Senate Democrat Targets College Donors After Admissions Scandal

Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking minority member of the Senate Finance Committee, said Wednesday he plans to introduce a bill that would prohibit donors to colleges to take a tax deduction for those charitable contributions before or during the time a family member is enrolled.Wyden’s announcement follows the indictments of dozens of wealthy parents, college coaches and a college admission counselor in a sweeping criminal conspiracy to gain admission to elite universities, including Yale,