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 Data Privacy Act prohibits UPCs from disclosing personally-identifiable and private health information to any other entity without the consent of the client.

Stop UPCs from disclosing sensitive client health information: When clients go to any healthcare facility, they expect their sensitive personal health information to be kept confidential. But Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs, otherwise called Crisis Pregnancy Centers) often send personal health information to a nationwide antiabortion database. Read about the UPC privacy issue in the latest IdeaLog, our blog intended to raise eyebrows and engage minds.

The Potential of Geothermal Power: Geothermal, a clean energy source, has been attracting attention from state policymakers. A National Conference of State Legislatures Our American States Podcast, explains.

The Corporate Power Reset that Makes Citizens United Irrelevant: This is brand-new policy, using states’ authority to define what corporations are, that can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics. Consider this strategy from the Center for American Progress.

Legislatures make bipartisan breakthroughs on policies that promote housing: In 2025, state legislatures enacted unprecedented measures to improve the availability and affordability of housing, according to a report from Pew Charitable Trusts.

New UPC Playbook: PLI recently 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.

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