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From price gouging to cancellation issues, District residents were hit hard last year, according to data compiled by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine’s office.
The latest report detailing consumer protection trends showed just over 2,200 complaints came in throughout 2020 a substantial increase over the previous year.
“During the pandemic, consumer complaints to our office increased by over 50%,” Racine said in a news release Friday.
“Working with D.C. residents, we returned over $400,000 to consumers, many of whom were subjected to unlawful price gouging. We are proud to stand up for consumers by mediating disputes and, if necessary, suing bad actors.”
Today is Friday, March 5, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County:
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State of the County Address: County Executive Marc Elrich will deliver his prerecorded “State of the County” address at 11 a.m. today on the anniversary of the first reported cases of COVID-19 in the county and the state. Watch the address on County Cable Montgomery Channel 6 and HD 996 on Comcast; Channel 6 and HD 1056 on RCN; and Channel 30 on Verizon. The address will also be streamed on the county Facebook page.
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Small Business Town Hall: Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Economic Revitalization and Recovery program will hold a virtual town hall meeting at noon on Friday to discuss a new, county-sponsored initiative to offer legal advice to local businesses amid the pandemic. The meeting will be broadcast on Microsoft Teams, as well as on County Cable Montgomery and Facebook.
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