Multiple problems are enveloping this AIDS services organization—stemming from its failure to pay payroll taxes.
ACLU Files First Amendment Suit Challenging Nativity Scene
Do nativity scenes trample the First Amendment?
Surprise! 19.5 Million Surprise Loss Rocks an Important NYC Social Service Agency
FEGS Health & Human Services scrambling to explain and correct conditions that led to large deficit.
Ohio Charter Schools Irking Even their Supporters
Ohio discovers that some of the state’s charter schools have been in serious financial straits and, despite PR to the contrary, underperform public schools.
Tax Extender Bill Approved, Likely to be Signed by Obama, but What a Policy Mess!
Nonprofits and foundations got the Senate to OK the tax extender bill including the IRA charitable rollover and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, but at what price to coherent public policy?
Charity Regulation by the IRS Wanes Placing Nonprofits at Risk
GAO says IRS lacks the resources to regulate nonprofits…one week after Congress cut its budget.
Nonprofit Map of Police Killings Could Aid Action Planning
Using a nonprofit’s data, Anand Katakam’s interactive map displays the number of people killed by police since 2000 and the circumstances of their deaths.
Outcomes Evidence Proves Case for Youth Employment
Chicago study documents a 43 percent decrease in violent crime committed by youth participating in summer employment.
Do Hospitals’ Religious Affiliations Affect Quality of Care?
Before your next trip to the emergency room, you might want to know about the religious affiliation and beliefs of your healthcare providers and whether you share them.
Medicaid Expansion Key to Reducing Race Gap in Health Coverage
The ACA will reduce the coverage gap between minorities and whites, but blacks won’t benefit as dramatically unless states embrace Medicaid expansion.
Taxpayers Subsidize Top Philanthropists through OneWest Bank Deal
Some money coming from a couple of big-money donors next year might spring from the profits they get from a government bailout of a bank they own.
Teenager’s Murder Conviction Vacated—70 Years Too Late
George Stinney, Jr., who was executed for murdering two white girls in 1944, has had his conviction overturned.