This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, October 2nd. I'm Virginia Allen.

How is the government using your money? This is a question that you as a taxpayer

deserve an answer to. What we do know is that in red and blue states alike there's

been a huge push in recent years for ESG. ESG stands for environmental,

social, and governance. ESG policies require businesses and the government to prioritize a social agenda over smart financial

investment.

And this affects the economic health of communities and entire states.

We're kicking off today a money and transparency series to dive

into the topic and pull the curtain back on what ESG is and how it might be

affecting your local and state economy without you even knowing it,

and even affecting the land in your state and how it's used.

Over the next three days, we're going to be hearing from financial and state leaders from all over the US that are working both in the nonprofit and governmental space.

I had the opportunity recently to talk with these leaders at the State Financial

Officers Foundation meeting in Alaska. And today we're kicking off this three-day series

with a double-headed. First, newly announced CEO of the State Financial

Officers Foundation, Dr. O.J. O. O. Laker joins the show to explain the

implications of the ESG Agenda. He also shares the history of the State Financial

Officers Foundation and why founder Derek Creyfels saw the need for such an

organization. Then Utah State Treasurer Marlow Oaks joins the show to explain

how those ESG policies and the Biden administration's climate agenda is hamstringing land usage in the state of Utah.

Stay tuned for both of these conversations after this.

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