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FTC Secures Order Resolving Antitrust Concerns with Zillow-Redfin Agreement

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Proposed order ends allegedly unlawful agreement, requires Redfin to reenter market for internet listing services and positions company as a stronger competitor The Federal Trade Commission, joined by five states, today notified the court that it will file a stipulated order that resolves its litigation against Zillow and Redfin and restores competition in the online…

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WA youth prison leader was fired after harassment probe

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The head of Washington’s newest juvenile detention center was ousted after an investigation into allegations he sexually harassed an employee. The ex-staffer accused Kendrick Rochelle of repeatedly making her uncomfortable. For example, she alleged he said he would “take out” her child’s father, and named five people held at the detention center who he said…

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Opportunity Zones: Effects of Original Tax Incentive Mostly Unknown and Revised Incentive May Offer Improvements

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What GAO Found Qualified Opportunity Zones (Zone)—low-income census tracts nominated by governors and designated by the Department of the Treasury—have lower incomes and higher poverty than other census tracts. The law commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) changed the eligibility criteria for Zone designation, which resulted in fewer eligible tracts for…