Center for Progressive Reform
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Progressive policy for the public good
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Progressive policy for the public good
🌎 Climate Justice
🌐 Public Protections
🏛 Responsive Government
"Uma Outka, a professor of law at the University of Kansas who has studied LIHEAP, emphasized the need for state governments to participate in the affordability conversation."
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Federal energy aid goes dark with heating bills set to rise
Low-income households won't get funding to help pay utility bills during the government shutdown.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"Uma Outka, a professor of law at the University of Kansas who has studied LIHEAP, emphasized the need for state governments to participate in the affordability conversation."
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The data center boom could push energy systems backward. (Higher prices, more pollution) Or, it could spark a transformation. This could be a turning point for cleaner, smarter electricity.
More in an op-ed by Center Member Scholars Alex Klass & Dave Owen.
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More in an op-ed by Center Member Scholars Alex Klass & Dave Owen.
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Our laws must catch up to data centers’ rising power
Data center power demand could bring about a transformation in the U.S. energy system, or it could spike prices as polluting emissions rise, write energy scholars Alexandra Klass and Dave Owen.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The data center boom could push energy systems backward. (Higher prices, more pollution) Or, it could spark a transformation. This could be a turning point for cleaner, smarter electricity.
More in an op-ed by Center Member Scholars Alex Klass & Dave Owen.
www.utilitydive.com/news/our-law...
More in an op-ed by Center Member Scholars Alex Klass & Dave Owen.
www.utilitydive.com/news/our-law...
Member Scholar Dan Farber and others point out that the Trump administration and car and truck manufacturers would almost certainly sue to block state-level efforts to regulate greenhouse gases.
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If Trump’s EPA abandons climate policy, could California take over on greenhouse gases?
California, the state that helped define U.S. clean-air policy, is once again considering how far it can go without Washington’s permission.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Member Scholar Dan Farber and others point out that the Trump administration and car and truck manufacturers would almost certainly sue to block state-level efforts to regulate greenhouse gases.
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"'The threshold problem with the major questions doctrine is it’s just such an amorphous doctrine,' said James Goodwin, policy director at the @progressivereform.bsky.social. 'It basically invites judicial creativity and ends oriented judicial decision-making.'” www.eenews.net/articles/tar...
Tariff case tests limits of major questions doctrine
Conservative legal thinkers are arguing for exemptions that would favor President Donald Trump.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"'The threshold problem with the major questions doctrine is it’s just such an amorphous doctrine,' said James Goodwin, policy director at the @progressivereform.bsky.social. 'It basically invites judicial creativity and ends oriented judicial decision-making.'” www.eenews.net/articles/tar...
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"“EPA has the single most sophisticated economic shop in the entire federal administrative state, even more so than [OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs],” said James Goodwin, policy director at @progressivereform.bsky.social." subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: White House wrote half of EPA’s cost-benefit analysis for climate rule rollback
The move — revealed in emails and internal drafts — sidelined EPA's deep bench of career economists.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"“EPA has the single most sophisticated economic shop in the entire federal administrative state, even more so than [OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs],” said James Goodwin, policy director at @progressivereform.bsky.social." subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
And a decision in Trump’s favor could also indicate how deferential the court will be to presidents in deciding when emergency powers can be triggered, said Member Scholar Dan Walters at Texas A&M University School of Law. @profdanwalters.bsky.social
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Are Trump's tariffs too big to fail at the Supreme Court?
The stakes are huge for the challenge to President Trump's sweeping tariffs that the Supreme Court will consider on Nov. 5.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
And a decision in Trump’s favor could also indicate how deferential the court will be to presidents in deciding when emergency powers can be triggered, said Member Scholar Dan Walters at Texas A&M University School of Law. @profdanwalters.bsky.social
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The Center for Progressive Reform notes that Trump’s government shutdown in October 2025 was not a failure of management but a strategy. A deliberate effort to dismantle public programs while blaming “big government” for their collapse.
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Halfway to Chains: What’s Already Been Enforced Under Project 2025
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — They said it would never happen here. Yet here we are. Forty-eight percent of Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s fascist playbook for dismantling American democracy, has ...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Center for Progressive Reform notes that Trump’s government shutdown in October 2025 was not a failure of management but a strategy. A deliberate effort to dismantle public programs while blaming “big government” for their collapse.
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"Data from the Center for Progressive Reform & Governing for Impact’s Oct. 15 report reveals the Trump 2.0 admin. has already implemented 251 domestic policies written by the Heritage Foundation."
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Who’s pulling Trump’s strings? Inside Project 2025 and the 7 think tanks reshaping America
Since the 1960s, think tanks and advocacy groups have been key influencers of presidential policymaking. For decades, Democrat and Republican presidents have relied on think tanks for research and pol...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Data from the Center for Progressive Reform & Governing for Impact’s Oct. 15 report reveals the Trump 2.0 admin. has already implemented 251 domestic policies written by the Heritage Foundation."
