2022 Is the Worst Year in History for State Corporate Welfare Megadeals

Facing election-year pressure from voters and flush with federal cash, governors across America have signed three times more billion-dollar subsidy deals than any previous year in history. September 15, 2022 – An unprecedented flood of economic development “megadeals” with potential billon-dollar price tags across the United States is turning 2022 into a uniquely expensive year … Continue reading 2022 Is the Worst Year in History for State Corporate Welfare Megadeals

CEA Co-Founds “Ban Secret Deals” Coalition to End Use of NDAs in Subsidy Deals

The Center for Economic Accountability and organizations from across the ideological spectrum have come together in a coalition to launch the "Ban Secret Deals" campaign in opposition to nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in state and local economic development subsidy deals. The coalition is calling for state-level bans on the use of NDAs by elected officials and … Continue reading CEA Co-Founds “Ban Secret Deals” Coalition to End Use of NDAs in Subsidy Deals

The Center for Economic Accountability Named “Smart Bet” for 2020 by Atlas Network

Michigan-Based Economic Development Policy Group Identified as Free-Market Organization “Punching Above Their Weight,” will Receive Grant Support The Center for Economic Accountability (CEA) has been selected by the Atlas Network as one of ten organizations in the United States that are “punching above their weight” in developing and implementing innovative and scalable efforts to promote … Continue reading The Center for Economic Accountability Named “Smart Bet” for 2020 by Atlas Network