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Intuit

Intuit Investors Urged to Support Sole Shareholder Proposal

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. – Shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) are urging Intuit shareholders to make their voices heard by voting their proxy ballots before Intuit’s annual shareholder meeting on January 22. FEP ...
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ABLE Accounts Are Expanding This Year — and So Is What’s Possible for People with Disabilities

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For too long, our public policy has sent a quiet but devastating message to people with disabilities: Don’t save. Don’t plan. Don’t earn too much — or you’ll lose what you need to survive. ABLE Accounts began to change that ...
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Black Conservatives Reflect on the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Project 21 Commentary /
As we approach Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ambassadors with the Project 21 black leadership network are reflecting on the civil rights icon and his legacy -- and their musings are diverse and not necessarily what you'd expect. Johanna Blanding-Koskinen, ...
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Esther Bouquet: Beware Corporations: Silencing Shareholders is a Risky Move

FEP Commentary /
The SEC recently announced that it will generally refrain from getting involved when companies exclude shareholder proposals from their proxy materials. Even so, Free Enterprise Project Associate Esther Bouquet warns companies that they face numerous risks if they hastily exclude ...
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Horace Cooper on San Francisco Reparations: A State That Never Had Slavery is Choosing Segregation Over Solutions

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Despite San Francisco's $1 billion budget deficit, Mayor Daniel Lurie has signed a measure to create a reparations fund for black residents. On Fox News's "The Ingraham Angle," Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper told guest host Brian Kilmeade: This is an ...
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Free Enterprise Project Rings in the New Year With Five Corporate Settlements

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Washington, D.C. -- Shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) have successfully negotiated shareholder proposal withdrawals with Prudential, Eli Lilly, Exxon, Capital One and AT&T. "As set forth on our website, 'the National ...
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Black Conservatives Share Their New Year’s Hopes for 2026

Project 21 Commentary /
After a whirlwind 2025, ambassadors with the Project 21 black leadership network are sharing their New Year's hopes for 2026. Marie Fischer, Project 21 Ambassador: My hope is that those of us who are truly G‑d‑fearing will come together in ...
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Black Education Experts Share Secrets of Successful Schools

Project 21 Commentary /
American kids today are not OK. Declining test scores, depressing headlines and worrisome anecdotes all serve as evidence that the post-pandemic, unaccountable, morally confused, discipline-absent nature of our nation's public school systems is churning out a mess of issues for ...
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Rachel Barkley: Real Hope Ahead for People With Disabilities

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This holiday season, I am closing out the year with hope—not the passive kind, but real hope. I was recently reminded by former Oklahoma DHS Secretary Justin Brown that real hope is powerful. Real hope is the belief that tomorrow ...
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Stefan Padfield: Why Shareholders Need a Women’s Rights Audit

FEP Commentary /
"It is time to restore reality to the boardroom: true women's rights rely on acknowledging biological distinctions, not on high-risk corporate activism that sacrifices safety and merit for a perfect diversity score." In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise ...
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