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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Tuesday March 17, 2026 ( 10 items )  

AFP-NH Applauds Gov. Ayotte for Vetoing Hidden Paint Tax
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-NH Applauds Gov. Ayotte for Vetoing Hidden Paint Tax * Mar 16, 2026 by AFP Concord, NH - Today, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) released the following statement applauding Governor Ayotte's veto of House Bill 451, legislation that would have imposed a mandatory tax on paint purchases and would have required paint manufacturers to establish and fina  more

AG Brown sues OneMain Financial for alleged bait-and-switch lending scheme
OLYMPIA, Washington, March 16 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown sues OneMain Financial for alleged bait-and-switch lending scheme * El procurador general Brown demanda a OneMain Financial por una presunta estafa crediticia Attorney General Nick Brown and 12 other attorneys general today announced a lawsuit against OneMain Financial, Inc. and its related entities, alleging that the installment lender charged consumers nationwid  more

Attorney General James Leads Bipartisan Coalition Suing Predatory Lender OneMain for Scheme to Trap Consumers in Debt
ALBANY, New York, March 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Bipartisan Coalition Suing Predatory Lender OneMain for Scheme to Trap Consumers in Debt * March 16, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a bipartisan coalition of 12 other attorneys general in suing OneMain Financial (OneMain) for illegally misleading its customers and trapping tens of thousands of borrowers in expensive l  more

Attorney General Weiser sues OneMain Financial over hidden loan add-ons that inflated borrowers' costs
DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser sues OneMain Financial over hidden loan add-ons that inflated borrowers' costs * March 16, 2026 (DENVER) -Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced that Colorado has joined a multistate lawsuit against OneMain Financial, Inc. and related entities, alleging the company engaged in deceptive and unlawful lending practices that saddled consumers with hundreds of  more

Md. A.G. Brown Sues One Main Financial for Alleged Bait and Switch Lending Scheme Involving Hidden Add-On Products
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues One Main Financial for Alleged Bait and Switch Lending Scheme Involving Hidden Add-On Products Attorney General Anthony G. Brown's Consumer Protection Division, and 12 other state attorneys general, announced a lawsuit against OneMain Financial, Inc. and related entities (OneMain), alleging that OneMain, a non-prime installment lend  more

N.H. A.G. Formella Sues OneMain Financial, Seeks Hundreds of Millions in Restitution for Alleged Bait-and-Switch Lending Scheme Involving Hidden Loan Add-Ons
CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 17 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Formella Sues OneMain Financial, Seeks Hundreds of Millions in Restitution for Alleged Bait-and-Switch Lending Scheme Involving Hidden Loan Add-Ons Attorney General John M. Formella along with 12 of his fellow state Attorneys General announce a lawsuit against OneMain Financial, Inc. and related entities regarding the installment lender c  more

N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues OneMain Financial for Packing Loans With Add-Ons to Extract Hundreds of Millions in Junk Fees From Consumers
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Sues OneMain Financial for Packing Loans With Add-Ons to Extract Hundreds of Millions in Junk Fees From Consumers Bipartisan Multistate Lawsuit Targets OneMain's Hidden Add-On Products That Drove Up Borrowing Costs and Made Loans Unaffordable * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the D#ivision of Consumer Affairs (DCA) today sued one of   more

New Hampshire Moves Forward With Critical Rural Health Funding
CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 17 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * New Hampshire Moves Forward with Critical Rural Health Funding Today, the Governor and Executive Council approved four contracts to implement New Hampshire's Rural Health Transformation (RHT) plan to strengthen rural health care access, quality, and long-term sustainability. These contracts will establish Hubs overseen by the Governor's Office of New Opportunities  more

Senator Hassan Investigation Forces Big Pharma Company to Abandon Monopoly & Egregious Price Hike Strategy, Allowing Lower-Cost Generic Inhaler for Kids to Enter Market
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Investigation Forces Big Pharma Company to Abandon Monopoly & Egregious Price Hike Strategy, Allowing Lower-Cost Generic Inhaler for Kids to Enter Market * Hassan Investigative Report Details How Kids Suffered While the Company Profited New FDA Approved Generic Will Enable More Kids to Get Asthma Treatment They Need WASHINGTON - Following two years of pressure from U.S. Se  more

Warner Pushes Tech Companies to Take Action Against Deepfakes, Maliciously Manipulated Media
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Pushes Tech Companies to Take Action Against Deepfakes, Maliciously Manipulated Media * WASHINGTON - Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, urged leading social media firms, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) platforms, and media editing software providers to take action against maliciously m  more