Treasury, Congress watchdogs launch audits into DOGE access to payment system
Two government watchdogs have launched audits into the new Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to a sensitive ...
LA lawmakers threaten landlords with fines as high as $50K in rent-gouging crackdown
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit this week against Blueground, a short-term rental company that ...
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Watchdog cites price gouging for the high cost of animal feed
The overpriced input costs and market dominance by a handful of players has resulted in steeper prices for animal feed dairy ...
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State Farm Accused of Trying to 'Cash in on a Terrible Tragedy' With $740 Million 'Bailout'
The head of Consumer Watchdog argued the company is "detouring the rules that protect state consumers from insurance price ...
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Surveillance pricing gouges customers without their knowing
Consumers may be unknowingly facing higher prices for the same products thanks to a controversial practice called ...
Consumer Watchdog Reports: State Farm Demand for Immediate $740 Million Bailout Inappropriate in Wake of Wildfire Tragedy
State Farm this morning asked Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to authorize an immediate 22% increase in State Farm's home insurance rates, amounting to $740 million a year, but has not provided ...
LAist14d
California AG on price gouging, challenging Trump and more
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins us to talk price gouging and challenging the Trump Administration California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed new price-gouging charges against a ...
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Fact vs. fiction on Eaton fire ‘rent gouging’
In the aftermath of the wildfires that ravaged parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, local and state lawmakers have expressed concern that the housing industry would engage in price gouging ...