By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
Just ahead of Sunshine Week, the Illuminator and two of its news partners are taking up the fight for your right to know how public money is spent.
Illuminator, news partners sue LSU for records of payments to college athletes
by Louisiana Illuminator
Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson, joined by WAFB-TV investigative reporter Chris Nakamoto and Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne, is suing LSU to obtain records for how it spends public money to pay student-athletes. Attorney Scott Sternberg, who is representing the journalists, filed the lawsuit Thursday with the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge. […]
Utility profits rise as household bills soar, new analysis finds
by Kevin Hardy
Investor-owned utility profits have soared as consumer utility bills have skyrocketed in recent years, according to a new analysis of dozens of electricity providers. The Energy and Policy Institute, a watchdog group tracking fossil fuel and utility industries, analyzed financial disclosures from 110 investor-owned electric utilities between 2021 and 2024, as well as available 2025 […]
Senate panel pushes stricter reporting for foreign funding to US colleges and universities
by Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — Members of a U.S. Senate panel expressed bipartisan consensus Thursday that the country should be cautious of “malign” foreign dollars flowing to American colleges and universities, with some Democrats also arguing recent funding cuts undermine the country’s lead in global research. The hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions […]
States’ lawsuit argues Trump’s college data mandate threatens student privacy
by Robbie Sequeira
A coalition of mostly Democratic-led states is suing the Trump administration over a new federal requirement that would force colleges to report detailed admissions data, including race, gender, test scores and financial aid for individual students.
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