11Mar/15

Heastie Frustrated Over Cuomo’s Budget Links – WAMC


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Heastie Frustrated Over Cuomo’s Budget Links
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Heastie says they are looking at closing LLC loopholes, which allow donors to set up Limited Liability Corporations to bundle contributions and get around donation limits. He says he also wants to place greater restrictions on personal use of campaign
Speaker Heastie sits Down for First Broadcast Interview with Public Radio and WXXI News
One house budget bills reject some of Cuomo’s proposals, add new onesNew York NOW

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11Mar/15

Organ donation scam – Naples Daily News

Organ donation scam
Naples Daily News
”CORRECT MY FILE! I removed myself from this registry over a year ago… Yet I am STILL Listed as an organ donor. I AM Hereby stating legally that I am NOT an organ donor. If you continue I will obtain legal representation in this matter. You may

11Mar/15

Five reasons standardized testing isn’t likely to let up – Washington Post (blog)


Washington Post (blog)

Five reasons standardized testing isn’t likely to let up
Washington Post (blog)
[Related: The important things standardized tests don’t measure]. By Anya Kamenetz. Between kindergarten and … Among the top donors to public schools are the Gates family, the Broad family, and the Walton family. They make up what Diane Ravitch calls …

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11Mar/15

Ophthalmologists Encourage Organ Donation to Help Restore Sight for Thousands – PR Newswire (press release)

Ophthalmologists Encourage Organ Donation to Help Restore Sight for ThousandsPR Newswire (press release)A corneal transplant can help restore vision by replacing the damaged cornea with one from an organ donor. Lorie Gordon needed a new cornea because …

11Mar/15

Chicago Teacher Pension Money Invested With Rahm Emanuel’s Friends and … – International Business Times


International Business Times

Chicago Teacher Pension Money Invested With Rahm Emanuel’s Friends and
International Business Times
It is the kind of transaction Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s much-touted ethics reforms appeared designed to halt: Chicago teachers’ pension money flowed to financial companies connected to some of the mayor’s friends and top donors. Emanuel, whose

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