19Jul/16

GOP Platform Calls for Elimination of Almost All Campaign Finance Laws – The Intercept


The Intercept

GOP Platform Calls for Elimination of Almost All Campaign Finance Laws
The Intercept
Thanks to Citizens United and related rulings, you can also — if you can afford to — give unlimited amounts to Super PACs that are theoretically uncoordinated with campaigns. Repealing contribution limits on direct donations to candidates would

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19Jul/16

The Republican Platform’s Surprise Revival of Glass-Steagall Legislation – The Intercept


The Intercept

The Republican Platform’s Surprise Revival of Glass-Steagall Legislation
The Intercept
The issues pages of Trump’s presidential website steer clear of anything related to banks or finance. In fact, Trump campaign … Trump would like to paint Clinton as in thrall to big bank donors, and unwilling to break up their firms. Former Clinton

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19Jul/16

NHS Organ donation plea to Ayrshire residents to join organ donation registar – Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald


Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald

NHS Organ donation plea to Ayrshire residents to join organ donation registar
Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald
PEOPLE in Ayrshire are being urged to consider joining the NHS Organ Donor Register as a bold new campaign gets underway. The ‘We Need Everybody’ campaign shows people of all ages, shapes, sizes and ethnicities baring almost all to highlight that …

19Jul/16

Double gold for Widnes table tennis ace at European Transplant Games – Liverpool Echo


Liverpool Echo

Double gold for Widnes table tennis ace at European Transplant Games
Liverpool Echo
The Halton Council communications officer, who trains at Halton Table Tennis Club, travelled to Finland last week to defend his previous title and is now gearing up to compete again in next week’s British Transplant Games taking place in Liverpool from

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19Jul/16

Animosity Among Animal Groups; An Attempted Collaboration Gone Bad – The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)


The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)

Animosity Among Animal Groups; An Attempted Collaboration Gone Bad
The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)
Boulder City Paws ‘n’ Claws and the Boulder City Animal Shelter are parting ways after contention between the organizations and confusion from donors. It appears that some donors were under the impression that funds donated to Paws ‘n’ Claws would go …