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NEW: Trump's Education Dept. is forcing millions out of SAVE while dismantling oversight of student loan servicers.

When those companies miscalculate deadlines and payments payments, borrowers are forced to catch the errors and bear the cost.

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Oct 8

NEW: The OCC, tasked with overseeing bank misconduct, has paused fair-lending exams and limited its employees powers.

But it's still found time to pursue Trump’s “debanking” crusade while giving crypto companies conditional trust charter approvals. labyrinthinsights.com/insights/trump…

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Oct 5

NEW: As corporations replace customer service workers with AI, consumers in need of help are getting trapped in endless chatbots loops.

Slowly but surely, the “right-to-transfer” to a human is gaining ground in DC and statehouses.

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Oct 2

NEW: In stopgap vote, Congress kept highway money flowing while leaving transit and passenger rail funding to dry.

With high gas prices, this is the worst possible time to cut funding for transportation alternatives.

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Sep 29

NEW from @LabyrinthPol: The Pentagon's “Defense Policy Board” has long been a vehicle for defense contractor influence.

Pete Hegseth’s installation of Trump cronies from defense and tech makes the need for real Pentagon oversight impossible to ignore.
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Sep 24

NEW: In 2024, Wes Moore went on a limb siding with Reid Hoffman and other big donors who wanted Lina Khan out at the FTC.

Hoffman has backtracked, but Moore still won’t answer questions about Lina Khan - and he’s been asked, repeatedly.

New from @LabyrinthPol

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Sep 17

NEW: After slap-on-the-wrist Zillow settlement, state AGs are urged to rein in listing platforms’ anti-consumer practices.

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Sep 11

United CEO Scott Kirby is still publicly lobbying for a mega-merger with American Airlines.

If combined, the new entity would control around 40% of the domestic market, leaving flyers with fewer and worse choices. semafor.com/article/09/10/…

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Sep 11

Jared Polis killed Colorado's landmark AI rules after an industry lobbying blitz. Polis's continued alliance with the tech industry increasingly puts him at odds with his party. labyrinthinsights.com/polis-ai-regul…

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Sep 8

NEW: Private fund lobbyists push to delay CFTC and SEC reporting requirements will shift burden of financial risk onto general public. labyrinthinsights.com/private-fund-r…

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Sep 4

NEW: Passage of defanged California COMPETE Act shows how corporate lobbyists can gut antitrust legislation of its substance, while still allowing lawmakers to claim victory against monopoly power.
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Aug 14

NEW: California passed a historic law giving users the right to get their data deleted.

In response, data brokers are obstructing the law, with many creating illegal obstacles to prevent users from sending in requests.

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Aug 12

NEW: Ongoing cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms follows industry lobbying against food traceability rules, other safety measures

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Aug 10

ICYMI: @AmericanAir's rollback of passenger refund protections aligns with federal rollback of rules to protect flyers.

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Aug 7

NEW: Following Senate hearing on surveillance pricing, lawmakers must advance substantive legislation that avoids loopholes that would enable further corporate abuses.

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Aug 3

As we noted in recent analysis, the United States has lagged for decades on workplace heat protections, with corporate lobbyists fighting crucial safety regulations.

The result is a workplace safety crisis that is likely to get worse as temperatures rise.

AFL-CIO ✊@AFLCIO · Aug 3

Working people are facing increasingly hotter temperatures, but the Trump admin and Congress are rolling back workplace heat protections.

Protecting workers means NOT exposing them to deadly extreme heat. Working people need heat safety standards NOW.
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Aug 3

Important project documenting how the revolving door between Washington and the tech industry has continued unabated, even amid public backlash against AI and Big Tech companies more generally:

Revolving Door Project@revolvingdoorDC · Aug 3

NEW: Trump’s coziness with AI oligarchs is a defining feature of his admin. But the AI companies reshaping our lives are also betting on the support of Democrats.

We tracked close to 100 former Biden officials to their new jobs in the AI industry:

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Aug 3

NEW: Robocalls are a scourge in the U.S., costing Americans billions and leaving many to avoid even legitimate calls in fear of falling victim

Carriers have long fought robocall regulations. Now state AGs are urging the FCC to hold them accountable labyrinthinsights.com/fcc-oversight-…

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Jul 30

NEW: Once seen as likely to pass, the crypto lobby-backed CLARITY Act now looks unlikely to pass the Senate. Trump’s personal crypto profiteering has turned the industry’s alliance with his administration into a liability. 🧵

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Jul 30

Strong piece about how, despite the promise of the 2024 NAR settlement, real estate platforms are able to replicate anti-competitive commission structures through exclusive listings.

In doing so, prospective homeowners and sellers are harmed in the process.

Hal Singer@halsinger · Jul 29

In my latest in The Sling, I explain how Zillow and Compass are both engaged in exclusionary conduct in the market for real estate listings. Ironically, Zillow is suing Compass for allegedly violating antitrust law, when Zillow’s own conduct is likely anticompetitive.

Short 🧵

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