Slate Magazine |
Big Donors Are Keeping a Low Profile at the Conventions. Why?
Slate Magazine Meanwhile, many special interests, from Comcast Corp. to financial giant JPMorgan Chase to insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield, will participate in convention-related activities. But they’ve become more creative in how they influence conventioneers—or are … |
Save the Children |
Ethiopia Food Crisis Reaches “Critical Moment,” Warns Save the Children
Save the Children While much has been done to help those most at risk, Save the Children’s Country Director John Graham has urged donors to “finish the job we started. … In a new Save the Children report, Two Years of Drought Response in Ethiopia, Graham reiterates … |
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Preserving forest carbon sinks top of donors‘ climate mitigation agenda
Phys.Org Although not part of the research, the UK recently also pledged £5.8 billion in climate related funding as part of its ODA between April 2016 and March 2021 through the International Climate Fund. The commitments of the five largest green donors to … |
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Hiroshima taps ‘furusato nozei’ tax donation system for peace promotion
The Japan Times HIROSHIMA – The city of Hiroshima has announced the launch of a program aimed at promoting peace by using the country’s furusato nozei system for granting tax breaks to people who make donations to their hometowns or other municipalities. … atomic … |
CTV News |
Young Calgarian with leukemia thanks visiting Texan for lifesaving donation
CTV News Two families were introduced in Calgary this week for a reunion of sorts as a Texas man met the nine-year-old recipient of his stem cell donation. Nearly seven years ago, the Gracia family noticed a drastic change in their young son Erik. “He was doing … |
Village Voice |
Campaign Finance Board: Yep, De Blasio’s Nonprofit Was Shady as Hell
Village Voice Staffed by personnel closely linked to the mayor, the group essentially functioned as a de Blasio surrogate — backing the mayor’s push for universal pre-K after his election in 2013, airing ads supporting his proposal, and raising huge sums from … Campaign Finance Board Lets de Blasio Go With a WarningObserver |
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Trump Is Using His Campaign as a Personal Piggy Bank
Truth-Out This part of the federal law (2 U.S.C. § 439a) was updated in 2002 to clarify that “a contribution or donation shall be considered to be converted to personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or expense … |
BillMoyers.com |
This Week in Political Money
BillMoyers.com … Politics, shows money that’s been disclosed so far for three special accounts that parties can create in addition to their regular fundraising apparatus. What’s special about these accounts — including the convention account — is that donors can … |
McClatchy Washington Bureau |
Republicans seek Clinton’s deleted work emails
McClatchy Washington Bureau The Republican National Committee is seeking copies of thousands of work-related emails that Hillary Clinton stored on her private computer server but failed to turn over to the State Department despite its repeated requests, according to a public … The Strange Gaps in Hillary Clinton’s Email TrafficPOLITICO Magazine Three polling-related observationsChron.com (blog) FactCheck: Clinton’s handling of classified informationTucsonSentinel.com |
Chicago Tribune |
Donations to Emanuel-allied PAC precede OK of controversial Old Town hotel plan
Chicago Tribune Some of the mayor’s wealthiest supporters have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the fund, which pooled more than $1 million in its first two weeks from Emanuel’s top circle of donors. Becky Carroll, CEO of Chicago Forward, said she … |