Tools and hardware manufacturing
Independent repair shop owner Curtis Jones works on an Epson printer at The Technology Center in Sparks, Nev., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Jones is among a group of independent repair shop owners who say tech companies have made it increasingly difficult to access parts and schematics needed to fix devices. He wants the state Legislature to pass a "Right to Repair" bill that would require manufacturers provide independent repair shops the information needed to fix devices. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
Big tech, Nevada repair shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 30, 2021 11:53 AM EDT

Big tech and independent shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 29, 2021 05:09 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Trade groups representing big tech companies clashed with independent repair shop owners in Monday committee hearing in the Nevada...