The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week.Attendees are debating model policies that would suppress the vote, advance MAGA priorities, further endanger the climate, and more.
CMD NEWS ABOUT ALEC
On October 30, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R–LA), a doctor who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and fellow committee member Senator Jim Banks (R–IN) reintroduced legislation designed to prevent retirement plan managers from considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when choosing investments.
This past legislative session, at least 15 “grid reliability” and “grid stability” bills based on ALEC model policies were introduced in statehouses across the country.
On August 15, insurance regulators in Illinois granted State Farm a 27% rate hike on homeowners policies, with premiums projected to climb by $475 a year for the average homeowner.