Ballot measures on cannabis unions, higher corporate taxes could be on November ballot – Salem Reporter

Ballot measures on cannabis unions, higher corporate taxes could be on November ballot - Salem Reporter

Just two of the more than 50 new laws proposed by Oregonians through the ballot initiative process stand a chance at appearing before voters in November. Friday was the deadline for groups to submit the more than 100,000 petition signatures needed to give voters a chance to approve or reject ballot measures. Only two measures … Read more

Is it too easy for a small group to become a 501(c)(3)?

Is it too easy for a small group to become a 501(c)(3)?

For personal reasons, part of me wants the process to form a 501(c)(3) as simple as possible. I volunteer with the local high school’s parent-teacher organization (PTO), and by this time next year the organization must secure its tax-exempt status as a nonprofit public charity advancing education.That’s because our school district will no longer manage the financial assets of … Read more

2024 UK General Election Manifestos: What do we know, and what do we think we know? | Travers Smith

2024 UK General Election Manifestos: What do we know, and what do we think we know? | Travers Smith

3. VAT on Private Schools The Labour Party have announced its proposal to end the VAT exemption on fees for private schools if they win the next general election. Currently private schools benefit from an exemption from VAT by two means: the first is under the general exemption for the provision of education by eligible … Read more

UK D-Day veteran says on 80th anniversary: , ‘We were making history’

UK D-Day veteran says on 80th anniversary: , ‘We were making history’

Fred Ayton, a Royal Navy veteran, was an 18-year-old able seaman torpedoman on HMS Sweetbriar during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. He was told he was “making history” by taking part in the biggest ever seabourne invasion.

Muslim schools caught up in France, ’s fight against Islamism

Sihame Denguir enrolled her teenage son and daughter in France’s largest Muslim private school, Averroes, in Lille, which lost government funding due to not complying with secular principles.

Orchestra travels to prison, medical centre and Tala

Orchestra travels to prison, medical centre and Tala

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra will be performing three concerts as part of its community outreach program. The concerts will be held at the American Medical Centre, Nicosia Central Prisons, and Tala Amphitheatre in Paphos.

A night in Havana

A night in Havana

The charity concert “A Night in Havana – Jazz Fusion” will take place on June 13 at Skali Aglantzias in collaboration with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. Renowned Cuban pianist Rolando Luna and Cuban, Cyprus-based singer Marjorie Montero will be performing. Luna specially arranged the repertoire for the Symphony Orchestra to perform under the direction of conductor Giorgos Kountouris. All proceeds from the concert will go towards Telethon’s charitable efforts.

TELETHON charity concert: , ‘A Night in Havana Jazz Fusion’

TELETHON charity concert: , ‘A Night in Havana Jazz Fusion’

Fact: The charity concert “A Night in Havana – Jazz Fusion” will take place on Thursday, June 13 at 8.30pm at the Skali Amphitheatre of Aglantzia, featuring renowned Cuban pianist Rolando Luna and Cuban singer Marjorie Montero.

CiC Automasters, Jeep Club Cy to hold march for PASYKAF

CiC Automasters, Jeep Club Cy to hold march for PASYKAF

Jeep Club Cy is organizing a charity march in Larnaca on Sunday May 26, 2024, with all proceeds going to the Pancyprian Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (PASYKAF).

Guest Opinion: Cut state tax on capital gains – The Coastland Times

Guest Opinion: Cut state tax on capital gains - The Coastland Times

Fact: John Hood suggests cutting the state tax on capital gains in North Carolina to make the tax code friendlier to growth and investment.