Congress could ban state AI regulation for a decade. These state lawmakers say no way.

Misinformation, job loss, nonconsensual deepfakes – these are just a few of the issues state lawmakers have to contend with in a world where artificial intelligence becomes more and more prevalent in our daily lives.

However, there's one big problem. The federal budget reconciliation bill may make it impossible for state lawmakers to deal with the many issues brought about by AI.

Why? Because President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill (yes, that's really what it's called) includes...