MoveOn’s Justin Ruben explains.
Category: Minnesota
Target, Minnesota Forward, and now, shareholder attention
The LA Times reports. After weeks of public protest over its financial support of an organization that backed a GOP gubernatorial candidate opposed to gay rights, Target Corp. now faces a new form of pressure: demands from institutional shareholders that it revamp its donation process to avoid the chance of additional backfires.
Times endorses DISCLOSE: where are Snowe, Collins, and Brown?
This morning’s Times editorial on DISCLOSE is here. Target is once again a target for its donation to Minnesota Forward. The Post also notes Target’s donation in this article today. When Target gave money in July to a pro-business group in Minnesota, the company thought it was helping its bottom line by backing candidates in […]