The Center for Responsive Politics has a new bracket comparing the Sweet 16 universities by their federal lobbying expenditures. By this measure, UCLA ($560k) will play UNC ($31Ok) in the Finals – UT-Austin at $200k would be on the sidelines. The bracket is at: https://www.capitaleye.org/img/lobbying_16.gif.
President Trump’s IRS is working with plaintiffs to invalidate prior interpretations of the Johnson Amendment.
The A-F ratings serve as “report cards” for how well Texas schools are serving students and taxpayers.