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"According to the Center for Progressive Reform, 48% of the policy objectives have been enacted across multiple federal agencies. Each move is deliberate, eroding rights that generations fought to secure and tightening the grip of a government bent on control." bit.ly/47KVLS1
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Halfway to Fascism: What Project 2025 Has Already Put in Motion
Project 2025, a conservative movement, has executed 251 of 532 policy objectives, transforming government and eroding rights.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"According to the Center for Progressive Reform, 48% of the policy objectives have been enacted across multiple federal agencies. Each move is deliberate, eroding rights that generations fought to secure and tightening the grip of a government bent on control." bit.ly/47KVLS1
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“The skyrocketing demands for rate increases that utilities are requesting at the state level are threatening higher residential prices...” says Member Scholar Uma Outka, of Kansas Law
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Government Shutdown Puts Millions At Risk of Not Being Able to Heat Their Homes
The federal budget includes billions in funding for low-income Americans that might otherwise struggle to pay their energy bills.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“The skyrocketing demands for rate increases that utilities are requesting at the state level are threatening higher residential prices...” says Member Scholar Uma Outka, of Kansas Law
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Great piece from @progressivereform.bsky.social scholar Victor Flatt. And it taps into a broader issue: Professional ethic standards have really failed in constraining the rise of MAGA. news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchan...
State AGs Attacking ESG Are Flirting With Ethics Violations
Opinion: Campaigns to discredit ESG may be morphing from being a questionable policy position to attorneys toeing the line of violating rules of legal ethics.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Great piece from @progressivereform.bsky.social scholar Victor Flatt. And it taps into a broader issue: Professional ethic standards have really failed in constraining the rise of MAGA. news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchan...
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Today, @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social explains how the Trump Administration’s use of individualized, firm-level waivers and exemptions marks a new frontier in presidential control of the administrative state — turning deregulation into a tool for distributing political favors.
The Rise of OIRA 2.0
The Trump Administration's use of individualized, firm-level waivers and exemptions marks a new frontier in presidential control of the administrative state. This strategy allows the administration to...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today, @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social explains how the Trump Administration’s use of individualized, firm-level waivers and exemptions marks a new frontier in presidential control of the administrative state — turning deregulation into a tool for distributing political favors.
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Check out my latest for @lpeblog.bsky.social: I trace the rise of a new form of politicized regulatory relief emanating from the White House, how it departs from centralized regulatory review at OIRA, and what it means for the political economy of the modern presidency lpeproject.org/blog/the-ris...
The Rise of OIRA 2.0
The Trump Administration's use of individualized, firm-level waivers and exemptions marks a new frontier in presidential control of the administrative state. This strategy allows the administration to...
lpeproject.org
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Check out my latest for @lpeblog.bsky.social: I trace the rise of a new form of politicized regulatory relief emanating from the White House, how it departs from centralized regulatory review at OIRA, and what it means for the political economy of the modern presidency lpeproject.org/blog/the-ris...
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"CRA supporters are right that Congress has an important role to play in overseeing the performance of regulatory agencies. The data we collected, however, makes clear that the CRA is at best irrelevant to this goal, and at worst counterproductive."
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Revisiting Congressional Oversight - Center for Progressive Reform
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) provides the U.S. Congress with an expedited procedure to review and potentially overturn final rules issued by federal agencies. Despite being touted as a critical ...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"CRA supporters are right that Congress has an important role to play in overseeing the performance of regulatory agencies. The data we collected, however, makes clear that the CRA is at best irrelevant to this goal, and at worst counterproductive."
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Over 100K people have viewed our Project 2025 Executive Action Tracker, and for good reason. Nearly half the agenda is already in motion.
See the latest updates and data for yourself!
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See the latest updates and data for yourself!
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October 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Over 100K people have viewed our Project 2025 Executive Action Tracker, and for good reason. Nearly half the agenda is already in motion.
See the latest updates and data for yourself!
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See the latest updates and data for yourself!
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“The idea that it put references to improvements in benefits in a letter that it sent all employees suggests to me that either they don’t have the advice of counsel, or it’s possible that somebody doesn’t know U.S. labor law,” said Member Scholar Michael Duff.
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Poisoned USA: How The Sausage Is Made — Literally
As sickness spreads and names of former employees fill obituary pages, residents near Viscofan's factory are asking: Why is this plant still here?
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October 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“The idea that it put references to improvements in benefits in a letter that it sent all employees suggests to me that either they don’t have the advice of counsel, or it’s possible that somebody doesn’t know U.S. labor law,” said Member Scholar Michael Duff.
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“It’s easy for (communities) to get scared that they’re going to be overwhelmed by all this development,” said Member Scholar David Adelman. “But a gigawatt or so of development isn’t a huge amount of land in most counties and can be consequential for residents.”
