School Choice Emerging as GOP Rallying Point in Midterms
Two Republican senators are set to introduce legislation Tuesday that would give millions of low-income families federal dollars to send their children to schools of their choosing, including private, parochial, or charter institutions, The New York Times and The Washington Post report.
Cuomo, de Blasio Seek U.S. Aid for Ailing Brooklyn Hospitals
New York’s governor and New York City’s mayor, who have clashed over tactics to rescue financially teetering nonprofit hospitals in Brooklyn, joined forces Monday to call for $10-billion federal infusion to keep the ailing facilities from closing, writes The Wall Street Journal.
N.J. Man Admits Six-Figure Theft From Youth Football Fund
Authorities said the former volunteer director of Pop Warner’s Eastern Region siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars from the youth sports nonprofit’s scholarship program, the Asbury Park Press writes.
Minn. Orchestra Lockout Gave Bump to Smaller Music Groups
Community orchestras and choruses in the Twin Cities saw a steady rise in attendance during the 15 months the Minnesota Orchestra was shut down by labor strife, according to the Pioneer Press of St. Paul.
Supreme Court Extends Temporary Block on Contraceptive Rule for Faith Group
The justices on Friday extended an injunction granted late last year that temporarily blocks the Obama administration from enforcing the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate on a Roman Catholic charity, The New York Times and CNN report.
Texas Places Restrictions on Obamacare ‘Navigators’
Texas finalized regulations last week requiring that health-care “navigators"—counselors deployed by nonprofit and other groups to help people get coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges—undergo criminal background checks and get 20 hours of state training, NPR reports via Houston public radio station KUHF.
Little Accounting of $40-Million Claimed in Aid to Guatemala
Small U.S. charities, many typically having nothing to do with aid work abroad, have reported giving tens of millions of dollars worth of medical supplies to Guatemala in recent years, with little oversight or accounting of the donations, the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting write.
Ohio Hospitals Report Less Charity Care, More Local Benefit
Three nonprofit hospital networks in central Ohio spent a record amount on community benefits in the 2013 fiscal year, but traditional charity care is taking up less of that pie, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
Nonprofit Veteran With Familiar Name Seeks Ga. Senate Seat
Name recognition and Georgia’s shifting demographics could benefit Democrat Senate candidate Michelle Nunn, the longtime head of community-service group Hands on Atlanta, who is seeking to follow in her father Sam Nunn’s footsteps, The New York Times writes.
War on Poverty Story: Educational Grants Opened Doors for a Former Farm Worker
Financial aid helped level the playing field for Diana Bermudez and other ethnic-minority students.
By Diana Bermudez
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