Colleges become front men for companies seeking earmarks

When the House of Representatives banned earmarks last week they probably figured that American companies would find a loophole to get around it, but who would have thought that American colleges and universities would be the ones to help them do it?

Earmarks are the $150 million thank-you notes that members of the house use to thank . . . → Read More: Colleges become front men for companies seeking earmarks

Are colleges taking kickbacks from health insurers?

By now it should be no surprise that colleges have been accepting kickbacks through their cozy relationship with predatory lenders, but yesterday was the first mention of a new scandal between colleges and those other scoundrels of our time: health insurance companies. 

The New York Times broke the story yesterday and it is still rather sketchy and still under investigation. New York Attorney . . . → Read More: Are colleges taking kickbacks from health insurers?