing electricity rates, water, environmental…

July 25, 2026 • By Scott Andersen, Head of AI Services and Co-Founder

Pittsburgh International Airport Selects World-Renowned Architectural and Engineering Firms with Local Ties to Collaborate on Design of New Terminal

PITTSBURGH, July 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following months of research, technical and creative presentations, interviews and evaluations, the Allegheny County Airport Authority today announced the architectural and engineering firms selected to…

July 20, 2018 • By Michael Hackmer, CEO and Founding Partner, Government Contractors

Continental Service Group Named 2018 Government Prime Contractor Champion By Monroe County Finger Lakes Procurement Technical Assistance Center

Government Prime Contractor Champion Designation Awarded to ConServe Monroe County PTAC Celebrates National Small Business Week Rochester, N.Y. – Continental Service Group, Inc., d/b/a ConServe, has been honored by the Monroe County Finger…

April 30, 2018 • By Michael Hackmer, CEO and Founding Partner, Government Contractors

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