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June 26, 2024 —The American Economic Liberties Project and a coalition of allies yesterday sent two separate letters to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Department of Justice (DOJ), respectively, urging them to end VeriSign Inc.’s government-designated monopoly over domain registration before an August 2nd deadline to stop the automatic renewal of VeriSign’s no-bid contract.

June 26, 2024 — In response to SB 1524, a bill which carves out the restaurant and food service industry from the state-wide junk fee ban scheduled to go into effect on July 1, the American Economic Liberties Project released a letter explaining why the California Senate should reject the bill, and issued the following statement.

June 26, 2024 — In advance of a hearing in the Pennsylvania House Health Committee to consider HB2344, a bill that would empower the state attorney general to investigate and rein in consolidation in hospitals and nursing homes, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in support. 

June 25, 2024 — In response to the release of a new funding bill from the House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee, which includes a significant cut to the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s requested budget along with a cap on the amount of money the Division gets from merger filing fees, and hiring limitations, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

June 24, 2024 — In response to news that non-profit health system Novant has called off plans to acquire two North Carolina-based hospitals from Community Health Systems (CHS) after an appellate court granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for a preliminary injunction, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.