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Nebraska bill takes aim at gas station scams, includes vague language

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In their “Around the Rotunda” column, Lincoln Journal Star reporters Nancy Hicks and JoAnne Young write that “Attorney General Jon Bruning may soon have a new tool to stop gas stations from advertising a very low, enticing price for fuel on a big sign, then offering that fuel at only one pump.”  According to the column, “language about deceptive advertising is part of a bill (LB155) now headed toward final reading and passage.  … It adds language to the deceptive advertising law that would include any promotion that: “advertises the price in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive a person.”  The State Chamber has reviewed the amended version of LB155 and has expressed concerns regarding this provision – specifically, its vagueness and how it could be interpreted to impact Nebraska businesses.

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