Key point: The final law is much narrower than when the bill was first introduced and applies only to food retailers and third-party food delivery services.
On April 28, 2026, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the Protection From Predatory Pricing
In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso break down a major FTC–Maryland AG settlement with multiple auto dealerships over alleged deceptive pricing, unauthorized add-ons, and misleading financing practices. Brooke and
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The FTC and the Maryland Attorney General’s Office announced that Lindsay Automotive Group (“Lindsay”) must pay refunds to consumers the government officials said were misled by Lindsay, under a settlement reached with the dealerships and other defendants.
The settlement resolves
On April 13, 2026, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed SB338 into law, amending Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) to prohibit controllers of personal data from selling consumers’ precise geolocation data. This ban, which takes effect on July 1, 2026,
On April 17, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued guidance implementing Executive Order (EO or Order) 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, less than 30 days after the Order was signed and well ahead of the 60-day deadline
Quick Hit: A complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, contending that President Trump’s recent Executive Order (the “Order”) barring contractors from engaging in “racially discriminatory DEI activities” violates First Amendment free speech
The 448th session of the Maryland General Assembly concluded on April 13, 2026, after considering 2,229 bills. During the 90 day legislative session, 884 of those bills passed both chambers and are being presented to the Governor for his signature
On April 13, 2026, the Maryland General Assembly passed a bill granting graduate assistants at the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County collective bargaining rights. The bill passed both chambers with amendments, and pending
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