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Izzie Lerer's animal-focused news site The Dodo launches after $2M seed round
Isabel Lerer, the daughter of Huffington Post co-founder Ken Lerer, launched her new animal-focused news site The Dodo after securing $2 million in a seed funding round led by Lerer Ventures.
Private equity lures Washington heavyweights with huge paydays after government stint- report
The 2012 controversy involving the private equity industry and Washington has not stopped the industry from continuing to offer former public officials with huge paydays, Politico reported.
Lawmaker looks to stop bond sales for California's high-speed rail system
Assemblyman Jeff Gorell has proposed to put a measure before California's voters to halt bond sales to finance the state's high-speed rail system, Reuters reported.
Ex-Health Management Associates Inc CEO is defendant in kickback lawsuit
Gary Newsome, a former CEO of Health Management Associates Inc, was named a defendant of a whistleblower lawsuit alleging kickbacks at the company, Bloomberg reported.