Price Gouging Prohibition Act: While Americans are focused on affordability, gasoline and diesel prices are going through the roof. What can legislators do? The Price Gouging Prohibition Act impowers the state to prevent grossly excessive prices that are not based on increased costs.
How to talk about petrochemical price gouging: Current prices for gasoline, diesel fuel and other petrochemical products are not based on the market. They are a failure of the market system and it’s time for progressives to talk about it. For more, see the latest IdeaLog, our blog intended to raise eyebrows and engage minds.
Good Citizen Podcast from the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library: This podcast interviews well-known political figures. The host is Ted Roosevelt V.
The States’ Secret Weapon—Reclaiming Authority to Limit Corporate Power: There is a way to fight back against Citizens United, and that is to redefine state-by-state what a corporation is empowered to do. Read about it in the States Forum.
State laws can deter federal agents from intimidating voters: This is a model bill from the Brennan Center for Justice which uses a careful legal plan to empower states to enforce prohibitions against armed forces or ICE at polling places.
2026 Progressive Agenda for States & Localities: PLI has published the latest edition of our Progressive Agenda, which highlights 50 model bills and hyperlinks to more than 250 models. Different proposals fit blue, purple and red states.