Daily News Roundup: $110 Million Gift Boosts Research at Cal Poly

Megagift Backs Research and Tech Center at Cal Poly: The $110 million donation from William and Linda Frost will fund student aid, lab equipment, and faculty hiring as well as a new math and science hub at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, reports the Los Angeles Times. Mr. Frost, a Cal Poly graduate, founded chemicals producer Chemlogics.

New Calif. Attorney General to Scrutinize Political Nonprofits: “I don’t think most Americans expected that that would be the use of the not-for-profit legal status,” Xavier Becerra said in announcing plans to target tax-exempt groups that focus on electioneering, which he likened to scam charities that mislead donors, reports the Associated Press.

In related news, the Center for Responsive Politics looks at the multiple nonprofits that have spent millions of dollars on pro-Trump ads during the new administration’s first 100 days, activity the center asserts blurs the line between backing the president’s agenda and supporting his re-election campaign, which he launched on his first day in office.

Barack and Michelle Obama Unveil Design for Presidential Center: Introducing the model at a Chicago community meeting, Mr. Obama said he hoped the three-building campus housing his library and museum will be a community hub for the city’s South Side, the Chicago Tribune writes. The former first couple also announced a $2 million pledge for summer-jobs and apprenticeship programs.

Medical Aid Workers Attacked in 23 Countries Last Year, Report Says: In 10 of those countries, hospitals were bombed or shelled — a war crime under international law — and health-care staff were killed in 11, NPR reports, citing a new study by Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health and a coalition of aid charities.