PLI Bulletin

Rent, Detainers, Billionaires and More

Posted on February 4, 2025

Fair Competition in Residential Rent Act: Rental rates are going up in part because of anti-competitive practices by landlords who use algorithmic rent-setting software. The Fair Competition in Residential Rent Act prohibits rental property owners from engaging in rent-fixing.

States and localities shouldn’t cooperate with ICE detainers: Right now, some Democrats are trying to “move to the right” on immigration. Some are supporting legislation to undo “sanctuary” policies that have blocked state or local law enforcement from cooperating with ICE detainers. That is a mistake. For more, read the latest IdeaLog, our blog intended to raise eyebrows and engage minds.

Political scientists alarmed by Trump’s disregard for checks on the executive branch: This is an interview with a professor of constitutional law at Columbia University, on NPR.

AP-NORC poll shows Americans mistrust billionaires: It is a bad thing “if the president relies on billionaires for advice about government,” according to 60 percent of Americans in a recent Associated Press-NORC Center poll. Only 12 percent of Americans and only 20 percent of Republicans think it’s a good thing.

State, local officials plan for immigration enforcement at schools: Red state schools are told to welcome ICE agents while blue states urge keeping school a safe place, a Stateline article explains.

2025 Progressive Agenda for States & Localities: The latest edition of our Progressive Agenda highlights 50 model bills and hyperlinks to more than 230 models.