🍁Canadians take note. If Walmart is paving the way for this in the USA, it's only a matter of time before it will be attempted in Canada by ANY chain store. #Canada #DigitalPricing #PriceGouging #ConsumerProtections

Votes at a glance: committee advances a package on fees, insurance, licensing and consumer protections The Business and Insurance Committee advanced a slate of bills ranging from payment‑processing rules and insurance oversight to licensing and consumer protections. Most measures passed by unanimous or near‑unanimous margins; several items drew little debate while others will require follow‑up language.

The Oklahoma Senate is making waves with a series of bills aimed at enhancing transparency in payment processing and boosting consumer protections—most passed with flying colors!

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Panel advances IRP transparency, portable-solar protections and large energy-storage targets Subcommittee 3 advanced SB249 (utility IRP transparency), SB250 (small portable solar device rules and consumer protections), SB448 (large energy-storage targets), and related demand-flexibility and mine-gas grant measures, forwarding each to the full committee with recorded vote tallies and agency work-group or rulemaking requirements.

Virginia's Subcommittee 3 just advanced groundbreaking energy bills aimed at enhancing transparency, protecting consumer rights, and setting ambitious energy storage targets.

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#VA #CitizenPortal #UtilityTransparency #VirginiaEnergy #RenewableEnergy #ConsumerProtections

Join us and @lacountyad.bsky.social this Friday to learn more about protecting your finances and avoiding scams during Consumer Protection Week. #NCPW2026 #ConsumerProtections #AvoidScams

Continue reading more ways to avoid charity scams and learn from our experts at the upcoming workshops on Thursday and Friday with @lacountyad.bsky.social #NCPW2026 #ConsumerProtections #AvoidScams

For Consumer Protection Week, we’re breaking down 5 ways to avoid charity scams and hosting events where you can learn from our experts about how to protect yourself and your family. #NCPW2026 #ConsumerProtections #AvoidScams

The CPUC helps resolve consumer complaints and upholds regulations related to utility services.
National Consumer Protection Week is a time to spread awareness about consumer rights and protections against fraud.
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Senate passes slate of third‑reading bills; child-labor and solar siting spark floor debate The Oregon Senate suspended section‑by‑section readings and approved a package of third‑reading bills, including SB 1595 and multiple House bills on licensing, consumer protections and early literacy. Debate centered on child labor preemption language and a contested renewable energy siting exemption.

The Oregon Senate just passed a range of impactful bills, but the heated debates on child labor standards and renewable energy siting could change everything!

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#OR #RenewableEnergy #ConsumerProtections

House adopts wide slate of bills on health, housing and consumer protections; several roll calls recorded The Virginia House of Delegates on Feb. 24 passed a broad set of Senate cognates on health, housing, labor and consumer protections, including measures to require bias‑reduction training for certain health licensees and to expand eviction‑related protections; vote tallies were recorded on multiple measures.

The Virginia House of Delegates just passed a wave of crucial bills aimed at improving health care bias training and protecting domestic workers' rights—big changes are on the horizon!

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#VA #CitizenPortal #HealthBiasReduction #VirginiaHealth #ConsumerProtections #LaborRights

Unethical corporate USA has split everybody into worker and consumer, and now there's some dumb infighting among the people.

#Business #USpolitics #Workers #workersrights #consumerprotections

Senate committee adopts amendment and advances omnibus higher‑education bill amid concerns on private‑school oversight SB 7,038, an omnibus higher‑education bill that includes tuition waivers, residency clarifications and accreditation changes, was amended and reported favorably. Stakeholders representing dental assisting programs and the Florida Dental Association urged clarifications to ensure on‑the‑job training programs remain exempt from new licensure requirements.

Florida’s Senate is shaking up higher education with a new bill that could impact tuition waivers and vocational training programs!

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#FL #WorkforceTraining #CitizenPortal #HigherEdReform #ConsumerProtections

Virginia House passes wide-ranging crossover package, advancing dozens of bills On Feb. 17, 2026, the Virginia House of Delegates advanced and passed a large third‑reading calendar covering public health, education, elections, environment and labor, including contentious votes on electronic gaming and cannabis retail regulation.

The Virginia House of Delegates just made waves by passing a diverse array of bills that could reshape everything from education to environmental policy.

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#VA #PublicHealth #CitizenPortal #EducationReform #VirginiaHouse #ConsumerProtections

PUC flags broad language, practical hurdles in bill to expand medical protections from utility disconnection PUC staff told the committee H.753’s proposal to let non‑physician licensed providers sign medical certificates and to extend certificate duration is well‑intentioned but uses broad language. PUC asked for clearer definitions and cautioned about rulemaking timelines and jurisdiction over small water systems.

Vermont's new bill aims to ease utility disconnections for chronically ill customers, but concerns over vague language and practical hurdles could complicate its implementation.

