Government & Regulation

A few weeks ago I told a friend of mine, jittery about the prospects of a Trump win, to “take an Ambien and call me in November, after you wake up in the second Clinton era.” I mention that because, clearly, my predictions aren’t worth very much. But, hey, the same goes for so many…

If you’re like me, you’re worried for our country, for your family, for your neighbors, for the environment, for fellow human beings in other parts of the world, for the strength of our democracy, and for the Oxford Comma. Seriously, this election is terrifying and stressful, like planning a golf tournament fundraiser, but worse. Depending…

Who won last night's debate? Many say Hillary Clinton. Some say Donald Trump. There's no debate, though, that the nonprofit sector largely supports Clinton. A new study from NAPCO Media Research surveyed executives across four industries to determine where each sector's political loyalties lie. There were some surprises...

A group of 21 states is suing the U.S. over the new overtime rule set to take effect Dec. 1. The attorneys general of Texas and Nevada, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of their states and 19 others, alleged that the rule is unconstitutional and will place too great a burden on businesses, nonprofits and other employers. A coalition of 50 businesses on the same day filed a separate lawsuit seeking to overturn the rule...

In the back of his mind, Jim Cook knew from personal experience that he needed to install a handicapped parking space at Help Services, his small Mesa, Arizona-based charity, to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. "I should have realized we didn’t have a parking space," Cook said. "None of us thought about it.…

On Saturday, hours before an explosion in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood injured 29 people, a similar device exploded near the route of a charity 5K race in a small Jersey Shore town. There were no injuries, but the explosion forced organizers to cancel the race. Authorities are now investigating a possible connection between the blasts, and this morning arrested suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami after a shootout with police...

This idea may just hold water. Art Agnos, who served as mayor of San Francisco during the late '80s and '90s, offered up an unconventional solution to homelessness in an op-ed in SF Gate on Thursday. He suggested retrofitting an old Navy ship into a temporary shelter until enough permanent housing is made available for…

Last month, the Department of Education denied nonprofit status to a chain of for-profit career colleges, accusing the schools’ operators of trying to avoid accountability with the switch. This week, the Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE) fired back, suing the department, alleging the government has a political agenda of putting career schools out…

A nonprofit conservative organization advocating for less government must reveal information about major donors to the state's attorney general if it wants to solicit money in the state, a judge ruled Monday as he rejected First Amendment claims. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein said that states have a strong interest to ensure that charities…

Earlier this year, at the encouragement of President Barack Obama, the Department of Labor finalized the most significant update to the federal rules on overtime in decades. The new rules will more than double the salary threshold for guaranteed overtime pay, from about $23,000 to $47,476. Once the rules go into effect this December, millions…