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Month: June 2023

Wyden, colleagues urge FTC to hold car dealers accountable for deceptive pricing, poor record-keeping

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate colleagues on Monday urged the Federal Trade Commission to require that auto dealers provide a comprehensive and binding “offer price” for new vehicles, do away with hidden junk fees, retain records to enable enforcement and compliance, and ensure that non-English speakers are treated fairly in the

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Oregon to receive $689 million in federal funding for broadband infrastructure, more access to high-speed internet

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration will be allocating $688.9 million to Oregon to help improve access to affordable, high-speed, reliable internet in unserved and underserved communities across Oregon. The funding allocation will be used to develop and deploy the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment

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Kansas must undo gender changes for trans people in state records, attorney general says

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The conservative Republican attorney general of Kansas says a new Kansas law requires the state to reverse any previous gender changes in its records for trans people’s birth certificates and driver’s licenses while also preventing such changes going forward. Attorney General Kris Kobach also said

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Detienen a exjefe antisecuestros de México acusado en el caso de Ayotzinapa

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) detuvo en la madrugada de este domingo al exjefe antisecuestros de la extinta Subprocuraduría Especializada en Investigación de Delincuencia Organizada (SEIDO) Gualberto Ramírez, acusado en el caso Ayotzinapa de desaparición forzada de personas, tortura y coalición de servidores públicos, informó este lunes en

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