Federal Probe of N.J. Senator’s Ties to Nonprofit Closed
Prosecutors have terminated an investigation into New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez’s business relationship with a nonprofit group in his former House district, according to The Star-Ledger.
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Ill. Governor Suspends Reviews of Nonprofit Hospitals’ Tax Status
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has announced a moratorium on state evaluations of nonprofit hospitals’ tax exemptions, pending an effort to craft legislation that sets more definitive guidelines on the institutions’ charity obligations, reports the Chicago Tribune.
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‘Poorhouses’ No Longer, More Ill. Hospitals Face Tax Review
Illinois officials are expanding their review of nonprofit hospitals’ tax exemptions, with rulings expected in the coming months on 15 institutions, Bloomberg reports.
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Small Groups Get Smaller as State Culture Cuts Sink In
Small rural and minority arts organizations will feel the biggest bite from reductions in arts budgets enacted this year by 31 states, according to The New York Times.
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N.Y. Brothers Reap Medicaid Windfall Running Disabled-Care Group
New York state’s largest nonprofit network of homes for the developmentally disabled collected more than $1-billion from Medicaid in the past decade and paid salaries in the $1-million range to the two siblings who run the organization, The New York Times writes.
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State Cuts Force Youth Charities to Scale Back
Youth programs across the country are shedding staff and scaling back services as state spending cuts slice into their budgets, USA Today reports.
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S.C. House Votes to Restore Arts Money
The South Carolina House voted Wednesday to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of funds for the state Arts Commission, Columbia, S.C., daily The State writes.
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Troubles Loom for Minn. Nonprofits as Government Shuts Down
As Minnesota’s governor and legislators failed to break a budget impasse, the government shut down Friday, cutting off aid to many nonprofits that do business with the state, says the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Mass. Explores ‘Social-Impact Bonds’ to Finance Projects
Massachusetts is considering a financing approach for social-service projects that would require charities and philanthropists to obtain private financing and show results before getting state money, says The Boston Globe.
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