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Jeb Bush Dodges Questions From Tampa Tribune Reporter in Story on His Foundation | Scathing Purple Musings

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Jeb Bush Dodges Questions From Tampa Tribune Reporter in Story on His Foundation

Tampa Tribune reporter William March has this:
TAMPA –
Lobbyists are not allowed to finance perks like trips for state officials, but those at the Foundation for Excellence in Education get around that ban by being registered to another foundation run by Jeb Bush.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush’s nonprofit, education reform foundation is taking heat for using donations from for-profit companies to lobby for state education laws that could benefit those companies.
Among the activities of Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education that have come in for criticism: It pays for state officials and legislators to go to conferences where they meet with the