Holyoak, Ferguson could change FTC dynamics but face steep learning curve

If Republican nominees Melissa Holyoak of Utah and Andrew Ferguson of Virginia are confirmed, as expected, to join the Federal Trade Commission this month, they could change the dynamics of an agency that’s been under single-party control for half...

Neill Averitt

Insulin cases need a sharper focus

Hard cases are notorious for making bad law. But sometimes the easy and obvious cases can make bad law, too. Something like this seems to be going on with insulin pricing.

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FTC commissioner urges states to take 'hard look' at professional licensing

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FTC throws in towel on Phoebe Putney case

The Federal Trade Commission’s protracted challenge to Phoebe Putney Health System’s acquisition of archrival Palmyra Park Hospital in Albany, Georgia, has ended in a whimper.

Calendar

April 1 — FTC Commissioner Julie Brill will give the keynote speech at Columbia University’s 2015 Biannual Symposium for the Data Science Institute. For more information, go to:...

People

New inspector general, Roslyn Mazer, named at FTC

Judge denies AT&T request to toss FTC suit over throttling

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CFPB turns to public shaming on consumer complaints

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized a policy that will give it a controversial new tool to deal with consumer abuses: Public shaming.