Napa Valley Register | Evans, Wiggins push bills to let charities throw more wine events

Napa Valley Register | Evans, Wiggins push bills to let charities throw more wine events: "Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, and state Sen. Pat Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa, have introduced legislation that will allow nonprofit organizations to apply for triple the number of temporary alcohol licenses they can seek each year. The measure would give the groups a chance to conduct more fundraising events."

islandpacket.com | Hallowed be thy raise: SC senate panel agrees to church gambling

islandpacket.com | Hallowed be thy raise: SC senate panel agrees to church gambling: "COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gambling for charity, in church of all places, would be legal in South Carolina under a bill that was approved by a Senate panel Thursday.

The legislation would let churches and other nonprofit groups host card and other casino games to raise money, exempting them from South Carolina's 200-year-old law that prohibits dice and card games."

California Assembly Votes to Make Foundations Disclose Key Information on Diversity - Philanthropy.com

California Assembly Votes to Make Foundations Disclose Key Information on Diversity - Philanthropy.com: "The California Assembly on Tuesday approved legislation to require big foundations to disclose the composition of their boards and employees by race, gender, and sexual orientation, as well as information about the grants and business contracts they award to organizations that help specific minority groups.

The bill, which now goes to the State Senate, was promoted by the Greenlining Institute, a public-policy organization in Berkeley that says foundations are too secretive about their giving and award too few dollars to organizations that are led by African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanics, and members of other minority groups."