Syracuse.com |
How much did DA Fitzpatrick pay 5 baseball Hall-of-Famers to appear at fundraiser?
Syracuse.com Fitzpatrick also spent $3,586 on tents and other event-related expenses. That’s a total of $17,627 for a once-in-the-lifetime … It’s not clear how many other donations around the time were for the Hall-of-Famers dinner. But we’ll include all of them … |
Syracuse.comFilm hub, Inner Harbor developer COR among biggest donors to Mahoney, CuomoSyracuse.comIn 2013, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces hotel development at the Inner Harbor. Discussing a model of the proposed development outside the old freight house …
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PACs’ Big Spending Bolsters Supreme Ct. Candidate Funds
The Legal Intelligencer In addition to his largest donations from the Committee for a Better Tomorrow, Dougherty received $235,000 from donors related to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and several thousand dollars from attorneys—the largest of which … |
Daily Mail |
Same sex couple search for their ‘dream’ sperm donor on Facebook
Daily Mail Ashleigh Habgood and Alley Williams of New Zealand posted a status on Sunday expressing their desire to start a family. The couple, who were married in January this year, wrote a lengthy Facebook status that detailed their ‘dream’ sperm donor who they … |
The Hill (blog) |
Conservative group: Democratic Party is no longer pro-Israel
The Hill (blog) Las Vegas casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson is the major financial sponsor of the RJC, and the group’s board includes other Republican mega-donors such as hedge fund manager Paul Singer and Mel Sembler, the former U.S. ambassador to Italy and … |
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Campaign surpasses 60 percent of fundraising goal
UChicago News The campaign has made strong progress in alumni engagement, with more than 56,000 alumni taking part in activities related to the University in the last year. “The continued commitment of our alumni, parents, families, and friends helps ensure that the … |
Financial Times |
China’s aid splurge fails to bridge credibility gap in Africa
Financial Times However, Beijing’s three main conduits for that money and related policy advice — the China Development Bank, the China Export-Import Bank and its own embassies — appear to struggle with credibility in the countries they target. The survey of … |
Austin American-Statesman (blog) |
Austin Mayor Steve Adler targets “dark money” election donations
Austin American-Statesman (blog) He secured support Wednesday from the council’s Audit and Finance Committee for a proposal that asks the city’s law department to develop a “dark money” ordinance that would require greater disclosure of campaign-related expenditures by outside groups. |
The Boston Globe |
What makes millennials give to charity?
The Boston Globe “Millennials like to think of themselves as not just donors, but investors,” says Meg Fowler Tripp, director of editorial strategy at Boston branding firm Sametz Blackstone Associates, who advises area nonprofits from the Boston Symphony Orchestra to … |
The Citizen (press release) (blog) |
LGBT+ citizens left homeless as families shut doors on them
The Citizen (press release) (blog) Closely related to homophobia is transphobia. Transgender and people whose … Asked if intervention by church donors could influence the board’s decision, she explained: “We don’t have to disclose who we house to the donors.” One of the boarders at … |