Looks like an interesting webinar from the Institute for Local Self Reliance and features MN State Attorney General Keith Ellison…
How State Policymakers Can Take On Monopolies and Rebuild Local Economies in 2025 and Beyond
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
3:00 – 4:15 pm ET (2-3:45 CST)Join the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) and the State Innovation Exchange (SiX), along with leading policymakers, experts, and advocates for a virtual event on how states can strengthen enforcement of existing antitrust laws and advance new legislative reforms.
The past four years saw a major push by state and federal leaders to rein in outsized corporate power and safeguard consumers, workers, farmers, and small businesses from monopoly abuse. Together, state and federal antitrust enforcers, in collaboration with communities harmed by monopoly power, have blocked a supermarket megamerger, challenged healthcare monopolies, taken action against corporate landlords accused of colluding to raise rents, and more.
The program includes a fireside chat with Attorneys General Keith Ellison (Minnesota) and Kris Mayes (Arizona) moderated by Stacy Mitchell, Co-Executive Director at ILSR. This will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A, led by Ron Knox, Senior Researcher and Policy Advocate at ILSR, featuring state officials and advocates working in diverse communities across the country as they share strategies for fostering fairer markets—and winning.
- Ida Eskamani, Senior Director for Legislative Affairs | State Innovation Exchange
- Tammie Hetrick, President and CEO | Washington Food Industry Association
- J.D. Scholten, State Representative | Representing 1st District, Iowa State Legislature