Republican officials continued their probe of BlackRock this week, saying that the financial giant has not been forthcoming about how climate activists are shaping its policies, according to a letter first obtained by The Daily Wire.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 12:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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Mixed bag for conservativs
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 @ 7:20 am
By: John Steed
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The state retirement system and top legislative leaders are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to dismiss the Wilson County school board's appeal in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 11:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wilson County school board is asking the state Supreme Court to review a $400,000 penalty linked to the state's law against pension spiking.
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2023 @ 11:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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says investors shortchanged by political goals of ESG
Published: Tuesday, December 19th, 2023 @ 7:25 pm
By: John Steed
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One of the sticking points in the state budget negotiations is the $1.4 billion proposed in the Senate version for NCInnovation, a private, non-profit created by some NC business leaders in 2018, aimed at providing grants for applied research at select UNC-system universities.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 11:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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“It could ultimately have an impact on not only its operating budgets from a year-to-year basis but also have an impact on our gigantic unfunded healthcare liability,” Folwell said.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday afternoon, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed two bills including one that would prevent state pension money from being invested using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in state investment decisions.
Published: Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 @ 8:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers vote to ban ESG investing in state pension plans, pushback on plans to tap Mandy Cohen for head of the federal Centers for Disease Control, and Fort Bragg gets a name change
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 9:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 750 Protects State Pension Plan, Retirees and Employees from 'Wacktivism'
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2023 @ 1:20 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Two distinct but almost textually identical bills banning ESG investment criteria have passed their respective legislative bodies, signaling the strong possibility that either bill becomes law.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 7:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An Act to Address the Use of Environmental, Social, and Governance Criteria by State Agencies and State Pension Plan Fiduciaries
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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One of the largest public state pension funds in the nation has routinely accepted shareholder resolution advice from a woke proxy advisory firm based in San Francisco
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 8:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. John R. Bradford III, R-Mecklenburg, made it official Thursday by announcing his run for the state treasurer’s office.
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 12:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Pension plans for state government retirees are strained
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is the latest prominent Democrat to turn against his own party and the environmental, social, and corporate governance movement, also known as ESG, amid a run for reelection in a heavily Republican state.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 8:57 pm
By: Daily Wire
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“I will be the best governor money can’t buy,” said Folwell
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 11:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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One of Raleigh’s oldest banks is in the running to purchase the failed Silicon Valley Bank, also known as SVB.
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 @ 2:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s state pension system was among the victims of the recent collapse of two large Silicon Valley, California banks, with the loss of millions in stock at both banks.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 1:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a new initiative with 18 other states on Thursday to fight back against President Joe Biden’s woke environmental, social, corporate governance (ESG) agenda.
Published: Monday, March 27th, 2023 @ 2:24 am
By: Daily Wire
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BlackRock plans to dismiss some 500 workers as the asset management company seeks to contend with heavy losses.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 11:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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allows 401(k) managers to invest in low performing ESG funds
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 @ 3:41 pm
By: John Steed
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The state government of Texas is cutting ties with BlackRock, UBS, and other firms that are hostile toward fossil fuels, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar revealed on Wednesday.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 4:03 am
By: Daily Wire
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Vivek Ramaswamy, the founder of anti-woke asset management firm Strive, stressed to Morning Wire Wednesday that state attorneys general should use their power to fight back against financial institutions pushing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards.
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2022 @ 7:52 pm
By: Daily Wire
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This summer, West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore published a list of five financial institutions that he has deemed ineligible for state banking contracts due to their environmental and social activism.
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2022 @ 3:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Moody's states that the average family is spending nearly $6,000 more than last year.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2022 @ 1:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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conservatives should pull funds out of far left Blackrock
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 3:13 pm
By: John Steed
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Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced new actions this week that his administration is taking to protect the state of Florida from environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) influence.
Published: Monday, August 8th, 2022 @ 11:47 pm
By: Daily Wire
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(Raleigh, N.C.) – Unliver, PLC announced yesterday that the company had sold its Ben & Jerry’s ice cream business to the local licensee in Israel
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 5:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Past time govt's have stolen retirement accounts
Published: Saturday, April 9th, 2022 @ 6:43 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Turmoil in Town of Spring Lake on Agenda for Monthly Teleconference with Reporters
Published: Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 @ 11:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell wants Congress to allow state pension funds to seek damages through U.S. courts. His requested change in federal law could lead to seizure of Russian assets and properties.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 9:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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