…Foundation hired Christian Camara—who also lobbies on behalf of the anti-union Center for Independent Employees—to push for legislation enacted in Florida this year that expanded the anti-teachers’ union blueprint to…
Watchdog Group Files Emergency Motion with Ohio Supreme Court to Stop AG’s Further Destruction of Documents Sought in Open Records Case
…seeking review from the Ohio Supreme Court. CMD and three amicus groups, the League of Women Voters of Ohio, The Marshall Project, and the Ohio NOW Education and Legal Fund,…
ALEC’s State Ratings Favor Corporate Policy Wish-List Over Quality of Life
…FreedomWorks. In March 2019, former President Trump nominated Moore to the Federal Reserve Board, but he withdrew his name from consideration once reporters exposed his history of disparaging women. Moore…
GOP Candidates Race to Outdo Each Other in Attacking ESG Investing
…of judging the saliency of the issue among Democratic and independent voters as well, since the state’s primaries are nonpartisan. State Treasurer John Schroder and Attorney General Jeff Landry are…
Texas “Death Star” Bill on Track to Decimate Local Worker and Consumer Protections
…chemical manufacturers, as well as from Southwest Airlines and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which regularly lobbies in favor of big business policies. Senator Brandon Creighton (R-4), sponsor…
How Koch Cash Is Bankrolling the Effort to Kill Big Tech Reform
…independent thinker, Buck has been serving continuously on the Judiciary Committee since 2015. As he puts it: “In my view, you need antitrust enforcement, you need Section 230 reform, and…
Florida Bills Deliver on DeSantis and ALEC Anti-Union Wish Lists
…include AFP, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), and the Foundation for Florida’s Future, Jeb Bush’s pro-charter school 501c4. Lobbyists for the House bill include representatives from the Opportunity…
ALEC to SFOF Pipeline Unearthed
…Public Policy Foundation, The Heartland Institute, the Independent Women’s Forum, Heritage Action, America First Works, the Foundation for Government Accountability, and Consumers’ Research in supporting passage of the model legislation….
Utah State Treasurer Compares ESG Policies to Nazism at Heartland’s Climate Misinformation Fest
…conformity.” Isaac agreed, saying that “three-letter acronyms” such as WEF (World Economic Forum), CRT (Critical Race Theory), and ESG are being “weaponized against Americans.” As Heartland’s Cameron Sholty put it…
Center for Media and Democracy Launches New Website Exposing Right-Wing Group of Anti-ESG State Financial Officers
…like-minded groups. The site also includes data on the individuals and groups lobbying for anti-ESG bills contributed by independent researcher Connor Gibson. Features of the new SFOF Exposed site include:…