Recently, the Scouts of Troop 340 transformed a vacant lot of gravel and cement on the corner of Madison and Fourth streets in Auburn, Illinois, into several raised garden beds that produce fruits and vegetables, greens and herbs plus flowers. Known as the Auburn Community Garden, the vertical garden provides food for the over 4,000…
Supreme Court Backs Conservatives Against California Donor Disclosure
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of two conservative groups that challenged a California requirement that tax-exempt charities provide the state the identities of their top financial donors. The justices, in a 6–3 ruling, sided with the two nonprofit groups—the Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the Thomas More Law Center—in finding that the…
Big Tech Employees Donated More To Biden’s Campaign Than Any Other Sector
February 23, 2021
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Employees at Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Alphabet, Google’s parent company, donated at least $15.1 million to President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, according to Open Secrets. The donations eclipsed the amount given from employees in the banking and legal sectors, according to The Wall Street Journal. The five companies were also the largest fundraising sources…
Costa Mesa Gets Help from IKEA Furnishing its New Homeless Shelter
The Swedish giant IKEA is equipping a Costa Mesa homeless shelter with all the necessary furnishings. The store is donating furniture, fixings, equipment, and a large mural artwork for the city’s new 70-bed bridge shelter, city officials said during a Feb. 16 meeting. City manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison said the shelter could be the first…
UCI Alumni Makes $10.4 Million Gift to the School
January 12, 2021
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The University of California—Irvine (UCI) says a $10.4 million donation from one of its “most successful alumni” will help it create a more inclusive computing field. The gift from the Steckler Charitable Fund—formed by Vincent and Amanda Steckler—will also benefit art history students. About $5.4 million will be used to support students studying art history…
Some Corporations Halt Donations to Republicans Who Voted Against Certifying Biden’s Win
A host of American corporations have announced that they are halting donations to Republican members of Congress who on Jan. 6 objected to certifying the Electoral College votes cast for President-elect Joe Biden. During a joint session of Congress last Wednesday, a total of 147 Republicans voted against certifying the electoral votes in two states,…
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