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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Apple chief executive Tim Cook, the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 1,000 company, is donating money to help fund a gay rights initiative in his native Alabama and two other Southern states, organizers said Thursday.

Why don't you tell us how many state of the art hospitals Mother Teresa built with money donated to the RCC for charitable purposes?

State sanctioned rights must not be influenced by religious beliefs and a company which uses consumer money to donate to causes that continue to oppress and discriminate against those we «love» should be exposed.

Rocco Palmo states that when Bergoglio was made a cardinal in 2001, he «urged Argentinians not to come [to Rome for the ceremony], but donate the money they'd spend to the poor.»

@MC: I think the article is stating that of the money we donate, we mostly give that money to organisations that focus within our country.

He has already stated how much money he donates to the Mormon Church.

BBC reports that United States prosecutors are investigating claims that money — $ 750,000 in total — donated by the Korean football association and FIFA for Haiti earthquake relief instead went into Warner's own accounts for «personal use.»

Updated: The state Republican Committee on Friday had already donated the money contributed by Wynn soon after the story broke.

The state Democratic Committee on Monday called on state Republicans to return cash donated by casino mogul Steve Wynn, who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct — money the state GOP committee says it already has donated to charity.

Skelos is already spreading his money around, donating thousands to a variety of GOP candidates for Senate around the state including Bob Cohen ($ 10,000), Sean Hanna ($ 10,000) an Eric Ulrich ($ 7,500).

If Democrats want to donate to one race in NY State where their money will make a difference — donate to Regina Calcaterra

Neither pension forfeiture nor cracking down on Super PACs has anything to do with these matters, good - government advocates say, and while laudable, they shouldn't substitute for proposals that restrict the flow of campaign money or the omnipresent correlation between those who donate and benefit from favorable state actions.

Last Thursday, Councilman Daniel Dromm (D - Jackson Heights) and state Sen. Jose Peralta (D - Corona) joined Mohammad Razvi of the Council of People's Organization and Amy Paul of South Asian Youth Action at Kabab King in Jackson Heights to urge community members to donate money and supplies to reputable aid organizations in Pakistan.

Howard Zemsky is another individual locally with a tremendous amount of power and he's donated a lot of money to politicians locally and at the state level.

City Councilman Danny Dromm (D - Jackson Heights) and state Sen. Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) urged residents to donate money and food for those suffering from the floods in Pakistan at a news conference at Pakistani restaurant Kabab King Diner in Jackson Heights last Thursday.

The advocates, including Citizen Action's Karen Scharff, want the state to adopt a public campaign financing system similar to the one in New York City where every one dollar donated by a private individual to a political campaign releases $ 6 of public money.

While it's long been known that developers donate a lot of money to state elections, the analysis shows for the first time just how tactical the industry is about bankrolling candidates across the state that are friendly to its cause.

He proposed lifting a charter school cap to authorize 100 new schools throughout the state, and he proposed a tax credit for those who donate money to public or private schools.

While Capoccia and Baron haven't kicked any money into the governor's campaign since 2014, Capoccia has donated a combined $ 15,400 since 2015 to several state senator and assembly runs.

Their priorities: closing the campaign finance loophole that allows limited liability companies to donate like individuals, rather than businesses; limiting legislators» ability to earn money for jobs held outside the Legislature; and making the state budget process more transparent.

Taub said he had asked Silver if his law firm could donate to aid the doctor's research, and, after writing the state a request for grant money, received a $ 250,000 grant.

One of the concurrent probes into the mayor and his team concerns his efforts to get developers and unions to donate to Democratic county committees across the state, which in turn funneled money into Democratic State Senate contenstate, which in turn funneled money into Democratic State Senate contenState Senate contenders.

In 2011, Roth and his wife, Daryl, a veteran Broadway producer, donated money to three Republican state senators who were supporting same - sex marriage in New York.

Once the mayor had donated money to the state Independence Party to pay for the effort, Haggerty created a company through which to launder the money, and used $ 750,000 to buy a house.

Cuomo's campaign has been a top beneficiary of money donated by LLCs to New York state political funds.

Details about the governor's proposal, due to be unveiled in next week's State of the State address, are not known, but are likely to include requiring more disclosure and regulations regarding outside income, and another promise to push to seal the so - called L.L.C. loophole, which allows limited liability companies almost unchecked ability to donate money to candidates.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is refunding money donated by the state's indicted former party chairman.

