The Kansas City Early Morning Link Laugh

For the early, early morning we offer a peek at Kansas City mainstream media links and Leanne Crow HOTNESS that keeps us interested in all Internets topics overall. Take a peek: A Kansas City nonprofit co-founded by Matt Damon wants to bridge the gap to accessible clean water and sanitation solutions while simultaneously providing a financial return to investors.

Route 66 deemed endangered historic place

Landmarks Illinois , a nonprofit group dedicated to preserving history, has selected Route 66 as one of this year's most endangered historic place in the state. "One of the tools that some communities had to use was within the National Park Service there is a Route 66 corridor preservation program and that had been around since 1999 and was renewed in 2009 for another 10 years and this provides some cost share grants," Butterfield said.

Charity keeps America free

President Donald Trump's senior advisers, deep in the weeds of tax reform, are reportedly looking at ways to save the middle class by placing more financial responsibilities on the shoulders of the wealthy - and part of the plan being discussed is to limit the level of deductions charitable organizations can take. If we want a country where the government is subservient to the people - where the free market leads and the federal, state and local public sector classes follow - then charity is key.

2 top Trump immigration advisers linked to alleged hate groups

Two hard-line opponents of illegal immigration who have held leadership posts at two organizations labeled as hate groups have obtained high-level advisory jobs at federal immigration agencies in the Department of Homeland Security. Jon Feere, a former legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, or CIS, has been hired as an adviser to Thomas D. Homan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Homeland Security spokesman David Lapan.

Facing Stonewall, Groups Sue for White House, Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs

Watchdog groups are suing the Trump administration , this time for failure to disclose records of visitors to the White House and to President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago and Trump Tower residences. The lawsuit, filed Monday in New York federal court by Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington , the non-profit the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, charges that the Secret Service-which maintains White House visitor logs-has refused to turn them over in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.

Appeals court upholds ruling on watershed work

Missouri's Conservation department isn't violating the law or state Constitution in the way it manages watershed mitigation projects, a three-judge appeals court panel ruled Tuesday. The 12-page decision by the Western District appeals court in Kansas City rejected an appeal by Swallow Tail LLC, a Harrisonville-based "private wetland and stream compensatory mitigation bank provider" that sued the department and the nonprofit Conservation Heritage Foundation in July 2013, accusing them of working together to benefit the foundation and hurt for-profit companies like Swallow Tail.

Who are mega-donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, and why are they influential?

A family's ownership stake in Breitbart News throws a fresh spotlight on the publicity-averse political donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, who now occupy a prominent place in Donald Trump's Washington. Who are mega-donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, and why are they influential? A family's ownership stake in Breitbart News throws a fresh spotlight on the publicity-averse political donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, who now occupy a prominent place in Donald Trump's Washington.

Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem Speaks to the Mission

A career in journalism and advocacy that spans half a century has not only equipped 82-year-old feminist icon Gloria Steinem with a trove of accomplishments and wisdom, but also with a disarming sense of humor. Despite the seriousness of her decades-long fight for women's rights and gender equality, Steinem drew outbursts of laughter and applause from the some 400 people gathered Monday morning at the Mission's Brava Theater.

Advocates rally to preserve Affordable Care Act

A crowd of doctors, health care executives, and other supporters of the Affordable Care Act gathered in front of the State House on Saturday to condemn President Trump's vow to dismantle the nation's landmark health care law. Some protesters wore white doctor's coats, and others held signs reading, "Patients Over Politics," and "Hands off our ACA.

Fundraiser starts for urban farm resource center in Detroit

State economic development officials and a nonprofit urban farming group have launched a crowdfunded campaign to turn a vacant Detroit building into a community resource center. The campaign to raise $50,000 was launched Tuesday by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and Michigan Urban Farming Initiative.

Trump’s – Carnage’ is Really Up to the States to Fix 41 minutes ago

In early 2015, the MacArthur Foundation launched a grant program that would award millions of dollars to help local governments pursue criminal justice reform. Two years and almost 200 applications later, the nonprofit is still doling out money to municipalities seeking to reduce the number of people they jail.

Disclosure Push Threatens Non-Profit Donors’ First Amendment Protections

California elected officials are leading a courtroom charge to bulldoze the 1958 NAACP v. Alabama Supreme Court decision that guarantees anonymity for non-profit donors who might otherwise be subjected to death threats and other forms of intimidation.

Rauner, Duckworth Attend MLK Day of Service in Chicago

Gov. Bruce Rauner and Sen. Tammy Duckworth attended the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service at Chicago's Curie High School Monday. The event, hosted by non-profit City Year Chicago, looks to honor Dr. King's birthday by commemorating his legacy of service.

Mass. Fiscal Alliance chair, Pepperell resident, weighing run for US Senate

Republican Rick Green, the wealthy owner of a Pepperell-based auto parts company and founder of the conservative non-profit Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, may challenge U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren for re-election in 2018, according to two sources with knowledge of his thinking. Green, who once came up two votes shy of becoming chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party, is "thinking about it," according to a close associate, but feels no rush make a decision despite Warren sounding the starting gun last week when she formally declared her intention to seek a second term.