Secret Investment of Public Funds: University of Tennessee Lobbied State Govt. To Avoid Transparency
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Channel: TYT Investigates · 2018 · News & Politics
TYT Contributor David Sirota discusses the University of Tennessee's successful lobbying of the state legislature to allow the school to keep "alternative investments" secret, despite the fact that the funds come from taxpayers and donors. Sirota explains that the lack of transparency regarding massive public funds is far from unusual, and often is very high-risk. Go to https://www.TYTNetwork.com/Investigates for original reporting from The Young Turks. Like us on Facebook: https://goo.gl/d8nzTi Follow us on Twitter: https://goo.gl/NFPVKm
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