(The Center Square) – A forthcoming federal rule on open banking may allow banks to charge new fees for access to consumer data, a move critics say would harm consumers and runs counter to other parts of President Donald Trump’s agenda.
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The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada denied an application for a PUCN-led consumer session last week, an unprecedented move advocates say follows a pattern of cutting public input in recent months. Advocates say the denial is another example of utility regulators thwarting public comment on contentious utility issues. In June, the PUCN delayed and rescheduled […]
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Inflation cooled slightly in July thanks in part to a dip in gas prices, but many consumers aren’t feeling any relief. David McLennan, a veteran political scientist at Meredith College, told NC Newsline that there’s a disconnect between the data and the economic pain consumers are facing. “Economic perceptions are getting to the point where […]
Commentary
It’s not a shock to learn that most of us get our news from social media. News consumers are developing entirely new patterns of the way they get their news based on their age. The dividing line is age 55, according to a new study from Evan Shapiro, “Media Cartographer.” In a first-of-its-kind index, he […]
Texas
(Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a settlement of bankruptcy claims against 23andMe, which helps resolve issues stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide.
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Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) - A bill banning the practice by rideshare companies such as Uber or Lyft of "surveillance pricing”- using a consumer’s personal information to set an individualized price - passed in the House on Monday in a 198-to-4 vote.
Minnesota
(The Center Square) – A conservative free-market advocacy group is taking issue with several policy positions from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, arguing they would drive up costs for consumers.
Wisconsin
(The Center Square) - Food will cost more this Fourth of July holiday, according to a new survey from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau.
