Tag: West Virginia

Risk March 25, 2024

Texas Fund’s BlackRock Pullout Marks Latest Anti-ESG Broadside

A Republican-led backlash, including laws to undermine sustainability efforts in 17 states, may be having some results.

Newsmakers May 27, 2022

GOP-Led States Ban Pension Plans From Dealing With ESG-Backing Firms

Texas probes whether BlackRock and other asset managers are boycotting fossil fuels.

Newsmakers January 19, 2022

ESG Activist Larry Fink Takes Heat From Right and Left

The BlackRock CEO is either too radical or too namby-pamby, critics say.

News February 26, 2018

WV Bill Would Criminalize Failure to Contribute to Pensions

Larceny of contributions could mean up to 10 years in prison for violators.