CAP and GFI Comment Recommends Federal Agencies Use Existing Authority To Address AI in Financial Services Sector ArticleSeptember 10, 2024 CAP and GFI Comment Recommends Federal Agencies Use Existing Authority To Address AI in Financial Services Sector The Center for American Progress and Governing for Impact urge federal financial regulatory agencies to use powers already under their authority to regulate AI. Sep 10, 2024 Adam Conner, Will Dobbs-Allsopp
CAP Comments on the CFTC’s Event Contracts Proposal ArticleAugust 8, 2024 CAP Comments on the CFTC’s Event Contracts Proposal The Center for American Progress submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the agency’s event contracts proposal. Aug 8, 2024 Alexandra Thornton
Converting Vacant Office Space Into Housing ReportJuly 30, 2024 Converting Vacant Office Space Into Housing The adaptive reuse of underutilized office buildings, if paired with government support and comprehensive planning, might be a valuable tool in many local markets for addressing the vast need for more—and more affordable—housing. Jul 30, 2024 Michela Zonta, Lily Roberts, Jessica Vela
AGOA Reauthorization Offers an Opportunity for Expanded Commitments to Development, Labor, and Climate in Sub-Saharan Africa ArticleJuly 24, 2024 AGOA Reauthorization Offers an Opportunity for Expanded Commitments to Development, Labor, and Climate in Sub-Saharan Africa Congress faces a critical opportunity to support workers in the United States and Africa while diversifying supply chains and protecting the climate by authorizing a strengthened African Growth and Opportunity Act next year. Jul 24, 2024 Ryan Mulholland, Doug Molof, Leo Banks, 5 More Anne Griffin, Sadhana Mandala, Trevor Sutton, Mike Williams, Kalina Gibson
Industrial Policy To Reduce Prescription Generic Drug Shortages ReportJuly 23, 2024 Industrial Policy To Reduce Prescription Generic Drug Shortages Policy interventions, including large-scale private-public partnerships, are key to reducing prescription drug shortages and averting patient harm. Jul 23, 2024 Marc Jarsulic
Organized Labor Is Uncovering the Truth About Offshore Wind in Rhode Island VideoJuly 22, 2024 Organized Labor Is Uncovering the Truth About Offshore Wind in Rhode Island On the front lines of the clean energy transition, Rhode Island’s offshore wind developments and union workforce are disproving misinformation spread by the fossil fuel industry and showcasing the benefits of federal climate investments for local communities and economies. Jul 22, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Devon Lespier, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Adam Reich, Olivia Mowry
Project 2025 Would Exploit Child Labor by Allowing Minors To Work in Dangerous Conditions With Fewer Protections ArticleJuly 18, 2024 Project 2025 Would Exploit Child Labor by Allowing Minors To Work in Dangerous Conditions With Fewer Protections The elimination of protections for young workers, if enacted, would lead more children to work in dangerous workplaces such as factories and slaughterhouses—as well as increase the likelihood of injuries and death—to the benefit of greedy corporations. Jul 18, 2024 Veronica Goodman
Project 2025 Would Allow Financial Disaster To Bolster Wall Street’s Bottom Line ArticleJuly 1, 2024 Project 2025 Would Allow Financial Disaster To Bolster Wall Street’s Bottom Line New CAP analysis gauges the potential effects of a present-day financial disaster on workers and the economy if a far-right plan to put short-term gains for Wall Street above long-term prosperity for American families is successful. Jul 1, 2024 Marc Jarsulic, Lilith Fellowes-Granda
Any Budget Deal Should Preserve Parity ArticleJuly 1, 2024 Any Budget Deal Should Preserve Parity As Congress renegotiates the budget levels for fiscal year 2025, it should match every additional dollar of defense investment with an equal amount of nondefense spending. Jul 1, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
The Inflation Reduction Act Still Reduces the Deficit ArticleJune 27, 2024 The Inflation Reduction Act Still Reduces the Deficit Higher clean energy tax credit costs mean they are working better than expected. Jun 27, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Brendan Duke
Fact Sheet: Recommendations for Financial Regulatory Agencies To Take Further Action on AI Fact SheetJune 17, 2024 Fact Sheet: Recommendations for Financial Regulatory Agencies To Take Further Action on AI This fact sheet offers recommendations for how U.S. financial regulatory agencies can draw upon numerous existing statutory authorities to address the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) to the financial services sector. Jun 17, 2024 Todd Phillips, Adam Conner
Project 2025 Would Increase Costs for Commuters, Defund Transit Maintenance, and Undermine Economic Growth ArticleJune 10, 2024 Project 2025 Would Increase Costs for Commuters, Defund Transit Maintenance, and Undermine Economic Growth How a radical plan to eliminate federal transit funding could devastate local transit systems, hurt families, and undermine economic growth. Jun 10, 2024 Kevin DeGood
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