For Release January 29, 2014

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“Show Us the Subsidized Jobs” Ranks the States

Report: Nearly All States Disclose Some Development Deals, But Outcome Reporting Remains Mostly Poor

Last week brought three major investigative articles about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the corporate-backed network of state legislators, and its ties to the State Policy Network (SPN), a group of conservative think tanks often associated with proposals to suppress wages, cut social safety net spending,

I laud the recent statements by Pope Francis and President Obama on inequality—and urge them and everyone else to acknowledge how the escalating Economic War Among the States is a growing part of the problem.