Casa Ruby, shelter for LGBTQ youth, loses DC government funding | Tech Reddy

Casa Ruby, shelter for LGBTQ youth, loses DC government funding

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[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment A nonprofit that serves LGBTQ youth is scrambling after the D.C. Department of Human Services reported Friday that the city would not renew an $850,000 grant. Casa Ruby representatives said city officials gave them less than a week’s notice before cutting off the funding, which the nonprofit used to … Read more

The United States was seen funding humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, but not its government | Tech Reddy

The United States was seen funding humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, but not its government

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[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is likely to fund the U.N. and other agencies that provide humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, but there is virtually no chance of directly funding a new government led by the Taliban, congressional aides said Friday. The United States has been a massive funder of Afghanistan since … Read more

Government open to proposals to further clean up political funding, says Arun Jaitley | Tech Reddy

Government open to proposals to further clean up political funding, says Arun Jaitley

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[ad_1] Image source: PTI Finance Minister Arun Jaitley The electoral linkage mechanism is a substantial improvement in transparency over the current system and the government is open to suggestions to further clean up political funding, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. In a Facebook post, Jaitley said that the conventional practice of funding the political … Read more