Most corporations stood by pledges to not fund politicians who voted against Biden s victory Seema Mehta, Maloy Moore, Matt Stiles © Provided by The LA Times House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence officiated over a joint session of the House and Senate on Jan. 6 to count the electoral college votes cast in in the November presidential election. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, many of the nation s largest corporations pledged that they would suspend donations to elected officials who opposed the certification of Joe Biden’s victory, hindered the peaceful transfer of power or incited violence. Some said they would stop contributing all together.
Some companies broke their promise, donating to election objectors
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Rob Schofield
NC Policy Watch
Itâs been almost four years since North Carolinaâs Republican legislative leaders capitulated to global economic pressure and effectively admitted the error of their ways by agreeing to repeal the infamous anti-transgender law known as House Bill 2.
And while the agreement that Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore cut with Gov. Roy Cooper at the time was far from complete or satisfactory, there is little doubt that its main impact has been to serve as a repudiation of attacks on transgender people, and an important, if imperfect, step in moving our state into the 21st century on issues of gender and gender identity.