Fast Company: How companies like Amazon and Facebook fleece communities out of billions
March 31, 2022 — Following the launch of the Ban Secret Deals coalition, Fast Company laid out how non-disclosure agreements in economic development deals are extracting taxpayer money from communities and why they must be stopped.
Common Dreams: ‘Their Inflation Strategy Is Working’: Corporate Profits Soared to Record High in 2021
March 31, 2022 — Common Dreams cited Economic Liberties’ commentary on new reporting from The Guarding that found that showed corporate power is making inflation worse.
POLITICO Morning Tech: FCC (finally) faces House lawmakers
March 31, 2022 — POLITICO Morning Tech covered the launch of the Ban Secret Deals coalition.
The Hill: Advocacy groups push for ban on NDAs tied to government subsidies
March 31, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Director of State and Local Policy Pat Garofalo spoke with The Hill about the new Ban Secret Deals coalition, explaining why it is critical for states to ban these corrupt deals.
Ban Secret Deals Coalition Launches to Bring Accountability and Transparency to State and Local Economic Development Deals
March 31, 2022 — Today, a coalition of national and state-based policy and advocacy partners from across the political spectrum are launching the Ban Secret Deals campaign. Calling for state-level bans against the use of non-disclosure agreements in economic development deals, the Ban Secret Deals campaign features a website spotlighting bad deals, a petition for the public to support bills that ban the practice, and a tool to help the public report new secret deals in their communities.