Bolstered by fossil-fuel and firearms advocates, Indiana, Kansas and Montana this month enacted legislation to ban environmental and other social criteria from being factored into investment decisions.
They will soon be joined by a fourth. In Florida, where likely presidential contender Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) calls it part of “woke capitalism,” the Senate last week gave final approval to a bill banning the practice for state and local governments that now awaits his signature.
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