Is Stopping Rail A Charitable Goal?

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That’s the question we tried to dig into this morning with our story about a complaint filed with the IRS over a nonprofit group’s funding of the lawsuit against the rail project. Here’s the top of the article:

A vocal proponent of the Honolulu rail project has asked the IRS to look into alleged tax violations by a nonprofit suing to stop the train.

The head of the charity, Republican Hawaii Sen. Sam Slom, says the complaint is just the latest attempt to discredit rail opponents and that the lawsuit fits into his nonprofit organization’s stated mission.

Read the full story here: Can Pro-Business Charity Pay For Rail Lawsuit?

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