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He donated $7.5 million to help restore the Washington monument; spent $21.3 million on a 713-year old copy of the Magna Carta which he loaned to the National archives; donated $15 million to help make improvements to the Lincoln Memorial, and helped keep a tax loophole open for some of the richest Americans.

Here's how “the perfect good guy” - and his patriotic philanthropy - helped save a tax loophole billionaires love.

A private equity mogule lauded for patriotic donations has quietly worked to protect one source of his wealth — the carried-interest loophole.
propublica.org|By Alec MacGillis

On average, college now costs more than 40 percent of a family’s paycheck.

Unfortunately, too many higher ed leaders remain in denial about the broad economic pressures facing their institutions.
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Podcast: How ACLU of Michigan reporter Curt Guyette helped discover that Flint’s water was poisoned.

Podcast: Curt Guyette, investigative reporter for the ACLU of Michigan, talks with ProPublica senior reporter Abrahm Lustgarten about finding proof that Flint’s water was poisoned.
propublica.org|By Cynthia Gordy
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No other state spends less of its education dollars on non-classroom student support than Minnesota.

Minnesota's students of color graduate at rates lower than their counterparts in nearly every state. A lack of spending on student support statewide may have something to do with it.
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However, the settlement does not apply to Verizon’s tracking of its customers who visit the 40 percent of websites that use AOL’s ad network. That is because Verizon owns AOL, and therefore it is not considered a third party that requires opt-in.

The settlement is the latest sign that the FCC is stepping up privacy enforcement actions.
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