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Feb 8, 2016

Top 400 Taxpayers See Tax Rates Rise, But There’s More to the Story

As Americans were gathering party supplies to greet the New Year, the Internal Revenue Service released their annual report of cumulative tax data reported on the 400 tax r...

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Feb 4, 2016

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

Chlorine bleach plants across the U.S. put millions of Americans in danger of a chlorine gas release, a substance so toxic it has been used as a chemical weapon. Greenpeace’s new repo...

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Jan 25, 2016

U.S. Industrial Facilities Reported Fewer Toxic Releases in 2014

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2014 is now available. The good news: total toxic releases by reporting facilities decreased by nearly six percent from 2013 levels. Howe...

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Jan 22, 2016

Methane Causes Climate Change. Here's How the President Plans to Cut Emissions by 40-45 Percent.

  UPDATE (Jan. 22, 2016): Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions...

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NYT Articles on Suspected Foreign Charities in London Terrorist Plot

Aug 28, 2006 by Kay Guinane

More articles about the possible role of British and Pakistani charities in the recent London terrorist plot can be found at
  • Airplane Terrorism Case Prompts Quesitons About the Work of Islamic Charities New York Times Aug. 24, 2006
  • British Study Charitable Organization for Links to Plot New York Times Aug. 25, 2006

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PFAW Reports on New Voter Suppression Tactics

Aug 25, 2006 by Kay Guinane

Aug. 24: From People for the American Way: People For the American Way Foundation issued a report today that documents the recent spread of new regulatory, legislative, and administrative tactics that suppress votes.

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United Way Summary of Charity Provisions of New Pension Law

Aug 24, 2006 by Kay Guinane

From United Way: United Way of America today released a preliminary review of the charity-related provisions in the Pension Reform Act of 2006, signed into law by President Bush on August 17. To see the review onlineclick here

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New York Times Reports U.S. Policies Impair Aid Delivery in Lebanon

Aug 23, 2006 by Kay Guinane

From the New York Times When Mercy Corps and other Western aid agencies reached this devastated village on the front line of the battle between Israel and Hezbollah with food and medicine, they quickly discovered they had a big problem: the United States.

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As Elections Near, New Complaints of Partisan Activity Filed Against Religious Groups

New complaints filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) accuse churches in Missouri and Texas of participating in partisan political activities that are prohibited under the tax code. Meanwhile, Focus on the Family announced a new voter mobilization drive aimed at evangelical churches which will likely result in IRS complaints before the November elections. Both developments highlight the continued confusion and ambiguity that have plagued IRS policy on voter education and mobilization activities by nonprofits. Missouri Catholic Conference and Voter Education on Stem Cell Research

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Pressure on Corporations to Disclose Political Contributions to Shareholders

Aug 22, 2006 by Kay Guinane

CFO Magazine reports that Shareholders Seek Political Spending Receipt . "As the fall election season draws near, shareholders are increasing their demands for corporate disclosure of political spending."

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Will FEC Decide on Grassroots Lobbying Exemption Based on Partisan Considerations?

Aug 22, 2006 by Kay Guinane

Next week the Federal Election Commission will decide on a proposal to exempt grassroots lobbying from campaign finance rules imposing a blackout period on broadcasts that mention federal candidates within 60 days of an election or 30 days of a primary. The Cato Institute's John Samples notes "In votes on matters of procedure, the FEC sometimes splits along party lines. In this case, partisan concerns are irrelevant. As the examples of the WRTL and ACLU show, the benefits of freeing up grassroots lobbying will fall across the political spectrum."

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AP Reports: Missouri voter ID Law latest in national test cases

Aug 22, 2006 by Kay Guinane

From the AP Wire Aug. 20, 2006 Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan is hearing arguments on a challenge to a new Missouri law requiring voters to show photo identification to cast ballots. The law is among the first nationally in a still relatively young movement - one intended to prevent voter fraud, as supporters tell it; or to suppress certain voters, as opponents claim. A federal judge in Indiana upheld that state's voter photo ID law in April. But in Georgia last month, a state and federal judge each issued orders blocking that state's law.

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President Signs Bill on Charities

Aug 21, 2006 by Kay Guinane

From the IRS website On August 17, the President signed the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The new law contains numerous changes to the tax law provisions affecting tax-exempt organizations. Key provisions include the following:
  • Controlling organziations must report income from and loans to controlled organizations as well as transfers between controlled and controlling organizations. This provision is effective for returns due (without regard to extensions) after the date of enactment.*

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FEC to Consider Rule Protecting Grassroots Lobbying Broadcasts

Aug 21, 2006 by Kay Guinane

Election law attorneys Bob Bauer and Larry Gold's oped in Roll Call (paid subscription required), begins:

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Living in the Shadow of Danger: Poverty, Race, and Unequal Chemical Facility Hazards

People of color and people living in poverty, especially poor children of color, are significantly more likely...

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A Tale of Two Retirements: One for CEOs and One for the Rest of Us

The 100 largest CEO retirement funds are worth a combined $4.9 billion, equal to the entire retirement account savings of 41 percent of American fam...

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Blowing Smoke: Chemical Companies Say “Trust Us,” But Environmental and Workplace Safety Violations Belie Their Rhetoric

Large chemical companies a...

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Gasping for Support: Implementation of Tougher Air Quality Standards Will Require New Funds for State Agencies

New scientific research shows that the current levels of...

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