Congress Increases Earmark Openness

Congress has overwhelmingly approved legislation meant to increase public disclosure about academic earmarks and to overhaul rules governing lobbyists for colleges and other organizations. But it remains unclear just how much new disclosure will occur.

A few Republican dissenters said that the bill would not require enough disclosure of earmarks, the noncompetitive set-asides for colleges and other special interests that have generated controversy and scandal for years, and that it

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