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#VT #CitizenPortal #HealthCareAccess #ConsumerProtections #VermontUtility #EnergyPolicyReform

Committee advances postsecondary bill expanding dual‑enrollment options and prompting dental association concern over CIE exemption SPB 70 38, a committee bill addressing tuition and fee policy, consumer protections, dual enrollment and institutional oversight, was submitted as a committee bill and reported favorably; the Florida Dental Association urged retaining chapter 466 exemptions for board‑approved dental assisting programs.

The Florida Senate Committee just advanced a bill that could reshape postsecondary education and expand dual enrollment options, but concerns over essential exemptions linger.

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#FL #DualEnrollment #CitizenPortal #ConsumerProtections #WorkforceDevelopment

Payday lenders sold “quick cash” as help—but in MN it meant 220% APR and deeper debt.
A strong rate cap ended storefront payday lending in 2024. New CRL & Exodus Lending research shows borrowers are better off—and relieved. #ConsumerProtections work.
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1/05/26 #NYC
Mayor and NY_AG held a news conference re: #ConsumerProtections
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Airline Refunds and Other Consumer Protections III - Notification of Enforcement Discretion (Refund Requirements - Changed Flight Number): airlineinfo.com/ost27/ost120... #ConsumerProtections #Refund

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Airline Refunds and Other Consumer Protections III - DOT Response to Alaska Airlines - Missing Since March 24 / Request of American Airlines for Interim Relief: airlineinfo.com/ost27/ost120... #ConsumerProtections #Refunds #American #AlaskaAir

Tough to swallow: The Trump administration’s approach to food safety gets even worse The Trump administration’s approach to food safety was already controversial. It continues to get worse.

"This should only be of concern to those Americans who eat food"

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#foodsafety

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It's happening!
#gaming #stopkillinggames #plannedobsolescence #consumerprotections #EU
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Public Service Commissioners outline large energy projects, resiliency programs and consumer protections Public Service Commissioners Eric Scametta and Davonte Lewis updated the Saint Charles Parish Council on major energy projects, grid resiliency work and new consumer-facing programs. Scametta described large private investments for data centers and a steel mill and defended power-purchase arrangements; Lewis summarized Entergy upgrades, an energy‑s

Massive investments from Meta and Hyundai are set to transform Louisiana’s energy landscape while promising job growth and community support!

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#CharlesParish #LA #CitizenPortal #GridResiliency #ConsumerProtections #EnergyInvestment #StCharlesParish

Tell the Senate to protect consumers from scams and stand up to the crypto lobby

🚨Tell the Senate to protect consumers from scams and stand up to the crypto lobby 👇

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#Politics #USPolitics #Congress #Senate #Consumers #Fraud #Scams #Crypto #ConsumerProtections #Cryptocurrency #TakeAction #EmailYourSenators

Federal government shutdown threatens consumer protections Consumer Federation itemizes the risks to consumers  Protection against predatory lenders, unfair fees, corporate abuse suspended, CFA charges Food saf

Consumer advocates charge that the #shutdown will compound existing rollbacks in #ConsumerProtections and leave millions of #Americans exposed to risks in #Housing, #FoodSafety, #FinancialServices, and everyday household security.

Misused and Confused - CPRC Australians are misled and confused when buying large appliances, with 84% falling for vague green claims that cost households billions. Labels

@cprc-research.bsky.social's report contains a number of recommendations to strengthen consumer rights, ensure clarity and accountability, and ultimately, improve consumer purchasing power💪 Access it at: loom.ly/7_FFNvA

#ConsumerProtections #ConsumerAdvocacy #Grants #ConsumerAdvocacyGrant #CPRC

American Joins Delta, Southwest, United and Other US Airlines Push to Strip Away Travelers’ Rights and Add More Fees by Rolling Back Key Protections in New Deregulation Move - Travel And Tour World American Airlines, Delta, Southwest, United, and other US airlines are pushing to remove key protections for passengers and add more fees by rolling back rules, claiming it will lower costs and boost ...

People who travel...you might wanna read this!

Air travel is on the road to becoming a potential nightmare for travelers...

#Travel #Airlines #ConsumerProtections #Airfare #Deregulation #HiddenFees

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Tell the Senate to protect consumers from scams and stand up to the crypto lobby

🚨Tell your senators: Oppose any new legislation that weakens #consumerprotections, rubber-stamps Trump’s self-enrichment, and makes #cryptocurrency appear legitimate. 👇

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As someone who travels a lot to my job, losing airline traveler protections is huge. Pete Buttigieg put in place many protections that are now being dismantled for travelers, as if it weren’t bad enough! #consumerprotections

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📄 "The role of home and land tenure in shaping opportunities and challenges for manufactured home residents"

✍️ Siegel & Rodnyansky

🔍 Home and land #tenure shapes manufactured home residents’ access to #financing and #ConsumerProtections.

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