Lobbying to Bring Home the Bacon

In pursuit of earmarks and to influence policy, higher education has become a major player on Capitol Hill

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

Washington

Part of an occasional series of articles exploring how colleges lobby in Washington and state capitals.

Colleges and universities have significantly raised their spending on lobbying the federal government in recent years, as...

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