Updates | The Week of October 23, 2017

The Trump Administration intends to roll back regulations on commercial drones (WaPo).

The FTC entered a proposed consent order with a company accused of engaging in deceptive practices to promote post-secondary schools to veterans and servicemembers (Consumer Finance Monitor).

The Department of Agriculture plans to repeal an Obama-era regulation that allowed independent livestock farmers to sue large producers over deceptive practices (The Hill).

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