Hour 3 - A controversial California bill could reshape how shoppers save at the checkout, with critics warning it may eliminate popular grocery coupon and rewards programs. Monks & Merrill also dive into the rise of personalized pricing as retailers use consumer data to tailor prices and promotions, raising new questions about fairness and privacy. Plus, the federal government withholds hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid funding to California as part of an anti-fraud initiative, and the White House acknowledges it used keyword searches to identify and cancel billions of dollars in California research grants.

<p>Hour 3 - A controversial California bill could reshape how shoppers save at the checkout, with critics warning it may eliminate popular grocery coupon and rewards programs. Monks &amp; Merrill also dive into the rise of personalized pricing as retailers use consumer data to tailor prices and promotions, raising new questions about fairness and privacy. Plus, the federal government withholds hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid funding to California as part of an anti-fraud initiative, and the White House acknowledges it used keyword searches to identify and cancel billions of dollars in California research grants.</p>

Monks & Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.

<p>Monks &amp; Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.</p>

Monks & Merrill

Your Grocery Bill Is Watching You

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