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title: Hear from Gov. Gavin Newsom, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and more. 
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America has big problems. We have big IDEAS to solve them. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­    ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  

|   Problems viewing this email? View it in your browser   InProgress from the Center for American Progress Join us for CAP IDEAS on May 19 The American people need change. The rising cost of health care, groceries, and other basic necessities has forced families to make impossible decisions just to survive. At the same time, President Trump's disastrous policies at home and abroad have put American civil rights, national security, and democracy under threat. These big challenges call for big ideas. On May 19, the 2026 CAP IDEAS Conference will bring together today's leading thinkers and doers to shape the national debate and push for solutions throughout 2026 and beyond. We're thrilled to announce an impressive lineup of speakers and panelists including Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and many more. Register now to join our digital event and hear directly how these leaders plan to fight back against the Trump administration's attacks on our democracy and deliver for the American people.  SECURE YOUR SPOT IN OUR VIRTUAL AUDIENCE Nearly half of young children live in child care deserts The conversation around child care is often focused on affordability. But for millions of families, the problem is twofold: Costs are too high, and there’s simply not enough care to be found. New analysis, nearly a decade after its groundbreaking 2018 nationwide scan, from the Center for American Progress, in collaboration with the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Stanford University, finds that post-pandemic, 46 percent of children under age 6 live in licensed child care deserts—areas where supply falls far short of demand. The crisis is especially acute in rural communities, where more than 70 percent of families in the most remote areas lack sufficient options. And while conditions have improved slightly since 2018, access remains out of reach for nearly half the country. Insufficient licensed supply cuts across both blue and red states, deepening racial inequities and exacerbating lengthy waitlists—and lack of funding in programs like Head Start leaves the nation’s most vulnerable families behind. This isn’t just a family issue—it’s an economic one. Decades of underinvestment have constrained supply, suppressed wages for early educators, and left families with too few options. When parents can’t find care, they’re forced to cut back work or leave jobs altogether—costing the nation’s economy billions in lost wages, productivity, and tax revenue—while children miss out on critical early learning opportunities during the most consequential period of development.  CAP’s new interactive map shows a detailed look at where shortages are most acute—offering a clear picture of where investments in early educators, supply, and affordability are needed most. EXPLORE CHILD CARE ACCESS IN MY COMMUNITY A Citizens United update: Hawaii’s S.B. 2471 is one step away from Gov. Green’s desk WATCH THIS Advocates for Hawaii’s S.B. 2471 are making swift progress to get dark and corporate money out of their state and federal politics. The 50th state now has conferees for the bill’s conference committee and is one step away from sending S.B. 2471 to Gov. Green’s desk for signing into law—becoming the first state to effectively make Citizens United irrelevant. In Montana, the state’s ballot initiative is moving quickly to the ballot box now that the state’s Supreme Court has made a ruling reaffirming the merits of these bold legal strategies to get dark and corporate money out of politics. State-by-state increases in gas prices since Trump's war on Iran The Trump administration’s choice to wage war on Iran has caused enormous loss, costing military and civilian lives, humanitarian suffering, and far-reaching economic repercussions. High prices at the gas pump are an unavoidable, everyday reminder to Americans that the damaging consequences will linger long after the war’s end. New state-by-state analysis from CAP shows the average increase in gas prices for Americans across all states. CHECK GAS PRICES IN MY STATE Follow us on                              Support CAP Unsubscribe Manage Your Subscriptions Privacy Policy Center for American Progress 1333 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20005 |
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