Cal State Stanislaus is exploiting a loophole in state law to keep secret the amount of money it’s paying Sarah Palin to deliver the keynote address at its 50th Anniversary in June. The ex-governor of Alaska typically charges more than $100,000 for speaking engagements. And public institutions normally have to disclose how they spend public funds. But a loophole in the law is allowing the public university in Turlock, just south of Modesto, to keep its deal with Palin under wraps. The Chron and the CoCo Times report that Palin’s contract for the speaking engagement requires that her fee not be disclosed.
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