…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:…
Fossil Fuel Producers Urge ALEC to Help “Preserve [Their] Freedom”
…of fossil fuel producers, royalty owners, oilfield service companies, and state and independent oil and gas associations. Although it refers to its activities as “grassroots,” its members are directly involved…
Deluge of Dark Money Expected as Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Moves Toward Runoff
…to work on “election integrity” and to “advise on fake electors.” In addition, the anti-abortion Women Speak Out PAC, affiliated with Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, has spent $142,900 on…
Documents show how a pipeline company paid Minnesota millions to police protests
…women: Enbridge reimbursed a nonprofit organization for the cost of hotel rooms for women who had been assaulted by Line 3 workers, according to an invoice submitted by the nonprofit….
ALEC Expands Private Board of Directors with Woke Capitalism Fighters
…November, documents obtained by CMD detail. Republicans AGs have collectively taken multiple actions in the anti-ESG fight. ALEC also added lobbyists from Multistates Associates, the National Federation of Independent Business,…
Group Linked to Anti-Abortion Activist Leonard Leo Was Top Funder of Republican AG Campaigns in 2022
…In October and November, most of that went to independent expenditures for state AG races, including close to $6.5 million for TV ads, $1.3 million for direct mail and text…
Koch Industries Hedges Its Bets With Solar
…Arizona, who declared herself an Independent as of January 2023. In addition to direct federal lobbying, the group ran social media ads that called out the two senators, encouraging them…
Contributions Now Pouring in for High-Stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
…“Milwaukee’s Premier Business & Social Club.” No independent expenditures have been reported yet. Editor’s note: This piece originally stated that Dorow had “presided over the trial of the man convicted…