Economy shows modest recovery despite Europe worries
Government data indicate gains from higher retail sales and factory output with inventories rising and payrolls up 290,000 in April. Yet consumer confidence dims and unemployment at 9.9 percent, while Europe’s debt crisis fuels fears of a slower global recovery.
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U.S
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Commerce
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Thousands of nonprofits face loss of tax-exempt status
More than 200000 small nonprofits risk losing their tax exemption for failing to file the 990-N form with the IRS by the deadline. Groups with income under 25000 may be affected, potentially facing taxes on donations and delayed restoration of exemptions. Local examples include Warren County Historical Society in Iowa and Catwalk Theatre Guild in Colorado.
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Iowa
Internal Revenue Service
Suzanne Coffman
GuideStar
Congress
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Urban Institute
National Center For Charitable Statistics
Tom Pollak
Center
Warren County Historical Society
Linda Beatty
Associated Press
Beatty
Indianola
Stephen Baldassare
Catwalk Theatre Guild
Arvada
Colo
May oil lease sale announced for Roswell at NMMI
The State Land Office will hold its May 18 lease sale at the New Mexico Military Institute Daniels Leadership Center starting 9:30 a.m. The revenue report through March shows oil and gas earnings at 82 million for Q1, with Land Grant Permanent Fund valued at 9.6 billion, largely funded by trust land royalties. New Mexico Military Institute remains a top beneficiary, receiving 117 million under Lyons tenure.
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State Land Office
Oil, Gas and Minerals Division
New Mexico Military Institute
Commissioner of Public Lands
Patrick Lyons
Daniels Leadership Center
NMMI
Lyons
Land Grant Permanent Fund
Enues
New Mexico School For the Blind
Visually Impaired
New Mexico School For the Deaf
Trust
Toyota sought to discredit witnesses before Congress
Washington Post reports Toyota planned a public relations push using polling to question the integrity of two witnesses Sean Kane and David Gilbert who testified on sudden acceleration. Toyota denies producing such advertisements while investigators seek related documents from the House committee.
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the Post
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Sean Kane
Massachusetts
David Gilbert
Gilbert and Kane
Joel Benenson
Barack Obama
House Energy and Commerce Committee
New Mexico Opens Second Conservation Stewardship Program Signup
NRCS New Mexico announces a second CSP signup with June 11 2010 cutoff. The program provides annual payments to eligible landowners to implement conservation practices on cropland pastures rangeland and private forest land under their control. Contact Danny Branch at 505 761 4407 for details.
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New Mexico
Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Danny Branch
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Albuquerque
Branch
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