Government and Politics Watch: Reaction to Obama’s Tax Proposal

A Washington lawyer who represents colleges and universities says President Obama’s plan to reduce the tax incentive for wealthy people to make charitable gifts would have an “exponentially negative impact,” reports Government and Politics Watch, The Chronicle’s online column.

Plus:

• Michael Posner, president of the nonprofit Human Rights First, is expected to be named assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights, and labor at the State Department.

• Hillary Clinton’s support of nonprofit groups during her recent State Department trip to China.

• A nonprofit association’s guide to stimulus money.