30May/17

The Red Cross is seeking blood donations in Connecticut – New Haven Register


Pratt Tribune

The Red Cross is seeking blood donations in Connecticut
New Haven Register
“While the need for blood is constant during the summer months, the Red Cross experiences a drastic decline in new donors. Nationwide, about 32 percent fewer new blood donors, and almost 47 percent fewer in Connecticut, came out to give last summer …
Double blood cell donations possiblePratt Tribune
Red Cross calls for donors to prevent summer blood shortageMPNnow.com

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30May/17

Donations, lobbying reflect influence of oil, gas industry – Enid News & Eagle


Enid News & Eagle

Donations, lobbying reflect influence of oil, gas industry
Enid News & Eagle
Inman, who received $11,500 in energy-related donations from 2015 to 2017, said he doesn’t believe campaign contributions sway votes, but they do come into play during elections. “I don’t know that members in either party really make voting decisions …

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30May/17

Organ donor roster grows – The Daily News of Newburyport


The Daily News of Newburyport

Organ donor roster grows
The Daily News of Newburyport
The number of people signed up to donate organs has risen by more than 90 percent in the past decade, from about 1.7 million in 2007 to more than 3.2 million this year, according to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, which manages the state’s organ donor …

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30May/17

New law chills charitable giving by violating donors’ privacy – Crain’s New York Business

New law chills charitable giving by violating donors‘ privacy
Crain’s New York Business
The state cannot do so here, because the law requires the disclosure of donors whose donations are used for activities entirely unrelated to lobbying. We have sued to stop this harmful law, as have the American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil