Legislature whiffs on banning hospital facility fees
Bills to ban expensive add on charges for telehealth fails
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Oregon House passes bill to eliminate all plastic film bags at checkout
Washington becomes eighth state with Right to Repair law on the books
Governor Ferguson signs Recycling Reform Act into law
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Report: Americans support military Right to Repair by nearly a 7-to-1 margin
New poll follows Army Secretary memo supporting military right to repair provisions
Verizon is charging extra to limit spam calls and texts
Scam calls and texts have surged, yet Verizon continues to charge customers extra for essential protections.
What people are doing to convince McDonald’s to ‘hold the antibiotics’
McDonald’s pledged to cut antibiotic use in beef but hasn’t delivered. Consumers are demanding action to prevent looming health crisis.
Right to Repair passes in Connecticut state Senate
If passed by the House and signed into law, this legislation would mandate that manufacturers provide consumers and small businesses access to all available repair materials.
Governor Kotek signs bill to ban firefighting foam containing PFAS
Oregon is officially the 16th state to phase out firefighting foam containing toxic "forever chemicals."
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