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Tag: Spring 2011
Using lobbyist disclosure records
Right up there with insurance companies, drug manufacturers and utilities, colleges and universities are big players on Capitol Hill and in state capitols across the country. Colleges spend many millions hiring lobbyists to secure grants, to obtain relief from regulations, and to otherwise influence public policy. Federal law, as well as the law in many states, requires those who hire lobbyists to disclose who they hired, what they paid, and what legislation they tried to impact.
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On the Docket
Supreme Court won’t review ban on alcohol ads in college newspapers
VIRGINIA -- The U.S.