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How nonprofits won special treatment in student lending bill

By Sasha Chavkin, Ryan Tracy and Mar Cabra

Some nonprofits on the verge of getting government protection, even after acts of misconduct

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency":

"… more than $150,000.Some nonprofits have lobbied individually as well. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, which spent $300,000 lobbying in 2009, was cited by a state auditor for f …"