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Tim Benson
Jack is the research editor for the Editorial Department at The Heartland Institute, where he also contributes to the mission of the Socialism Research Center as a research fellow.

Research & Impact: Texas Bill Would Protect Industries from ESG Lending and De-Banking Discrimination

May 1, 2025
Legislation in the Texas Senate would combat environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores by prohibiting lenders from discriminating against organizations based on social credit or value-based standards like ESG. ESG…
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Research & Impact: Texas Bill Would Protect Against ESG and Ensure Fair Access to Insurance Services

May 1, 2025
Legislation in the Texas Senate would combat environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores by preventing insurance companies and holding companies from including political shareholder proposals in proxy statements and from…
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Research & Impact: Texas Bill Would Protect Shareholders from ESG-Driven Proxy Advisor Recommendations

April 30, 2025
Legislation in the Texas Senate would combat environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores by mandating that proxy advisory services based in Texas provide recommendations solely based on the financial interests…
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Research & Impact: Texas Bill Would Protect State Pension Funds and Texans’ Retirement Savings From ESG

April 30, 2025
Legislation in the Texas Senate would combat environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores by mandating that public retirement systems in Texas, as well as their investment managers and proxy advisors,…
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Testimony Before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee in Support of SB 2337

April 24, 2025
Testimony Before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee in Support of SB 2337 Jack McPherrin Research Fellow, Heartland Impact April 24, 2025 Chairman Hughes, Vice-Chair Paxton, and Members of the…
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Testimony Before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee in Support of SB 946

April 24, 2025
Testimony Before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee in Support of SB 946 Jack McPherrin Research Fellow, Heartland Impact April 24, 2025   Chairman Hughes, Vice-Chair Paxton, and Members of…
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Testimony Before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee in Support of SB 945

April 24, 2025
Testimony Before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee in Support of SB 945 Jack McPherrin Research Fellow, Heartland Impact April 24, 2025 Chairman Hughes, Vice-Chair Paxton, and Members of the…
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Testimony Before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee in Support of SB 312

April 24, 2025
Testimony Before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee in Support of SB 312 Jack McPherrin Research Fellow, Heartland Impact April 24, 2025   Chairman Hughes, Vice-Chair Paxton, and Members of…
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Policy Brief: Ranked Choice Voting: A Major Threat to Free, Fair, and Secure Elections

October 24, 2024
Read More   Ranked choice voting (RCV) has become a heavily discussed topic in recent years. Promoted primarily by progressive, left-wing organizations, RCV is touted as a way of fixing…
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Research & Impact: Anti-ESG Bill in Georgia Will Ensure Peach State Pension Funds Invested Appropriately

February 24, 2024
Legislation in the Georgia House of Representatives, HB 481, would combat environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring systems and ensure state pension funds are invested solely to achieve the maximum return…
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