National Post |
David Del Mastro trial on charge of illegal campaign financing down to evidence vs. common sense
National Post According to an agreed statement of facts filed in court this week, two employees from David Del Mastro’s company, Deltro Electric Ltd., recruited between them a dozen people to donate $1000 each to the Dean Del Mastro campaign in 2008. Each of those … |
Bloomberg |
Raising Cash in Trump’s Name, Whether He Likes It or Not
Bloomberg The money actually went to Great America PAC, an unrelated group that Trump has accused of confusing donors by using his name, image, and slogan—“Make America Great Again”—in mass fundraising e-mails and TV ads touting a 1-800 donation line. Started … |
The Daily Advertiser |
Edgar Martin teacher gets national honor for reading success
The Daily Advertiser RELATED: Donors Choose efforts funds nearly $25,000 for Lafayette classrooms. This was the first time Aucoin submitted her students’ data for consideration. “I was really excited, and mostly proud of my students,” she said. “I could see that my … |
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Governor approves new tax credit for rural hospital donors
Atlanta Journal Constitution Hospitals are required to use the donations for “health care-related services” and report the contributions and how the money was used to the state. Four rural hospitals in Georgia have closed since 2013, and a state committee studying this issue … |
Breitbart NewsZika Virus May Threaten Blood Supply, Say Officials in TexasBreitbart NewsBreitbart Texas reported the related fear is that Zika-carrying mosquitoes will cross over the border and infect Texans and Texas mosquitoes. Officials predict it i…
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Donors must close $2 billion gap at today’s UN El Nino appeal meeting
Oxfam America (press release) (blog) The international community must plug a $2 billion funding gap for countries hit by El Nino-related drought and storms. These have left a staggering 60 million people around the world facing crop failures and worsening hunger. The UN is convening a … |
Belarus Digest |
Chernobyl as Belarus’ foreign policy priority
Belarus Digest Belarus continued to receive multilateral and bilateral Chernobyl-related assistance through almost two dozen national and regional projects (with budgets varying between a few thousands and millions of dollars). Altogether, in 1990-2015 Belarus … |
Ukraine TodayDonors raise about EUR 90 mln for Chornobyl ISF completionUkraine TodayThe international donor community raised approximately EUR 90 million at a conference in Kyiv on April 25, 2016, for the completion of the Interim Storage Facility 2 (I…
Aspen School District to send donor recognition survey this weekAspen TimesThe Aspen School District will send the community four survey questions this week to gauge interest in recognizing donors. The board plans to include a letter with the survey de…
WBAL BaltimoreFinance reports indicate expensive race for Baltimore mayorWBAL BaltimoreThe two apparent front-runners in the race have battled it out for donors to pay for a daily dose of TV ads and mailers. … Pugh has received $37,000 in support fro…