The Humane Society of the United States Gets Low Marks

For two years, the independent nonprofit watchdog CharityWatch (formerly the American Institute of Philanthropy) has given the Humane Society of the United States a “D” grade. This spring, for example, CharityWatch reported that HSUS spent as little as 50 percent of its budget on programs and spent up to 48 cents to raise every dollar.

That’s now changed—but not by much. HSUS now earns a “C-minus” grade. CharityWatch finds that HSUS spends as little as 55 percent of its budget on programs, and spends up to 42 cents to raise a dollar.

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

California Gun Group Delivers 65,000 Letters to Governor Brown Urging Gun Control Vetoes

Brandon Combs, managing director of the Firearms Policy Coalition, left, and Craig DeLuz, legislative advocate for California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees, deliver about 65,000 petitions urging the governor’s veto of 14 gun bills. Credit: The Sacramento Bee/Christopher Cadelago.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Earlier this morning, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) Managing Director Brandon Combs, joined by California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees (CAL-FFL) Legislative Advocate Craig DeLuz, delivered 65,000 letters from individuals urging California Governor Jerry Brown to veto the 14 gun control bills currently on his desk. Read more

Firearms, Gun Control, Hunting, Self Defense

IRS Still Collecting Taxes, Not Sending Refunds

The government shutdown hasn’t completely stopped the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS is still collecting taxes during the government shutdown, but it isn’t sending out refunds or, members of Congress complain, complying with a subpoena to turn over documents to a congressional investigation into the agency’s targeting of tea party groups. Members of both the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Ways and Means Committee told the Washington Times yesterday they had stopped getting documents. October 15 is the deadline for filing by taxpayers who requested a six-month extension on their 2012 returns and the IRS says it- and all other deadlines- are still in effect.

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