State lines rarely stop economic friction across the Potomac, but this week felt like an outright coordinated reset. From federal watchdogs tightening the screws on corporate accountability to Maryland lawmakers pushing back hard against dynamic grocery price gouging and Virginia pulling the trigger on automated record sealing, lawmakers across the Capital region are drawing sharp lines in the sand. Here is how policy, consumer pockets, and second chances collided across D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia over the past seven days.