ReutersAnalysis: Millennials and global consumers push U.S. companies to get politicalverified_publisherReuters - By Ross Kerber and Jessica DiNapoliBOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A push to attract young and diverse talent and global consumers is behind some of corporate America's willingness to speak out on politically charged issues like Georgia's new voting law, executives and corporate governance experts said. Georgia's decision last month to …
ReutersTexas threatens to become next flash point on voting rulesverified_publisherReuters - By David Shepardson, Joseph Ax and Tracy RucinskiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas appeared on Thursday to become the next flash point on politically charged issues in Corporate America after legislation passed by the state Senate to limit voting access prompted a rebuke from American Airlines. "We are strongly opposed to this bill and others like it," …
ReutersAnalysis: Can Joe Biden recreate the U.S. economy he grew up with?verified_publisherReuters - By Howard SchneiderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will almost certainly be the last U.S. president born as a member of the "silent generation" demographic group who were children during World War Two, came of age in an economic boom that built middle class wealth, and cemented the role of the United States as the …
ReutersNo new gas taxes: White House rejects corporate ask on infrastructure fundingverified_publisherReuters - By Nandita BoseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday rejected the idea of raising gas taxes as a way to pay for President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, setting the stage for a fight with business groups that are calling for U.S. drivers to foot the bill instead of corporate tax hikes. …
ReutersWhite House will seek law to require carbon-free power from U.S. utilitiesverified_publisherReuters - by Nichola Groom(Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Thursday it will seek to pass a law requiring utilities to source more power from renewable and other clean sources as part of an ambitious effort to address climate change through investing in infrastructure. A so-called clean energy standard (CES) would …
ReutersWisconsin seeks $145,000 in fees for Trump's 'bad faith' election lawsuitverified_publisherReuters - By Brendan Pierson(Reuters) - Wisconsin's Democratic Governor Tony Evers has asked a federal judge to order Donald Trump to cover $145,000 in legal fees the state spent to defend against the former Republican president's unsuccessful effort to overturn its 2020 election results. In a filing in Milwaukee federal court …
