Capitol lobbying heats up as budget deadline nears  WBFOIt’s a busy time at the state Capitol, with just over one month to go until the state budget is due. Groups are bringing advocates by the hundreds to try.

To the editor: Mayor laughing, not hurting  Toledo BladeI recently donated blood as part of the annual Mayor D. Michael Collins Blood Drive, which I have always felt is a fitting and wonderful way to honor the *service* …

Is this the year NY government rids itself of corruption and scandals?  Rochester Democrat and ChronicleA year after a string of corruption trials hit Albany, ethics reform may be coming to New York.

Will D.C.’s Publicly Funded Elections Program Be Ready for the 2020 Election?  Washington City PaperThe 2020 election cycle is right around the corner, and the Office of Campaign Finance doesn’t have the program up and running.

Organ donation: England’s opt-out system could save 700 lives a year  The BMJBMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l954 (Published 28 February 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;364:l954. Article; Related *content*; Metrics; Responses …

Kildare’s Ray D’Arcy is new ambassador for 2019 National Organ Donor Awareness Campaign  Leinster Leader

Ray D’Arcy, the popular RTÉ TV and radio broadcaster, has taken up the voluntary role of national ambassador for Organ Donor Awareness Week 2019.

Capitol lobbying heats up as budget deadline nears  WRVO Public MediaIt’s a busy time at the state Capitol, with just over one month to go until the state budget is due. Groups are bringing advocates by the hundreds to try.

Madurai: Blood donor’s kidney stolen, transplanted into friend’s relative!  Times NowIn a shocking case being presented before the Madurai High Court bench, a man claimed that he went to donate blood but his kidney was removed.

How to Rebuild the Labor Movement, State by State  The American ProspectThis is a preview of the Spring 2019 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Last year’s strikes and direct action by workers, especially …