NYC to Begin Imposing Punitive Levy on Drivers Entering Big Apple

After years of bureaucratic and legal arm wrestling, Democratic-run New York City will implement a much-debated plan to charge motorists entry into central Manhattan starting Sunday. The goal of what's known as “congestion pricing” is to reduce traffic congestion and pollution and increase revenue for public transit agencies. It begins just after midnight on January […]

Nasdaq blocked from imposing board diversity rules for companies on exchange

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Nasdaq cannot impose rules that require public companies to have women or minority directors on their boards or explain why they don't. The New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with two conservative advocacy groups in a 9-8 vote, ruling that the Securities and Exchange Commission-approved rules […]