While the money donated to the state party housekeeping account can not be used directly on campaigns, it can be used as part of the coordinated House effort for things like polling, field work, issue advocacy, and digital and grassroots organizing, officials said.

I think it's time for the Unions to say good bye to the Labour party, and the Labour party to come out and state we do not want the eight or none million unions donate, after all Labour believes that money comes with no ties.

In the past 2 months, he did this donation of Cars to some celebrity couple and paid for people to attend their wedding in UAE, donated N1million each to some hungry PDP chieftains in the South - South and also threw some money the way of some accident victims in Sagamu (Ogun State).

Cuomo has more than $ 25 million in his campaign account, but the GOP state chair says he expects national Republican groups will donate money to help a Republican candidate compete.

«I am committed to winning the right of voters to vote Green in every state in the union, and I am thankful to our supporters for donating the money and time to bring Utah voters into a fuller democracy.»

He proposed closing the LLC loophole that allowed wealthy individuals to donate almost unlimited amounts of money to candidates for state office.

He raised money for state - of - the - art facilities in Egypt, notably persuading National Geographic in Washington DC to donate a US$ 3 - million scanner to the SCA in return for filming a project to scan Tutankhamun and other royal mummies; US broadcaster the Discovery Channel built two ancient - DNA labs in Cairo and donated $ 250,000 towards testing the mummies» DNA.

James L. Barksdale, a Mississippi resident and former chief executive officer of the Internet company Netscape, and his wife, Sally, donated the money, which will be used to establish a reading institute at the University of Mississippi and other state universities.

Marshall's Garden Club received seeds from California State University at Fresno, local businesses and civic organizations donated money and materials, and church groups and the Boy Scouts provided labor.

The stated intent of last year's trip was to educate North Carolina lawmakers about Florida's tax credit scholarship program, which encourages companies to donate scholarship money for low - income children to attend private schools by providing matching state tax dollars.

The March 14 to 15 trip to the Miami area was for lawmakers to learn about Florida's Tax Credit Scholarships Program, a controversial initiative that gives dollar - for - dollar state tax credits to encourage companies to donate scholarship money for low - income children attending private schools, according to Darrell Allison, the director and chief lobbyist for Parents for Educational Freedom (PEFNC).

According to the report, 10 out of 20 states reviewed allow tax filers to bring in more from combined state and federal credits and deductions than they donate, a loophole that the report's author said makes their donations more like money laundering than philanthropy.

Those programs take several different forms: Some directly use state money to pay private school tuition, while others provide tax credits to individuals and businesses that donate to nongovernmental programs that cover the cost of private schools.

The money is being donated to support Initiative 1240, which, if passed, would allow public charter schools to open in the state for the first time.

He has touted a federal version of Florida's tax credit scholarship program, which gives corporations and businesses a tax credit if they donate money to state - approved nonprofit organizations that award scholarships to low - income students to attend private and religious schools.

State legislators left Albany last week without passing the Education Investment Tax Credit, which would have created up to $ 300 million in tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate money to schools and scholarship programs for poor students at private and religious schools.

Rather, through tax credits, the state forfeits revenue it would otherwise collect from corporations, which instead donate the money for the scholarships.

Scholarship tax credit programs provide state tax credits to businesses and individuals that donate money to scholarship funds that help children attend the private schools of their parents» choice.

The state Department of Community and Economic Development will continue to review applications from businesses who are willing to donate scholarship money and adjust the list.

State superintendent candidates backed by mostly conservatives once donated money to a former opponent of Gov. Scott Walker, campaign finance records show.

State campaign finance records show that no teachers unions disclosed giving money directly to Walsh's campaign, instead the American Federation of Teachers donated $ 500,000 to One New Jersey, a political action committee that has a history of spending money against candidates who have clashed with teachers unions.

[44] Wealthy out - of - state donors also poured money into the pro-charter effort; Arkansas residents and Walmart heirs Alice and Jim Walton donated $ 1.8 million while Michael Bloomberg gave $ 490,000.

Wealthy out - of - state donors also poured money into the pro-charter effort; Arkansas residents and Walmart heirs Alice and Jim Walton donated $ 1.8 million while Michael Bloomberg gave $ 490,000.