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As Crumbling Roads Increase Costs for American Drivers, Consumer Reports Looks at Fair, Effective Ways to Fund Transportation

Washington, DC—With deteriorating American roads costing everyday drivers $167 billion annually, Consumer Reports (CR) today released a new report to help policymakers create an infrastructure…

March 23, 2026

Cars

Consumer Reports White Paper: Funding the Road Ahead Policies and Principles for Transportation Funding

Executive Summary: Funding roads in the U.S. has become increasingly difficult due to rising road construction costs, reduced revenues from state and federal gas taxes,…

March 23, 2026

Cars

Consumer Reports supports California bill to prohibit surveillance pricing AB 2564

Consumer Reports submitted testimony to the California Assembly Privacy committee in support of AB 2564, a bill that CR co-sponsors with TechEquity. Surveillance pricing, also…

March 20, 2026

Tech & Privacy

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Consumer Reports Endorses Bipartisan Safe SPEEDS Act to Improve E-Bike Safety and Protect Consumers

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Consumer Reports (CR) has endorsed a new bipartisan bill in Congress to make the e-bike marketplace safer for consumers. H.R. 7839, the Safe SPEEDS…

March 19, 2026

Product Safety

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Consumer Reports urges veto of comprehensive privacy bill in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma —Consumer Reports urges Governor Kevin Stitt to veto SB 546, a weak consumer data privacy bill that passed the Oklahoma Legislature today…

March 16, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports supports Colorado bill to prohibit surveillance pricing (HB26-1210)

On March 12th, Consumer Reports testified at a hearing in support of a bill that would ban surveillance pricing in Colorado, HB26-1210. Surveillance pricing, also…

March 13, 2026

Tech & Privacy

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Federal water bead safety rule takes effect today, in a victory for child safety

Consumer Reports warns of hazardous products online WASHINGTON, DC—A new safety rule for water beads marketed as toys officially went into effect today nationwide. Water…

March 12, 2026

Product Safety

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New Survey From Consumer Reports finds Majority of Households Strained by Energy Bills, Concerned over Data Centers’s Impact on Bills

A Consumer Reports nationally representative survey of 2,146 US adults in November 2025 examined Americans’ experiences with rising utility bills and their views on the…

March 11, 2026

Energy

Food Policy Insider: March 2026

Consumer Reports’ monthly roundup of its efforts to promote a safe and healthy food system. In this month’s Food Policy Insider: Is the FDA Backtracking…

March 9, 2026

Food

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Consumer Reports to host Fairness by Design Tech Sprint to explore practical ideas for improving digital finance tools for users: April 29-30, Atlanta, GA

Two-day working session will bring together cross-functional teams to show what fairer, more trustworthy digital finance systems could look like YONKERS, NY – Developing creative…

March 9, 2026

Money