The Massachusetts Community College Trustees’ Association, a shadowy consortium of college officials, shelled out $51,480 to lobbyist Michael J. Muse last year to tout spending bills and legalized gambling, using money that comes from student fees, as well as textbook and food revenues. Last month, the group asked Muse to report on Gov. Deval Patrick’s wide-ranging reforms, citing “concern and a need for us to act quickly.”

Read more here – via the Boston Herald