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Dec 30, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Nicole transitions from saying that Fitzpatrick has met w/ her office several times to prepare for taking over her position to speaking about how the auditor's role is "to be independent minded and put politics aside and serve taxpayers." #mogov 🧵
She didn't say it, but I will. Fitzpatrick will be political in his position. He's already stated that his focus will be "on combating left-wing 'environmental, social, and governance—or 'ESG'—policies with respect to investments."
dailysignal.com/2022/11/30/inc…
Fitzpatrick sent his COS to a State Financial Officers’ Foundation meeting where fossil-fuel funded groups, including ALEC and the Heritage Fdtn, advised them on combating ESG investing.
exposedbycmd.org/2022/11/03/rep…
"Diagram of SFOF's connections to corporate sponsors, the fossil fuel industry, anti-climate and dark money groups as well as state treasurers' anti-climate campaign."
documented.net/media/sfof-net…
Thank goodness for private and federal government investment in renewable energy in Missouri, because the Republican super-majority in the #moleg and now all statewide political positions are funded by the fossil fuel industry.

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