AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMeta Youth Safety Fallout: A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a children’s mental health fund and issued sweeping teen-safety changes, calling the company a “public nuisance” and adding to a total that now reaches $942 million. Public Opinion on Tech Oversight: A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 61% of Americans want tighter social media regulation and 66% back age-verification laws for kids under 16, even as critics warn verification can misfire and create security risks. Local Public Safety Exchange: Albuquerque’s Community Safety team hosted Chicago leaders to share its crisis response and behavioral-health approach as other cities expand similar programs. Housing Permitting Pressure: A New Mexico report urges the Legislature to help local governments streamline housing approvals, pushing more “by-right” or administrative permitting to cut delays that worsen the state’s housing shortage. Wildfire Bets Scrutiny: U.S. senators asked the CFTC to rein in prediction market apps that let people wager on wildfires, warning it could encourage arson. Energy & Utilities: Bernhard Capital Partners completed its $1.25 billion acquisition of New Mexico Gas Company, keeping it based in Albuquerque.
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