Daily News Roundup: Giving Drops $10 Million to Twin Cities United Way
March 27, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
Amid ‘New Reality,’ Revenue Drops by $10 Million for Greater Twin Cities United Way (Star Tribune)
A Billionaire Couple Is Pumping Money Into the Drug Pricing Debate. Can John and Laura Arnold Loosen Pharma’s Grip? (Stat)
Former Oil Executive and Big Donor Will Be U. of Oklahoma’s Next President (Chronicle of Higher Education — subscription)
About Advocacy
They Push. They Protest. And Many Activists, Privately, Suffer as a Result. (New York Times)
‘March For Our Lives’ Cost $5 Million; ‘Several Million’ Left for Lobbying (WAMU)
About the Arts
Opinion: Have Museums Been Too Generous With Naming Rights? (Apollo)
Obituary: José Antonio Abreu, Venezuelan Musical Visionary Who Created El Sistema (New York Times)
Other News
Obama Presidential Center Faces Pushback From Jackson Park Residents (Washington Post)
A Tale of 2 Families Recovering From Hurricane Harvey (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
Christian Colleges Are Tangled in Their Own LGBT Policies (NPR)
Charlotte, N.C., Nonprofit CEO Arrested, Charged with Assault on a Female (Charlotte Observer)
Meals on Wheels Group Receives $5 Million Donation (Associated Press)