Springfield News-Leader |
‘Tis the season for giving … but where does it go?
Springfield News-Leader “With the holidays upon us, we would like to know exactly where our well-intentioned donations are going … what percentage of ‘warm clothing’ donations actually reach needy individuals and how do the organizations distribute them?” asked Terri Reed … |
Raw Story |
Lawmakers chip away at campaign finance rules in spending bill
CNN Related: Here’s what’s tucked in the spending bill. Watchdog groups see the move to chip away at the limits placed on donors as the latest step in a slow unraveling of the campaign finance rules put in place by landmark legislation like the McCain … Fundraising expansion slipped into spending deal could power financial …Washington Post (blog) Omnibus Bill Allows Wealthy Donors To Give Even More to Political PartiesHuffington Post New spending bill allows wealthy donors to give more — lots more — to …Raw Story |
U.S. News & World Report |
Democrats Seek To Strip Big Hug For Rich Donors From Omnibus
Huffington Post the leader of the House Democrats, called for the provision to be pulled from the bill, along with another measure related to the deregulation of derivatives trading. “These provisions are destructive to middle class families and to the practice of our … Dem backlash throws spending bill in doubtWJXT Jacksonville Deal to Avoid Government Shutdown Includes Victory for BanksBloomberg |
The Asia Foundation – In AsiaDec 10, 2014Academics, Practitioners, and Donors: Whose Evidence Counts …The Asia Foundation – In AsiaThere is a difficult tension in the evidence-seeking agenda: on the one hand, donors seek short-term, project-related o…
Roll Call (blog) |
Campaign Finance Provisions Causing ‘Cromnibus’ Heartburn
Roll Call (blog) Because the provision specifically expands the amount donors can give to party accounts related to buildings, election recounts and conventions, rather than coordinated spending, she suspects the empowerment of K Street would be “even stronger.”. |
WXII The Triad |
Dem backlash throws spending bill in doubt
WXII The Triad The top concerns from Democrats center on a proposal to ease banking regulations in the Dodd-Frank law and a measure that would allow wealthy donors to give considerably more money to the political parties. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the … Lawmakers chip away at campaign finance rules in spending bill We have a …CNN Democrats Balk at Funding Bill’s Bank Plan as Deadline NearsBusinessweek Government shutdown likely averted as Congress reaches spending dealVox Worcester Telegram all 1,830 news articles » |
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Minneapolis Foster Family Turns to Donors to Fund Home Expansion
KSTP.com All of the kids have special needs related to drug and alcohol use by their birth mothers. “We want to be able to take more children and give them what they’re not getting, whatever that might be,” Hunt said. But with seven kids, a lot of kid gear and … |
Roll Call (blog) |
Campaign Finance Provisions Causing Cromnibus Heartburn
Roll Call (blog) When the GOP takes control of Congress in January, McConnell will continue to “eviscerate” all the legal restraints around party donations, she predicted. Because the provision specifically expands the amount donors can give to party accounts related … |
Daily Record-News |
Fundraiser to help children combat illnesses Friday
Daily Record-News Siblings have a 25 percent match rate, Graham said, “not overwhelming odds,” and doctors don’t like to use non-related bone marrow donors for children. Although children can develop aplastic anemia after having hepatitis, the cause of the disease … |
Express.co.uk |
Miracle births: Babies who defied the odds
Express.co.uk It will be very exciting to see what happens in Britain and what they will be able to do using wombs from brain-dead donors.” Unlike in … Baby Vincent was carried in a non-related womb donation to one of the nine mothers in the Gothenburg University … |