Dave Levinthal

Senior Political Reporter, Center for Public Integrity

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Senior political reporter at @PublicI. Buffalo, N.Y. emissary, @SyracuseU alum, fake arctic explorer. Tips: dlevinthal@publicintegrity.org

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What was your first job as a journalist?
Tonawanda (N.Y.) News as a 15-year-old stringer.

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RT @kenvogel: Raw! Tennessee tea party orgs signaling support for pro-wrestler Glen Jacobs (@KaneWWE), exploring GOP primary challenge vs L…
In the end, the IRS almost never outrightly denies applications of 501(c)(4) groups ow.ly/lfkCa via @mjbeckel

IRS rarely denies 'social welfare' applications

publicintegrity.org — Agency approved 6,800 'social welfare' groups' during the past four years, rejected 20.
In Texas, "upset events" at refineries have yielded almost 4 million pounds of toxic air pollutants ow.ly/lfhxd

'Upset' emissions: Flares in the air, worry on the ground

publicintegrity.org — Residents living along the chemical corridor of Texas and Louisiana often encounter 'upset' emissions -- triggering pollution, health fears.
Lobbying registration of the day ... the United States Superyacht Association: ow.ly/lfeE5

LD-1 Disclosure Form

soprweb.senate.gov — LOBBYING REGISTRATION Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4) 1. Effective Date of Registration 2. House Identification Senate Identification REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual 4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3) 6. General description of registrant's business or activitiesCLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client.
Pro-Gingrich super PAC Winning Our Future, which got $16M from Sheldon Adelson, today has $11,412 ow.ly/lfdHH

FEC Disclosure Form 3 for Winning Our Future

query.nictusa.com — nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp(b) Cash on hand at Beginning of Reporting Period
IRS Rarely Denies 'Social Welfare' Applications, Data Shows ow.ly/led3v — the @huffpostpol version of @mjbeckel 's @publici story

IRS Rarely Denies 'Social Welfare' Applications, Data Shows

huffingtonpost.com — Center for Public Integrity During its past four fiscal years, the Internal Revenue Service has formally denied the applications of just 60 organizations seeking recognition under Section 501(c)(4) of the U.S. tax code as "social welfare" groups.

John McCaa - 10 DEADLIEST US Twisters By The Associated...

facebook.com — 10 DEADLIEST US Twisters By The Associated Press Full Image A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900: - 695 deaths. March...

Architect is set to buy, restore 1845 building in Buffalo

buffalonews.com — The lead partner of architectural and design firm Carmina Wood Morris is putting his money - and home - where his heart is, moving from his home in Lancaster to a 160-year-old three-story building on the eastern edge of downtown Buffalo, a block from his firm's headquarters....

But Wait. Didn't Yahoo Try A Deal Like This Before?

dealbook.nytimes.com — When Yahoo announced its headline-grabbing acquisition, it boasted that the deal gave it access to an "unduplicated" audience of users and that its target was a "popular personal publishing" platform. "Yahoo will be able to integrate and distribute a powerful set of state-of-the-art editing tools and content published through personal home pages in an array of services," the company declared.
"@elisewho: @NPRApps work shows...tangled web of connections between DC developers, elected officials & campaign $$ apps.npr.org/deals-for-deve…"

A WAMU Investigation

apps.npr.org — Jared Angle/WAMU Overview Construction cranes can be seen throughout the district. Less visible are the symbiotic relationships between land developers and city officials awarding tax breaks and discounted land deals. Those government subsidies are meant to revive neighborhoods, and to create jobs and affordable housing.
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