16Dec/15

Walker signs elections-related bills – Green Bay Press Gazette


Green Bay Press Gazette

Walker signs elections-related bills
Green Bay Press Gazette
The measure doubles the limit for individual campaign contributions to statewide candidates to $20,000; eliminates a requirement that donors giving more than $100 identify their employer; and for the first time permits corporate donations to political
Statement on Transition from G.A.B. to Elections and Ethics Commissions Government Accountability Board
Rep. Dean Knudson on Twitter: “.@GovWalker has signed AB 388, the GAB reform Twitter
GAB chief: Replacing board in June 2016 ‘irresponsible, if not reckless Madison.com

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16Dec/15

CBS hopes 2000 Vancouverites donate blood over the holidays – MetroNews Canada


MetroNews Canada

CBS hopes 2000 Vancouverites donate blood over the holidays
MetroNews Canada
Pedestrians crossing Dunsmuir Street in Vancouver on Wednesday were greeted by a couple of men dressed in red morphsuits. The stunt was part of the Canadian Blood Services’ Wrap It Up Red holiday campaign, which encourages locals to roll up their …

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16Dec/15

Holiday Party Sheds Light on Organ Donation – Patch.com


Patch.com

Holiday Party Sheds Light on Organ Donation
Patch.com
East Side fixture Dozen Street, a neighborhood music venue, was the recent setting to raise awareness to the importance of organ donation. The cocktail bar’s owner, Pat Buchta, staged the event to raise money for Donate Life, a nonprofit promoting

16Dec/15

Man’s organ donation spurs 1 of the biggest paired kidney exchanges – SheKnows.com


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Man’s organ donation spurs 1 of the biggest paired kidney exchanges
SheKnows.com
Last month, Brannan’s donation facilitated Australia’s biggest paired kidney exchange (when patients with willing but incompatible donors swap donor organs), which involved six hospitals and took place across two states — and subsequently changed the …

16Dec/15

Congress Passes Pro-Life Congressman’s Bill to Spend $53 Million on Adult Stem … – LifeNews.com


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Congress Passes Pro-Life Congressman’s Bill to Spend $53 Million on Adult Stem
LifeNews.com
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) estimates that every year about 12,600 people depend on the programs made available by this law to find an unrelated adult marrow donor or cord blood unit for treatment. Today, Americans have …

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16Dec/15

How the budget deal opens the door even wider for secret money in politics – Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

How the budget deal opens the door even wider for secret money in politics
Los Angeles Times
According to the budget bill, no funds can be used by the IRS to “issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance” related to 501(c)4s. Who benefits from this stricture? The secret donors, that’s who. The second provision

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