Fortune |
Big Food Illegally Hid Funders of Campaign to Kill GMO-Labeling Effort, Judge Rules
Fortune “State GMO related spending will be identified as having come from the GMA, which will provide anonymity and eliminate state filing requirements for contributing members,” say the notes from one meeting. The state of Washington’s attorney general Bob … |
Detroit Free Press |
Want a revolution? It doesn’t start with the president
Detroit Free Press “Some $3 million of independent expenditures related to the 2014 state elections weren’t reported until Feb. 2015, over three months after the election.” Another way to transform the system is expanding contributions from small donors, he says … |
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Desensitisation has led to more kidney transplants in India
The Hindu Dr. Partha Pradeep Shetty, Consultant Nephrologist at Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru says, “India has a law that allows kidney transplants only between people who are related. This has been the case for the last 9-10 years. However, kidney transplants … |
How the UM Foundation allocates its donationsMontana KaiminSome donors specify that their money is to be given to faculty working on research-related projects as it keeps the professor current in their research, which benefits the students in the long …
The Herald |
How Koch-backed grassroots group helped kill SC gas-tax hike …
The Herald Americans for Prosperity S.C. fight an increase in the state’s gas tax. |
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Investigation, organ donation in same office cause concern
News & Observer Pierce County’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Thomas Clark, came under scrutiny after one of his employees made a whistleblower complaint in August, alleging he was putting organ donations above death investigations. An outside review commissioned by the … |
Valley morning StarProject looks to help provide awareness, reduce fire-related deaths and injuriesValley morning StarThe American Red Cross is powered almost exclusively by volunteerism and the generosity of donors. In January, volunteers installed fo…
China Digital Times |
Charity Law to Ban Activity That ‘Endangers National Security …
China Digital Times The law, expected to be passed during the current parliamentary session, would relax rules on fund-raising and cut red tape, while adding transparency … |
Wall Street Journal |
Key Cruz Backer Poised to Open Money Spigot
Wall Street Journal … $1 million, most of which has gone to Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm—owned in part by hedge-fund manager Robert Mercer, another Cruz super PAC donor—that offers “psychographic” analysis related to the personalities and values of voters. |
seattlepi.com (blog) |
Grocery group hid names of donors from public, court rules – Boomer …
seattlepi.com (blog) A judge ruled Friday that the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association violated Washington campaign finance disclosure laws by hiding the identities of corporate … |