Today, DPN has released our Local News Dollars policy kit, an open resource for legislators, advocates, journalists, and citizens to learn how states can establish “Local News Dollars” systems — in which residents are issued vouchers to donate to journalism outlets of their choice — to expand and revitalize local journalism. Read

On Wednesday, March 1st at 4PM ET, the Democracy Policy Network is hosting a DPN Conversation on the topic of Civil Legal System Reform. The policy briefing will explore: (1) the growing wave of “Right to Counsel” legislation expanding access to justice in cities and states across the country; and

On February 8, DPN hosted our first 2023 DPN Conversation on the topic of Green Finance. The policy briefing explored what state leaders can do to ensure their state’s financial policies, regulations, and institutions best mitigate climate change and support green energy transitions. We spoke with Jordan Haedtler (former

On February 8 at 4PM ET DPN is hosting our first 2023 DPN Conversation on the topic of Green Finance. The policy briefing will explore what state leaders can do to ensure their state’s financial policies, regulations, and institutions best mitigate climate change and support green energy transitions. RSVP

DPN Conversations are monthly briefings for state leaders, staffers, advocates, and journalists interested in learning about transformative state policies for deepening democracy. Each month, DPN brings in a panel of experts, advocates, and legislators to share their story and answer questions about the nuts and bolts of raising up an

As we wrap up the year, I first wanted to send along my sincere gratitude to everyone who engaged with the Democracy Policy Network this year. From the beginning, we have designed ourselves to be more like an open platform than a closed bureaucracy, relying on networks of state leaders,

Today, DPN, alongside the Democracy Collaborative and T1International, has released our Public Pharmaceuticals policy kit — an open resource for legislators, advocates, journalists, and citizens to learn how states can publicly manufacture and distribute pharmaceuticals. Read DPN's policy kit on Public Pharmaceuticals Americans pay sky high drug prices — nearly double that

In the coming weeks, we at the Democracy Policy Network [democracypolicy.network] are releasing three kits about Democratizing Entrepreneurship — state policies to help make it easier for more Americans launch startups, coops, and other ventures. American entrepreneurship is currently dominated [https://www.kauffman.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/kauffman_compilation_

This past Tuesday, we at DPN [democracypolicy.network], alongside the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center [https://democracypolicy-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/1SNJZDuANYQ7PgnGil_8QioDtLBsRWvnveRq5NVHdYPpPmlaxgQGnocliBy_92CfzDbSyOlIZRkor-edyd0hAItTZ1us5HyVdFMSI0tLltygxzeefcY9uPtr019-VsGA] and Run for Something Action Fund [https://democracypolicy-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/1KObDFAs8wcAp-cII_ZBxJYuRwOxzgqD62DP13jPoK1ZTmlaxgQFrDGbBapCnZWLAJcvK8O_6IOiY_wc6CK15nlgC6dc7RXaybplnOgRpEmasRezIlb2qPAl2JwM8yE

Today, DPN has released our Foreign Investor Electioneering Ban policy kit [https://democracypolicy.network/agenda/open-country/open-government/foreign-investor-electioneering-ban] —an open resource for legislators, advocates, journalists, and citizens to learn how states can better prevent foreign money from influencing domestic elections. Read DPN's policy kit on FIE Bans [https://democracypolicy.network/

Today, DPN has released our Antimonopoly Reform state policy kit [https://democracypolicy.network/agenda/open-country/open-economy/antimonopoly-reform] —an open resource for legislators, advocates, journalists, and citizens to learn how states empower workers, consumers, and community businesses to combat monopoly power. Read DPN's policy kit on Antimonopoly Reform [https://democracypolicy.network/

On May 16, DPN hosted a state policy briefing on Public Medications with experts, advocates, and legislators at the cutting edge of promoting publicly-owned pharmaceutical enterprises, created by states to develop, manufacture, and distribute medication in the public interest. Video and notes from the event are below. Welcome — Pete Davis

When it comes to policy, the state leaders fighting for a deeper democracy are understaffed and outgunned. Movement politicians are often inspired to run for office because they have experience in a few issue areas. However, when considering whether to run or not, they are faced with the daunting task