Economic Liberties Welcomes New York Senate’s Attention to Utility Rate Reform, Urges Improvements
March 12, 2025 – Following the release of the New York State Senate’s new one-house budget proposal, which includes efforts to rein in excessive utility rates of return (ROR) that lead to higher energy prices, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement urging key improvements in the bill.
326 Pharmacies Have Closed Since Elon Musk Tanked PBM Reform
March 10, 2025 – The American Economic Liberties Project today released new research showing that at least 326 U.S. pharmacies have closed since Dec. 19, 2024, when Congress abandoned bipartisan, bicameral PBM reforms as part of a stopgap spending bill.
DOJ Commits to Breaking Up Google in Final Search Case Remedies, Revealing Antitrust is Here to Stay
March 7, 2025 – Following the release of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division’s Proposed Final Judgment (PFJ) filings on remedies for the Google search case, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds FTC’s Block of Private Equity Power Grab in Medical Device Market
March 7, 2025 -- Following news that the Federal Trade Commission has voted 4-0 to file a lawsuit blocking GTCR BC Holdings, LLC’s (GTCR) acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. (Surmodics), a deal that would consolidate control of over half of the outsourced hydrophilic coatings market for medical devices, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
ICYMI: Tariffs Won’t Stop Fentanyl Smuggling, So What Is the Real Goal with New China, Mexico and Canada Tariffs?
March 3, 2025 -- In response to President Trump’s Monday statement that he will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and raise China tariffs to 20% and the White House’s Sunday night reversal of his February 1 Executive Order so as to again allow de minimis import shipments from Mexico and Canada to evade inspection and U.S. tariffs, Lori Wallach, Director of Rethink Trade, said: