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Bid to Tighten 'Do-Not-Call' Laws

The speaker of the California Assembly proposed legislation that would tighten disclosure requirements for mass mailers, in a bid to make it harder to circumvent "do-not-call" laws.

A bill introduced by Speaker Fabian N&uacute;&ntilde;ez, a Los Angeles Democrat, would set new guidelines for a marketing tool called the "lead card." The mailed cards typically invite recipients to send in an attached reply card for free information on topics such as estate planning. The cards often imply an affiliation...