Brett Blackledge continues to peel back the layers of the onion on the close ties legislators have with two-year colleges. Today he exposes the dollars that came from legislators to the colleges where they were employed.

I still think the proposals on the table are an overreaction, because we should not be eliminating educators from running for the legislature. The real issue is with people gaining employment because of their position in the legislature. A more narrowly defined bill would help here. I also think the idea of legislators having discretionary funds has always been ridiculous and rife with potential for malfeasance, and has proven so time and again.
Birmingham News: Lawmakers with financial ties to colleges send special grants their way