CounterPunch |
Toxic Entanglements: Big Oil’s Democratic Primary Favorite in California
CounterPunch Among her maxed out (at $2,700 a piece) Democratic primary donors are Chevron lobbyists Jonathan Mantz and John Raffaelli, plus two Chevron lawyer-lobbyists from the Washington, D.C. firm, Akin Gump—Scott Parven and Brian Pomper—who have, … has a … |
Indianapolis StarZika virus leads to scarcity in blood supplyIndianapolis StarAt some post-spring-break blood drives, as many as 30 percent of donors were deferred because they had traveled to areas where Zika is being transmitted, said Andrea Fagan, I…
FortuneNo, the US National Parks Will Not Be Sponsored by ViagraFortuneIn March, Jonathan Jarvis, the director of the National Park Service, announced a proposed revision to its philanthropy policy that would allow it to begin recognizing donors by off…
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New Zika case reported in RI; Blood Center takes extra precaution
Turn to 10 As of May 4, there have been two travel-related cases of the Zika virus reported in the Ocean State, the Rhode Island Department of Health confirmed Tuesday. That’s why the Rhode Island Blood Center is taking extra precaution and asking donors about … |
Trump needs cash, but GOP donors not opening their walletsCNNFred Malek, finance chair of the Republican Governors Association and a major GOP fundraiser, said the donors who are choosing to sit on the sidelines are looking for a more conciliatory Trum…
WMC Action News 5 |
NYC mayor scrutinized over donations from businesses
WMC Action News 5 A series of loosely related public corruption investigations coordinated by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara have trained a spotlight on de Blasio’s administration, plunging City Hall into a political crisis, generating days of scathing tabloid front pages … |
Fresno Bee (blog) |
Bredefeld leads money race for Fresno council District 6 seat
Fresno Bee (blog) As of Monday, campaign finance statements filed with the Fresno City Clerk’s office showed that Bredefeld reported raising $93,437 in campaign contributions from about 77 different donors. That’s more than the combined contributions of Jeremy Pearce … |
TIMEFormer City Employee Says Flint Mayor Redirected DonationsTIMEThe former city administrator of Flint, Michigan filed a lawsuit Monday against the city of Flint and Mayor Karen Weaver, claiming she was wrongfully fired after reporting Weaver for dir…
Reading EagleCampaign donor pleads guilty to bribery in City Hall investigationReading EagleMcTish was identified in pleadings in related cases as Donor No. 2. He has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery offenses. He faces a maxi…
Khaosod English |
All Donations Welcome for Political Prisoners (Even Thaksin), Says Lawyer
Khaosod English “I would like to say it’s time Thai society help one another in scrutinizing the moves of Resistant Citizens, New Democracy Movement and its related networks and find out who is the big capitalist supporting them from behind. As they recite ‘rights and … |