Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, said the protests unfolding nationwide against federal law enforcement carrying out immigration operations are being subsidized by American taxpayer money via nonprofit and NGO funding.
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Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill on Monday that will help Tennesseans protect their farmland and forestland for future generations.
Senate Bill (SB) 0207, also known as the Farmland Preservation Act, creates a permanent conservation fund to help landowners prevent their land from being developed.
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The Tennessee State Senate last Thursday approved legislation that would make certain nonprofits and charities liable to civil lawsuits if they provide housing to illegal immigrants that are convicted of crimes.
A summary for Senate Bill (SB) 227 by State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) explains it would modify Tennessee tort law to create a civil claim for individuals who say they were harmed by crimes committed by an illegal immigrant who was knowingly housed by a nonprofit or charity, so long as the harm involved some form of financial loss, damages, physical injury, or death.
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U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) filed federal legislation that would allow nonprofits to have their tax-exempt status revoked if they are determined to repeatedly, knowingly aid illegal immigrants.
Hagerty announced Monday that he filed the Fixing Exemptions for Networks Choosing to Enable Illegal Migration (FENCE) Act, which his office stated would revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations engaging in a “pattern of providing financial assistance, services, or other forms of material support to individuals they know to be unlawfully present in the United States.”
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The nation’s most prolific left-wing dark money behemoth quietly added a new organization to its network of nonprofits, newly surfaced documents reveal.
The Telescope Fund became the seventh organization managed by the shadowy for-profit firm Arabella Advisors in 2021, joining a network of organizations notable for pouring hundreds of millions of untraceable dollars into left-of-center political and advocacy groups, The Washington Free Beacon reported. The new nonprofit will offer donor-advised funds (DAFs), a type of charitable account that allows donors to obscure their giving by routing donations through a DAF.
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The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office published a report on Tuesday asserting a Nashville nonprofit misspent over $40,000 from a state grant, with the majority of the diverted money allegedly going to the group’s executive director or the church where he is a pastor. The office referred the matter to Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Funk.
According to the investigators in a press release, the Successful Survivors nonprofit that claims to assist individuals with mental illness and substance abuse issues received $299,670 in grant funds from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) to purchase and renovate a Nashville home for use as a “rehabilitation house.”
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Safety and security at religious institutions, chartered nonpublic schools, licensed preschools and nonprofit organizations throughout Ohio will share $6 million in grant funding, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced.
The money, included in the state’s operating budget signed into law in July and administered by the Ohio Safety and Security Grant Program, is part of more than $12 million given to state schools and institutions since 2019 to help with safety and security.
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The Wisconsin-based, “freethought” watchdog Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) filed a complaint with the IRS against the Redeemer Apostolic Church in Mesa after pastor and CD 4 candidate Jerone Davis appeared at a prayer revival event hosted by America’s Revival, which is separate from the church. Davison was endorsed there by the founder of America’s Revival, Pastor Joshua Feuerstein. The FFRF wants the church’s tax-exempt status revoked, asserting that it crossed the line into the type of political activity that nonprofit 501(c)(3)s are prohibited from engaging in.
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Tennessee’s Senate passed a bill on Thursday that could require more reporting requirements for political action committees (PAC), candidates and some nonprofits.
An amended Senate Bill 1005 could require any PAC registering after July 1 to include a name and address from an ID for its officers if it becomes law.
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Frequent flyer miles donated over a two-month period will provide around 40,000 flights for Afghan refugees, the Associated Press reported.
The Biden administration is considering doubling the number of miles available to refugees, and around 3,200 flights already covered by the donated miles have allowed Afghan refugees to resettle in communities around the U.S. from temporary housing at military bases, according to the AP. Miles4Migrants organized the donations, and the group has provided aid to refugees using donated airline miles and credit card points since 2016.
“Government resources are limited, and we knew that the American people wanted to support Afghans who were arriving and help them find safe homes,” Miles4Migrants Co-Founder Andy Freedman said, the AP reported. “That’s when we turned to the airlines.”
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Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced last week that $150,000 would be going to nonprofits that offered violence reduction strategies. A nonprofit could receive up to $5,000 for their work; the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) Advisory Board will issue recommendations for who receives the grant awards throughout this month and August.
In a press release, Cooper asserted that this would allow communities to achieve safety solutions tailored to their local needs, particularly for gun violence.
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