18Mar/17

Committee with unnamed donors has most money on table in Colorado Springs election – Colorado Springs Gazette

Committee with unnamed donors has most money on table in Colorado Springs election
Colorado Springs Gazette
A shadowy campaign committee that doesn’t have to name its donors has raised $90,000 – the most of any campaign group – to provide opposition research, direct mailers and other work in the Colorado Springs City Council election, a new campaign finance …

17Mar/17

Texas Connects Us: Blue Doors Honor Legacy of Young Organ Donor – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth


NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Texas Connects Us: Blue Doors Honor Legacy of Young Organ Donor
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
They donated Taylor’s organs and started the foundation Taylor’s Gift to raise awareness about organ donation. “How many opportunities do you get to connect to a family and an organization of a little girl that passed, who left so many things behind

17Mar/17

Police donors surprised they’re tied to embattled Explorers program – The Courier-Journal


The Courier-Journal

Police donors surprised they’re tied to embattled Explorers program
The Courier-Journal
“We’ve checked, don’t see a sponsorship.” Tim McGurk, spokesman for the Kroger Co., said he couldn’t find any history of the supermarket chain providing support for the program. “We do not know why they list Kroger on their website,” he said. Related.

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17Mar/17

US Supreme Court’s Assumption That Outside Groups Are Independent Is Proven False at the State and Local Levels – Common Dreams

US Supreme Court’s Assumption That Outside Groups Are Independent Is Proven False at the State and Local Levels
Common Dreams
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court’s assumption in its 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision that outside entities can be assumed to be independent of candidates is demonstrably false for state and local elections, as well as at …