Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes (R) and North Carolina AG Josh Stein (D) were invited to DOJ’s Sept. 25 meeting on social media concerns, their offices told us Monday (see 1809140033). Stein won't attend, a spokeswoman said, citing a full schedule that day. Reyes is still deciding.
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes (R) and North Carolina AG Josh Stein (D) were invited to DOJ’s Sept. 25 meeting on social media concerns, their offices told us Monday (see 1809140033). Stein won't attend, a spokeswoman said, citing a full schedule that day. Reyes is still deciding.
Expect a request to “hotline” Senate music copyright legislation this week in an effort to allow unanimous consent consideration on the floor, industry representatives told us Monday. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, told us he supports hotlining his Music Modernization Act (see 1808170046).
Attorneys general of California, Nebraska, Washington and Wisconsin are among the 24 officials U.S. AG Jeff Sessions invited to a Sept. 25 discussion on social media (see 1809110041). Offices for Nebraska’s Doug Peterson (R), Washington’s Bob Ferguson (D) and Wisconsin’s Brad Schimel (R) told us Friday they were invited. Ferguson and Schimel are reviewing scheduling obligations to see if they can attend. We checked with all states' chief law enforcers.
Attorneys general of California, Nebraska, Washington and Wisconsin are among the 24 officials U.S. AG Jeff Sessions invited to a Sept. 25 discussion on social media (see 1809110041). Offices for Nebraska’s Doug Peterson (R), Washington’s Bob Ferguson (D) and Wisconsin’s Brad Schimel (R) told us Friday they were invited. Ferguson and Schimel are reviewing scheduling obligations to see if they can attend. We checked with all states' chief law enforcers.
Evidence suggests the U.S. economy has become more concentrated and less competitive in the past 20 to 30 years, and that trend deserves “serious attention,” FTC Chairman Joe Simons said Thursday. This correlates with the shift to a less enforcement-oriented antitrust policy beginning in the early 1980s, he said, opening the agency’s first day of hearings on antitrust and consumer protection policy (see 1809120040). Friday’s was postponed due to weather concerns, as was a congressional hearing (see 1809130035).
Evidence suggests the U.S. economy has become more concentrated and less competitive in the past 20 to 30 years, and that trend deserves “serious attention,” FTC Chairman Joe Simons said Thursday. This correlates with the shift to a less enforcement-oriented antitrust policy beginning in the early 1980s, he said, opening the agency’s first day of hearings on antitrust and consumer protection policy (see 1809120040). Friday’s was postponed due to weather concerns, as was a congressional hearing (see 1809130035).
Growing data privacy concerns and FTC Chairman Joe Simons’ decision to model hearings after pivotal events in 1995 suggest the agency is on the verge of a turning point, former officials and industry attorneys told us. It kicks off a series of public hearings on antitrust and consumer protection policy Thursday (see 1808240027).
Growing data privacy concerns and FTC Chairman Joe Simons’ decision to model hearings after pivotal events in 1995 suggest the agency is on the verge of a turning point, former officials and industry attorneys told us. It kicks off a series of public hearings on antitrust and consumer protection policy Thursday (see 1808240027).
Growing data privacy concerns and FTC Chairman Joe Simons’ decision to model hearings after pivotal events in 1995 suggest the agency is on the verge of a turning point, former officials and industry attorneys told us. It kicks off a series of public hearings on antitrust and consumer protection policy Thursday (see 1808240027).