Hacker News with Generative AI: Policy

Former Edison executive, now a lawmaker, seeks to cut rooftop solar credits (latimes.com)
Nearly 2 million California rooftop solar owners could lose the energy credits that help them cover what they spent to install the expensive climate-friendly systems under a proposed state bill.

Solar Energy, California Politics, Policy, Environment, Renewable Energy

21 points by miguelazo 3 days ago | 2 comments

US Delay in Banning Food Dyes Is a Symptom of a Larger Problem (malone.news)
Today, Secretary Kennedy and FDA Commissioner Makary announced another step forward in the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.

Food Safety, Government, Health, Policy

4 points by abctx 3 days ago | 0 comments

The Navy's experiment with hands in pockets under review, top admiral says (taskandpurpose.com)
Sailors rejoiced last year when then-Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti announced that they could finally put their hands in their pockets while in uniform. But those days might be over.

Military, Policy, Uniform, Navy, Regulations

6 points by PaulHoule 7 days ago | 6 comments

Tariffs Are About to Hit Lifesaving Medical Equipment (motherjones.com)
For millions of disabled people, essential health devices known as durable medical equipment, or DME—think of CPAP machines or in-home dialysis equipment—help them both remain at home and stay alive.

Medical Devices, Healthcare, Policy, Economics

6 points by josefresco 8 days ago | 0 comments

USDA's Regional Food Business Centers Caught in Federal Funding Freeze (civileats.com)
The program, which supports business development for local and regional farms, has been put on ice since the Trump administration took office.

Agriculture, Government Funding, Food Industry, Rural Development, Policy

9 points by mooreds 8 days ago | 0 comments

Alberta introduces involuntary drug treatment act, first of its kind in Canada (theglobeandmail.com)
The Alberta government has introduced its involuntary drug treatment act, the first bill of its kind in Canada that would grant parents, police and health care workers the power to refer people with severe addictions into care against their will.

Health, Law, Canada, Addiction, Policy

12 points by petethomas 10 days ago | 0 comments

MTA says tolls keeping 82k drivers a day out of Manhattan (gothamist.com)

Traffic, Transportation, Policy

5 points by geox 11 days ago | 1 comments

Federal Government's letter to Harvard demanding changes [pdf] (harvard.edu)

Government, Higher Education, Lawsuits, Policy

169 points by moelf 11 days ago | 113 comments

New White House AI Policies Introduce Government by AI (lawfaremedia.org)
New AI policies shift federal strategy from government with AI to government by AI—with major stakes for the public and startups.

Artificial Intelligence, Government, Policy

24 points by hn_acker 15 days ago | 11 comments

Europe's AI Leadership with an Ambitious AI Continent Action Plan (europa.eu)
To become a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) is the objective of the AI Continent Action Plan launched on April 9 2025.

Europe, AI, Policy, Technology, Government

4 points by hoxmark 16 days ago | 1 comments

High-level discussions to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles (in India) (indiatimes.com)

Transportation, India, Environment, Policy

5 points by gnabgib 20 days ago | 0 comments

Executive order phases out U.S. Treasury paper checks (bankingjournal.aba.com)
Under a new executive order from President Trump, effective Sept. 30, the U.S. Treasury will no longer issue paper checks for disbursements, including tax refunds, vendor payments, benefit payments and intergovernmental transfers.

Government, Finance, Technology, Policy

14 points by walterbell 26 days ago | 15 comments

NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy (bsky.app)

Science, Policy, Government

45 points by doener 27 days ago | 15 comments

Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the NIH (grants.nih.gov)

Science, Government, Policy, Healthcare

11 points by danso 27 days ago | 2 comments

Europe's New Initiatives to Attract Global Scientists and Researchers (substack.com)

Europe, Science, Research, Immigration, Policy

11 points by andrewstetsenko 33 days ago | 0 comments

California bill would force ISPs to offer 100Mbps plans for $15 a month (arstechnica.com)
A proposed state law in California would force Internet service providers to offer $15 monthly plans to people with low incomes.

