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A state lawmaker announced two bills to strengthen consumer protections under the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act.

Tennessee’s fifth-largest city wants all municipalities to be able to follow the same rules at the Tennessee Legislature and not the sunshine laws municipalities currently have to follow.

Due to losses from theft and concerns about employee and customer safety, Target is shutting down nine stores across four states, including three in the Bay Area market alone. Additional closures include one store in Harlem, New York, another in Seattle, Washington and three more in Portland, Oregon.