Illinois governor vetoes bill that would stifle car sharing

Posted on 29/08/2018 by Engadget RSS Feed

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has vetoed a bill that stood to damage peer-to-peer car sharing companies like Turo, GetAround and Maven. The bill was passed by the state legislature in May and would have applied the same state and local taxes big ren...

Arkansas follows Indiana in passing the new Religious Freedom Bill

Posted on 01/04/2015 by sumayah

Arkansas’ Republican-led House gave final approval to the bill, which prohibits the state and local governments from infringing on a person's religious beliefs without a "compelling" interest. The...

The 5 Reasons Big Companies Struggle With Innovation

Posted on 08/01/2014 by forbes

As I have been doing startup consulting at Red Rocket, I have also had many executive conversations with several big companies. These companies were anywhere from $150MM to $25BN in revenues in size...

Bulgaria’s Travails Should Be A Sobering Reminder to Ukrainians: The EU Doesn’t Fix Everything

Posted on 26/12/2013 by forbes

At a time that thousands of Ukrainians continue to protest in favor of integration with the European Union, it’s worth taking a moment to consider whether or not the EU is actually capable of...

Minimum Wage Hike Increased by WCC

Posted on 24/12/2013 by sumayah

It happens to be the highest rate in the entire US. But that is the way things are. Washington City Council took a decision that may have been abrupt yet it was necessary too. The raising of minimum...

David Brooks: A Pseudo-Conservative Exposes Himself (Again)

Posted on 23/12/2013 by forbes

If his December 16 New York Times column, “Strengthen the Presidency,” is any indication, faux-conservative David Brooks has been hitting the spiked Christmas eggnog early and hard. Or maybe, as we’...

Unions Get Big ObamaCare Christmas Present As Other Self-Insured Groups Get Scrooged

Posted on 22/12/2013 by forbes

As a presumed constitutional scholar, Barack Obama should know that while a president has authority to check the Legislative Branch by recommending legislation to be passed by Congress, or through...

California Reaches Beyond Its Borders With Rules, From Ethanol To Eggs

Posted on 20/12/2013 by forbes

Tharaldson Ethanol Plant No. 1 sits just west of Casselton, N.D., population 2,329, a gleaming collection of silver fermentation vats and grain-storage silos with capacity to produce 153 million...

$11.50 Minimum Wage Approved by Washington’s City Council

Posted on 18/12/2013 by sumayah

Good news for the people living in Washington. The DC council has approved to raise the minimum wage in the US capital. In 2016, the basic per hour income will be $11.50 in Washington. Washington's...

Samsung loses bid to veto import ban won by Apple

Posted on 09/10/2013 by gene

It's probably an old story, but Samsung's been crying fowl over its previous loss from Apple, a damage that led to the import ban of select Samsung phones in the U.S. Samsung has requested a veto of...

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