California, Affordable Internet, Policy, Legislation

17 points by pseudolus 33 days ago | 7 comments

Key principles on in-game virtual currencies (europa.eu)
This site is managed by: Directorate-General for Communication

Virtual Currencies, Gaming, EU Regulations, Policy

12 points by seventhtiger 35 days ago | 0 comments

Social Security Admin to require in-person ID checks for new&existing recipients (apnews.com)
In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone.

Social Security, Government, Fraud, Identity Verification, Policy

50 points by petethomas 38 days ago | 45 comments

They came to Canada to chase a dream. Now they're being forced to leave (thestar.com)
Amid a year of seismic immigration changes that have turned Canada into a less welcoming and open country, many migrants have seen their journeys upended and dreams shattered.

Immigration, Canada, Policy, Social Issues, Dreams

9 points by guptadeepak 40 days ago | 1 comments

Why Europe is going 'car-free' (msn.com)
ROME — European cities are dramatically scaling back their relationship with the car.

Europe, Transportation, Cities, Sustainability, Policy

13 points by Teever 40 days ago | 14 comments

Canada has far too few soldiers. Here's a radical fix – mandatory service (nationalpost.com)
Canada has far too few soldiers. Here's a radical fix — mandatory service

Military, Canada, Policy, Social Issues

11 points by amichail 42 days ago | 11 comments

I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA (ycombinator.com)
I'll be here for the next 6 hours. As usual, there are countless possible topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with but as much as possible I'd like to focus on the recent changes and potential changes in U.S. immigration law, policy, and practice.

Immigration Law, Startups, Legal Advice, Policy

300 points by proberts 43 days ago | 487 comments

Sweden to ban pupils from having phones in schools (thelocal.se)
A Swedish government inquiry has recommended that Sweden bring in a national ban on mobile phones in schools, with schools required to collect pupils' phones at the start of the school day at all primary and lower secondary schools in the country.

Education, Sweden, Policy, Technology

5 points by robin_reala 44 days ago | 0 comments

Doge Pushes Social Security Administration to Cut Off Phone Service (newsweek.com)
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is considering making significant reductions to its phone services amid pressure from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to crack down on purported fraud, waste and abuse the Washington Post reported, citing two sources familiar with internal discussions and records the paper obtained.

Government, Social Security, Fraud, Policy

14 points by qclibre22 44 days ago | 3 comments

Social Security Administration Cuts Will Affect You (prospect.org)
A timely research paper looking at SSA staff cuts in the 1980s found that it led to tens of thousands of Americans not getting their earned benefits.

Social Security, Government, Economics, Policy

14 points by leotravis10 44 days ago | 0 comments

A modest proposal for destigmatizing America's favorite bad decisions (mleverything.substack.com)
Decriminalization and destigmatization are practical approaches that aim to reduce the real-world harms of drug use by removing penalties and social barriers that prevent people from seeking help.

Drug Policy, Social Issues, Public Health, Policy

5 points by bko 46 days ago | 6 comments

Doge Plan to Push AI Across the US Federal Government Is Wildly Dangerous (techpolicy.press)
Last month, Elon Musk’s DOGE team outlined a plan to transform the United States federal government through an “AI-first strategy.”

Artificial Intelligence, Government, Policy, Technology, Cryptocurrency

26 points by ggm 48 days ago | 2 comments

Establishment of the strategic Bitcoin reserve and US digital asset stockpile (whitehouse.gov)

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Government, Policy, Finance

28 points by pseudolus 49 days ago | 27 comments

18F Has Been Eliminated (ycombinator.com)

Government, Technology, Policy

40 points by ronbenton 56 days ago | 27 comments

USAID's chief economist has resigned. Here's why (npr.org)
In November 2022, Dean Karlan was hired to lead the first Office of the Chief Economist of USAID. His role and that of his 30-plus staff was to help design more cost-effective programs and to help the agency produce more evidence to guide future policies.

Government, Economics, USAID, Policy, Development

36 points by herbertl 57 days ago | 18 comments