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October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“It’s easy for (communities) to get scared that they’re going to be overwhelmed by all this development,” said Member Scholar David Adelman. “But a gigawatt or so of development isn’t a huge amount of land in most counties and can be consequential for residents.”
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NEWS: Along with our friends at Governing for Impact, @progressivereform.bsky.social is releasing the latest update of our Project 2025 Tracker. So far, the Trump administration has initiated or fulfilled more than 47 percent of its domestic regulatory agenda progressivereform.org/publications...
Tracking Project 2025 Update: 47% of Domestic Policy To-Do List Commenced Ahead of Government Shutdown - Center for Progressive Reform
The Trump administration managed to initiate or fulfill more than 47 percent of the Project 2025 domestic regulatory agenda before the current government shutdown, according to the latest data from th...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
NEWS: Along with our friends at Governing for Impact, @progressivereform.bsky.social is releasing the latest update of our Project 2025 Tracker. So far, the Trump administration has initiated or fulfilled more than 47 percent of its domestic regulatory agenda progressivereform.org/publications...
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New research shows that Maryland’s Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards (ZEHES) could save low-income families $350M a year by 2050, but only if the state funds equitable implementation.
Learn more in Center for Progressive Reform’s report below.
Learn more in Center for Progressive Reform’s report below.
Building Electrification in Maryland: Implementation of Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards for Low-Income Households - Center for Progressive Reform
Maryland has committed to an equitable approach to achieving its ambitious climate goals while minimizing harms or costs placed on historically disadvantaged communities. One of the programs critical to achieving the state’s climate and energy goals as mandated under the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 is zero-emission heating equipment standards (ZEHES). Equitable implementation of ZEHES requires low-income households to be able to fully benefit from clean, efficient heating under the program. This report addresses the costs and the benefits of installing heat pumps and how to...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New research shows that Maryland’s Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards (ZEHES) could save low-income families $350M a year by 2050, but only if the state funds equitable implementation.
Learn more in Center for Progressive Reform’s report below.
Learn more in Center for Progressive Reform’s report below.
New Report: Maryland’s Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards (ZEHES) could save low-income families $350M a year by 2050, but only if the state funds equitable implementation. Lower Bills. Clean air. Healthier homes.
📘 Read it here. → progressivereform.org/publications...
📘 Read it here. → progressivereform.org/publications...
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Report: Maryland’s Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards (ZEHES) could save low-income families $350M a year by 2050, but only if the state funds equitable implementation. Lower Bills. Clean air. Healthier homes.
📘 Read it here. → progressivereform.org/publications...
📘 Read it here. → progressivereform.org/publications...
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"Despite being touted as a critical avenue for congressional oversight," the Congressional Review Act "is often deployed as a partisan tool that replaces agency expertise and democratic consideration with political maneuvers," scholars at the Center for Progressive Reform argue. buff.ly/Q5XMCuo
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Despite being touted as a critical avenue for congressional oversight," the Congressional Review Act "is often deployed as a partisan tool that replaces agency expertise and democratic consideration with political maneuvers," scholars at the Center for Progressive Reform argue. buff.ly/Q5XMCuo
NEW: @theregreview.bsky.social commentary from the Center’s @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social &
@federicoholm.bsky.social. The piece explores how the Congressional Review Act has been used and abused thus far in the 119th Congress. www.theregreview.org/2025/10/13/g...
@federicoholm.bsky.social. The piece explores how the Congressional Review Act has been used and abused thus far in the 119th Congress. www.theregreview.org/2025/10/13/g...
Revisiting Congressional Oversight | The Regulatory Review
Abolishing needed protections through the Congressional Review Act is not effective oversight.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
NEW: @theregreview.bsky.social commentary from the Center’s @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social &
@federicoholm.bsky.social. The piece explores how the Congressional Review Act has been used and abused thus far in the 119th Congress. www.theregreview.org/2025/10/13/g...
@federicoholm.bsky.social. The piece explores how the Congressional Review Act has been used and abused thus far in the 119th Congress. www.theregreview.org/2025/10/13/g...
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Check out my latest with @federicoholm.bsky.social: Our analysis of the recent use of the CRA provides fresh evidence that the law "fails as a mechanism for reinforcing constitutional checks and balances between the executive and legislative branches."
www.theregreview.org/2025/10/13/g...
www.theregreview.org/2025/10/13/g...
Revisiting Congressional Oversight | The Regulatory Review
Abolishing needed protections through the Congressional Review Act is not effective oversight.
www.theregreview.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Check out my latest with @federicoholm.bsky.social: Our analysis of the recent use of the CRA provides fresh evidence that the law "fails as a mechanism for reinforcing constitutional checks and balances between the executive and legislative branches."
www.theregreview.org/2025/10/13/g...
www.theregreview.org/2025/10/13/g...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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