WA lawmakers are considering an online delivery tax to fund roads - but the regressive fee would end up hurting the people and businesses who can least afford it, writes @adamkovac.bsky.socialwww.spokesman.com/stories/2024...
Last year, as Seattle weighed a wage floor proposal for food delivery drivers, a chorus of opponents warned that the policy would drive up prices, harm local businesses, and hit consumers already feel...
When fintech shakes up Wall Street by offering new tools and better products, consumers win. Today, we filed comments with the Treasury Department highlighting how AI can make financial services safer, cheaper, and more accessible: progresschamber.org/tech-to-trea...
Today, Chamber of Progress filed comments with the U.S. Treasury Department discussing how AI has transformed the fintech industry and benefited consumers by increasing access to financial tools, deli...
In today's contentious political climate, political ad disclosures for AI content would help build public trust in our information ecosystem. We're endorsing a bill that would require just that, California's AB 2355 by Assemblymember Carrillo. . Now's the time for CA to pass this into law!
To see the full set of low-cost policy recommendations, read our full Cost of Living Agenda for Democratic policymakers: progresschamber.org/wp-content/u...
On health care, the cost of medical care has jumped in the US, even faster than inflation. To make healthcare less costly, our Democratic Cost of Living Agenda recommends raising the number of providers and promoting competition.
On energy, the US has innovated powerful solutions to address climate change, but we've stalled in bringing green solutions online. For a greater supply of green energy, our Cost of Living Agenda recommends regulatory reforms that make it easier to create and transmit energy.
Let's start with housing. The US is in a crisis of vanishing affordable neighborhoods and struggles with a gap between house construction and housing demand. To bring down costs, our agenda recommends zoning reforms, innovative housing types, and leaning into globalization.
This election, Democratic candidates have to tackle voters' top issue: rising costs. That's why today we're releasing our Dem Cost of Living Agenda - a low-cost framework for abundant housing, green energy, and care. Read the full agenda at bringcostsdown.org
SCOTUS has reinforced that content moderation is protected by 1A. Adam Kovacevich on why it's time for Republicans to finally retire the long-disproven "conservative censorship" talking point: www.thewellnews.com/opinions/its...
It’s Time to Put Conservative Censorship Allegations to Bed Opinions | The Well News | Pragmatic, Governance, Fiscally Responsible, News & Analysis
We're calling on Trump to clear up his stance on Section 230. As President, Trump railed against the law. Since launching Truth Social, he's been silent. Our letter looks at how Trump Media has come to rely on 230 and where Trump has used 230 in court. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
He tried to roll back tech’s liability shield as president. But he’s been quieter since launching Truth Social.