[Vision2020] Itemized Contributions (Education Voters of Idaho)

[Janesta]

Thanks, Tom.

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Courtesy of the Idaho Statesman at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d76jq42
>
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>
> Mayor Bloomberg, Albertson's heir Scott gave combined $450,000 to
> Education Voters of Idaho
>
> Education Voters of Idaho complied with a court order Wednesday afternoon
> and reported raising $641,160 since its formation in August. The disclosure
> frees the group to spend $392,500 it had banked as of Oct. 21.
>
> The top contributors are Joe Scott, a longtime backer of school reform,
> who gave $250,000; and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who gave $200,000
> and was among the first three contributors. The next largest contribution
> -- $50,000 -- came from the Republican Governors Public Policy Committee.
>
> Bloomberg has clashed with teachers unions, who have spent more than $2.5
> million in leading the opposition to Propositions 1, 2 and 3 on Tuesday's
> ballot.
>
> Scott, a grandson of the grocery-store founder, did not respond to my
> request for comment last week. He chairs the J. A. and Kathryn Albertson
> Foundation, a major supporter of school reform efforts. Scott has been a
> large investor in K12 Inc., an online education company. The foundation ran
> full-page newspaper ads in support of Idaho School Superintendent Tom
> Luna's "Students Come First" reforms last year -- the laws subject to
> repeal Tuesday.
>
> Bloomberg's spokeswoman did not reply to my email Tuesday, but the mayor
> obviously has more important matters on his mind.
>
> On Monday, 4th District Judge Mike Wetherell ordered the group to disclose
> under Idaho's Sunshine law, giving EVI until 3 p.m. today. Spending
> reported by EVI includes an already disclosed $200,350 for broadcast ads by
> an affiliated group, Parents for Education Reform, and polling and
> consulting in support of the propositions backed by Luna and Gov. Butch
> Otter. EVI had argued it was exempt from the law.
>
> Wetherell's order barred EVI from raising or spending money until it filed
> Sunshine reports. EVI's lawyer had originally said the group would appeal
> to the Idaho Supreme Court. But by late Tuesday, EVI said it would comply.
> Now, EVI can reactivate in the final days of what polls show to be a tight
> contest. EVI was sued by Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, who said failure to
> disclose would "eviscerate" the Sunshine law.
>
> Other contributors include Foster Friess of Jackson, Wyo., ($25,000),
> Hagadone Hospitality ($15,000); John Bryan of Lake Oswego, Ore., Clear
> Springs Foods, Idaho Forest Group, Intermountain Gas and M3 Eagle ($10,000
> each); Larry Williams of Boise ($7,500); Frank Baxter of Los Angeles,
> Farmers Group Inc. of Los Angeles; John Fisher of San Francisco, William
> and Susan Oberndorf of San Francisco, the J.R. Simplot Co. and 13D Research
> of the Virgin Islands ($5,000 each); Premier Technology and U.S. Ecology
> ($2,500 each); John Fery of Boise, Ed Johnson of Wilder and Kevin Settles
> of Boise ($2,000 each); Harry Bettis of Emmett ($1,500), and GSA Direct of
> Boise, a company owned by partners who consulted on behalf of the Dynamis
> waste-to-energy project ($1,000).
>
> The first three contributions came Sept. 18, about a month after the
> group's Aug. 16 formation. The three Sept. 18 donors were Bloomberg, the
> GOP governors group and Friess, a key donor to Rick Santorum's presidential
> campaign.
>
> On Sept. 19, M3 Eagle, the developer of a large planned community north of
> Eagle, contributed. Scott's check arrived Sept. 21.
>
> Read more here:
> http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2012/10/31/idahopolitics/mayor_bloomberg_albertsons_heir_scott_gave_combined_450000_educa#storylink=cpy
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>
> Seeya at the polls, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The college
> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
>
> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 31, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Janesta <janesta at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 200k??? The mayor of NYC???  What's up with that??
>
> Janesta
>
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>> Here are the itemized contributions provided to Education Voters of
>> Idaho.  This financial disclosure report was posted to the Idaho Secretary
>> of State's site this afternoon at 3 pm (MDT).
>>
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>>
>> Seeya at the polls, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>> "Moscow Cares"
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The college
>> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
>>
>> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
>>
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