Why Does Funding Government Take $1.7 Trillion and 4,000 Pages? Plus: Title 42 order termination is on hold, the FTC vs. Meta, and more... Reason · Dec 20, 2022
Sixth Circuit finds constitutional flaw in ARPA Tax Cut Ban The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. Ballotpedia · Dec 19, 2022
Fortnite creator Epic Games to pay record FTC fine over violating children’s privacy Epic Games, the creator of the popular video game Fortnite, has agreed to pay $520 million to the Federal Trade Commission over complaints that the company violated children’s privacy law and forced unintended purchases through trickery. Tribune News Service · Dec 19, 2022
Twitter to ban accounts promoting some social media competitors The move may raise eyebrows among regulators at the Federal Trade Commission. Axios · Dec 18, 2022
What social media regulation could look like: Think of pipelines, not utilities Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, and his controversial statements and decisions as its owner, have fueled a new wave of calls for regulating social media companies. Elected officials and policy scholars have argued for years that companies like Twitter and Facebook – now Meta – have immense power over public… The Conversation · Dec 15, 2022
‘We’re really worried’: US supermarket mega-merger raises mass layoff fears Kroger and Albertsons seek deal through Federal Trade Commission but employees say previous merger experience has them deeply concerned The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2022
It's Far Past Time To Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips Plus: Lawmakers "demanding action" against slurs on Twitter, FTC sues to stop Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard, and more... Reason · Dec 9, 2022
US sues to block Microsoft's takeover of Activision in blow to big tech The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a formal complaint to stop Microsoft's $69 billion dollar acquisition of video game studio Activision. Also in the show: China and Saudi Arabia sign $30 billion in new contracts, and we see how Italy's pasta sector is under strain from high energy prices. France 24 · Dec 9, 2022
FTC sues to block the $69 billion Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger The Federal Trade Commission said Microsoft's planned takeover of the video game company could suppress competitors to Microsoft's Xbox game consoles and its growing games subscription business. WEKU · Dec 8, 2022
Crypto pressure ratchets up as FTC probes several firms over ads The US Federal Trade Commission is probing several crypto firms over allegations their advertisements were deceptive or misleading, the agency said Monday. Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022
The Daily Brew, December 2: An initiative in Nevada would let municipalities opt-out of county-based school districts Welcome to the Friday, December 2, Brew. Ballotpedia · Dec 2, 2022
Checks and Balances November 2022 The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. Ballotpedia · Nov 23, 2022
Commentary: Grocery store monopolies are bad news for shoppers American families are heading into the end-of-year holidays facing sticker shock in the grocery aisles. Prices have jumped 13% over the past year, with even larger increases for staples like eggs, chicken and pork. Although inflation decreased slightly in October, it remains a top concern in public opinion polls for… Tribune News Service · Nov 22, 2022
Split-ticket voting for U.S. Senate and governor Welcome to the Monday, November 14, Brew. Ballotpedia · Nov 14, 2022
Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022 Supreme Court signals it may allow court challenges to SEC, FTC The U.S. Supreme Court signaled it may open a new avenue for companies and people to fight off complaints by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission, hearing arguments in cases that could undercut the clout of two powerful market regulators.
Ballotpedia · Nov 7, 2022 Robe & Gavel November 7, 2022: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Nov. 1 Welcome to the Nov. 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 2, 2022 Report: Commanders Face Criminal Probe Into Alleged Financial Offenses The inquiry reportedly stemmed from a congressional committee’s letter to the Federal Trade Commission.
Los Angeles Times · Nov 2, 2022 Are you the victim of identity theft? Here's what to do My identity was stolen. It was a nightmare. And it could happen to you.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 27, 2022 California attorney general demands Albertsons delay $4 billion dividend ahead of possible Kroger merger California Attorney General Rob Bonta and his peers in several other states demanded Wednesday that Albertsons Cos. delay paying a $4-billion dividend to investors until after the company's merger with rival supermarket chain Kroger Co. is reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 24, 2022 A $4 billion payout: In Albertsons' sale, where is the grocery workers' cut? If the Federal Trade Commission clears grocery giant Albertsons' $20 billion sale to Kroger on schedule next month, the private-equity investors who control this collection of U.S. grocery and drug store chains will have squeezed out profits nine times larger than what they invested since 2006.
Ballotpedia · Oct 17, 2022 Checks and Balances, October 2022: Biden administration codifies DACA The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 Ex-Uber chief security officer pleads guilty to covering up 2016 data breach SAN FRANCISCO – The ex-chief security officer of Uber Technologies Inc. has been convicted of covering up a 2016 data breach involving 57 million of the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company’s users, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Uber’s former security chief covered up enormous hack he said ‘did not exist’ ‘The story outside of the security group was to be that “this investigation does not exist”’, Joseph Sullivan told subordinates
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 5, 2022 Facing federal PPP fraud investigations, online lender Kabbage files for bankruptcy Online lender Kabbage was one of the biggest lenders in the first year of the Paycheck Protection Program, processing more than $7 billion in loans.
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022 Senators push to reform police's cellphone tracking tools Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that would limit U.S. law enforcement agencies’ ability to buy cellphone tracking tools to follow people’s whereabouts, including back years in time, and sometimes without a search warrant