…she describes as “North Dakota’s Free-Market Think Tank”). When Grande served as a North Dakota state representative from 1996–2014, she was a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),…
House GOP Joins the War on ESG, Brought to You by Big Oil
…Sessions (R-TX), and Roger Williams (R-TX) all reported having investments in fossil fuel giants such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, Continental Resources Inc., and Halliburton. In his June 2023 filing, Sessions reported…
Federal Covid Relief Funds Fuel Koch-Backed Flat Tax “Revolution”
…taxed under the personal income tax code,” according to ITEP. It’s no surprise, then, that the primary players in the push for flat taxes are Koch’s astroturf lobbying group Americans…
ALEC’s State Ratings Favor Corporate Policy Wish-List Over Quality of Life
…than one in ten North Carolinians lacks health insurance. Yet, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) cites these as among the top five states in the country with the best…
GOP Candidates Race to Outdo Each Other in Attacking ESG Investing
…latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings. The author of Woke Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam (2021), he rails against companies that weigh environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors…
Right-Wing Culture Warriors Target Annual Shareholder Meetings
…NCPPR has spearheaded a campaign it calls Stop Corporate Tyranny, which rails against “cancel culture” and accuses corporations of both allowing themselves to be weaponized against “traditional American values” and…
Texas “Death Star” Bill on Track to Decimate Local Worker and Consumer Protections
…protections it aims to undermine. The bills are authored by state politicians with strong ties to industry groups, fossil fuels interests, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the right-wing…
ALEC Loses Last-Ditch Efforts to Blunt Repeal of Michigan’s “Right-to-Work” Law
…senators involved in the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to salvage the anti-union legislation the group helped pass more than a decade ago. Senate Bill 34, which passed on…
ALEC to SFOF Pipeline Unearthed
…capitalism”—has been a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), according to the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). Research completed by CMD as part of its SFOF Exposed…
Utah State Treasurer Compares ESG Policies to Nazism at Heartland’s Climate Misinformation Fest
…bogeyman in the Right’s well-funded campaign to pressure lawmakers across the country to oppose any policies that attempt to mitigate climate change. ESG policies broadly encourage fiduciaries—whether they are asset…