College leaders reach into their wallets to help defeat Michigan's proposed ban on preferences
Some national higher education associations are among the groups that have donated money in the effort to defeat a Michigan ballot measure to limit affirmative action. As of last week, One United Michigan, the chief campaign organization formed to oppose the ballot measure, had raised more than $4.6 million from various sources, while the two groups created to promote the measure had raised about $1.4 million. The Law School Admissions Council is one of the major contributors to the campaign to defeat the proposal. The article says that "despite the spending advantage enjoyed by its opponents, Proposal 2 appears to have a good chance of passing, remaining ahead in pre-election polls as of last week."
