Broad Coalition Applauds Colorado House Advancing Bill to Ban Surveillance Pricing and Wage Setting
March 27, 2026 – A broad coalition of lawmakers and advocacy organizations today applauded passage of House Bill 26-1210, legislation to ban “surveillance pricing” and “surveillance wages,” the practice of corporations using personal data to set individualized prices and wages based on what they believe a person will pay or accept.
Economic Liberties Applauds Bicameral “Take Back Our Hospitals” Legislation
March 27, 2026 – In response to Sen. Chris Murphy’s (D-CT) and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon’s (D-PA-05) introduction of the Take Back Our Hospitals Act, which would effectively prohibit private-equity firms from owning hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, the American Economic Liberties Project put out the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds Senator Klobuchar’s Bill to End Corrupt Merger Settlements
March 17, 2026 – In response to Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) introduction of the Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act, a bill designed to restore judicial oversight of antitrust settlements and prevent executive branch overreach, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds Washington Law Banning Retail Covenants That Block Grocery and Pharmacy Competition
March 13, 2026 – This week, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed legislation banning restrictive land covenants used by large retailers to block grocery stores and pharmacies from opening in properties they once occupied, making Washington the first state in the country to outlaw the practice statewide. These so-called “negative use” covenants are often attached when chains close or sell stores and can prevent another grocery store or pharmacy from opening at the same site for years or even decades, locking out competitors and leaving communities with an empty building where essential services once stood. The American Economic Liberties Project praised the law as a major step toward restoring competition in local retail markets and tackling one of the structural drivers of food and pharmacy deserts.
Will Trump Allow His “Incredible” USMCA to Fail? New Report Documents Outcomes Opposite of Promised Gains, Major Fixes Needed
March 13, 2026 – A new report Six Years Later: Rosy USMCA Promises Meet Reality by American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade finds that President Donald Trump’s greatest first term trade achievement, the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), not only failed to meet his promises that it would end job offshoring, create more U.S. manufacturing jobs and balance trade, but that opposite outcomes resulted.