Kyle puts the pieces together on Nelnet and our Attorney General, Jon Bruning.

But while the focus is on taxpayers, it’s a sad and troubling thing that – once again – the needs of students are completely ignored by our government. Not that we should be surprised – Bruning has taken $16,000 in contributions from Nelnet – but it’s very disappointing nonetheless.

Simply because they do business in Nebraska doesn’t excuse them from wrongdoing. In fact, it makes Bruning’s job all the more important, and his willingness to look the other way a sad commentary on just how seriously he takes his job. Clearly, Jon Bruning is not interested in doing the job he was elected to do. 

Every year, the cost of tuition goes up, and every year, less financial aid is available to students. The financial aid that is available comes at a future cost – and Nelnet is there to take advantage. All the while, they lobby the government to raise interest rates on student loans, increase their stranglehold on providing those loans, and steal just about $300 million from the federal government without any worry of geting caught because they are the largest contributor to the Republican Party. A college education is more important than ever, and the ability to afford that education is becoming more difficult each day. Every day that our chief law enforcement officer decides he doesn’t really want to do his job is a day that college students in this state get screwed over.