PLI Bulletin
Crime Watch, Press Watch, UPC Watch and More
Posted on November 13, 2025
UPC Financial Transparency Act: During the last six years, 23 states have directly funded unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers), and 19 funded them this year. The Financial Transparency Act requires UPCs to report, in some detail, how taxpayer dollars are actually spent.
How do UPCs actually spend state money? Nineteen states directly fund unregulated pregnancy centers. Four others funded them until recently. Where does the money go? What is it used for? Is it an efficient use of state funds? For answers, see the latest IdeaLog, our blog intended to raise eyebrows and engage minds.
Stories from the States: The States Newsroom is introducing a new weekly podcast called Stories from the States that explores how people and communities across America are being affected by government decisions.
Press Watch: This is the website of an independent nonprofit devoted to encouraging political journalists to tell the truth! Recent articles in Press Watch address media mistakes in covering the shutdown, the military attacks on boats, and Trump’s invasion of U.S. cities.
Americans are so wrong about crime: Polls show that Americans are sure that violent crime and murder have gone up when they have actually gone down significantly, even miraculously, explains data expert Jeff Asher on his Jeff-alytics Substack column.
Sixteen model bills in our UPC Playbook: PLI published Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics: The Policy Playbook to serve as a practical resource for policymakers, advocates and community leaders. UPCs, also known as crisis pregnancy centers, operate in every state and most violate basic rules of medical supervision, fail to keep clients’ health records private, and knowingly deceive their clients.
SNAP Void, GHG Emissions, UPC Ethics and More
Posted on October 29, 2025
Professional Responsibility in Reproductive Health Act: More than 2,000 unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) operate in an unethical manner in all 50 states. The Professional Responsibility in Reproductive Health Act...
ACA, Free Clinics, Marches Matter and More
Posted on October 14, 2025
Clinic Accountability and Standards Enforcement Act: More than 2,600 unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) operate in all 50 states. The Clinic Accountability and Standards Enforcement Act provides that if a...
Transparency, Misogyny, Social Media and More
Posted on October 1, 2025
Financial Transparency Act: More than 2,600 unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) operate in all 50 states. The Financial Transparency Act requires that, in order to receive grants from the state,...
Housing, Health Privacy, Corporate Power and More
Posted on September 17, 2025
Reproductive Health Client Data Privacy Act: Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs) are not covered by HIPAA, the federal health privacy law, and many share confidential health information outside of the clinic. The Reproductive Health Client...
Unregulated Clinics, Troop Deployments, Vaccine Protocols and More
Posted on September 3, 2025
Ultrasound Quality Assurance and Safety Act: Unfortunately, many ultrasound exams are being performed by unqualified and unsupervised personnel. The Ultrasound Quality Assurance and Safety Act requires that an ultrasound can only be performed or...
Democracy, Politics, a Police State and More
Posted on August 20, 2025
Resolution in Support of Democracy: Prior to U.S. Independence, cities and towns adopted resolutions of condemnation against the abuses and usurpations of King George III. The Resolution in Support of Democracy is directed instead...
Climate, Health, Crime and More
Posted on July 23, 2025
Climate Change Impact Assessment Act: Recent weather disasters remind us that climate change will eventually affect every state and locality with more and worse hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, drought and wildfire. Some of these problems...
Robinson’s Rules, Passive News, PLI Podcasts and More
Posted on July 9, 2025
Pet Insurance Act: More than four million pets, mostly cats and dogs, are covered by their own health insurance policies. The Pet Insurance Act, based on model legislation from the National Association of Insurance...
Ranked Choice Voting, Medical Decisions, Anthropology of MAGA and More
Posted on June 25, 2025
Register New Residents Act: Whenever people move, they should register to vote or update their preexisting voter registration. That’s why Seattle enacted a simple ordinance that requires landlords to provide information on voter registration...