New Facts About Mitt Romney’s Favorite College: It’s The 3rd Most Expensive College in America, And It Gives Politicians, Especially Romney, About The Most Money
When reporters in Iowa asked Mitt Romney last fall what he planned to do about higher education in America, he praised by name Florida’s Full Sail University and the University of Phoenix, and for-profit colleges in general, which he said used innovative strategies to “hold down the cost of their education.” Romney said, “You are going to
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Justice Roberts Fixes Supreme Court Schedule; Decision Will Help Romney, Big Business Dominate Election This Year
Citizens United, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped bring even more corporate money into politics, has already made history. Outside groups have spent record amounts influencing the 2012 election already propelling unlikely candidates like Newt Gingrich to remain in the race for far longer than actual voters seemed to want them around. People on the
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Mike Huckabee, Citing Statistic From Republic Report, Voices Outrage At Lawmakers Becoming Multi-Millionaire Lobbyists
A Simple Government. To our surprise, the former Arkansas governor quoted a statistic produced by the Republic Report on how members of Congress enrich themselves by becoming lobbyists. In March, we took a look at the salaries of members of Congress who have retired and become lobbyists, and found that on average, they increased their
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Political Corruption Is Responsible for $3 ATM Fees
How much does corruption cost you? When you use a non-network ATM, it’s usually a $3 fee, just for accessing your own money. The cost to the bank charging you that money, however, is just 37 cents. That’s price gouging, and when you add it all up, it’s a total of $7 billion annually that goes from those
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Just Who Are The Students For-Profits Lobbying Group APSCU Is Committed To Putting First?
The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities is the primary lobbying group for the for-profit college industry. As we’ve reported before on Republic Report, some APSCU member schools have a record of fraudulent practices: targeting veterans and low-income people for recruitment while maintaing atrocious drop-out and loan default rates. APSCU and its members spend thousands of
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Koch Operative Steered $55 Million To Front Groups Airing Ads Against Democrats; Ads Assailed Candidates Over Abortion, 9/11, Medicare
Charles and David Koch, the billionaire owners of of Koch Industries, are known as big spenders when it comes to lobbying and influencing public policy. Now, a new document filed with the IRS reveals how the Koch political machine funneled over $54.5 million in previously undisclosed funds to a litany of front groups designed to
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Crime Pays: Walmart Outperforms Dow by 4% Since Bribery Scandal Broke
On April 21, the New York Times’s David Barstow broke a major story about Walmart’s alleged extensive bribery in Mexico to expand its presence there. Yet, as you can see from the chart above, Walmart’s stock has recovered all of its value since the story, and it has outperformed the Dow by 4%. The threat
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AIPAC’s Lobbyists Pushing Bill Today That Could Make U.S. War With Iran More Likely
Today, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on House Resolution 568. At first glance, the bill seems to be fairly routine, in that it says it is to express “the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.” But dig a
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