U.S. Sen. Johnson: Urges IRS to rescind regulation requiring submission of donor information for nonprofit organizations

Contact: Brittni Palke (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner David Kautter urging the Trump Administration to protect information about donors to nonprofit organizations. The IRS regulation that requires collecting this donor information could lead to misuse and chill the free speech and free association rights of Americans donating to these groups. “Compelled disclosure of donor information may threaten the freedoms of speech and association,” Johnson wrote in the letter.

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Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said a backlog of sexual assault kits – all of which have now been submitted for testing – is a “capacity” issue that is nationwide in scope. The final 4,155 kits, some of which are decades old, have become an issue in the race between the Republican Schimel, and his Democratic challenger, former federal prosecutor Josh Kaul. “We’re going to solve a problem … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Urges IRS to rescind regulation requiring submission of donor information for nonprofit organizations

Contact: Brittni Palke (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner David Kautter urging the Trump Administration to protect information about

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