RFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with The Center Square about campaign cash trends in Illinois during the final weeks before Election Day. “The Democrats do have huge fundraising advantages over Republicans in many races and overall, especially in statehouse races,”…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with WTTW about former IL House Speaker Mike Madigan’s ward committeeman campaign account, which has over $2.7 million cash on hand. “It’s remarkable that it seems like he just can’t quit the Democratic Party, and…
Read MoreThe Evanston Review, which is published by the Chicago Tribune, recently covered the push to adopt ranked choice voting in Evanston. RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan is quoted in the article as one of the proponents of RCV. Read the…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan was interviewed by WGN News about Evanston’s ranked choice voting referendum. “…It eliminates our really low-turnout municipal primaries. Primaries are famous for having low turnout – and what that means is you get a tiny slice…
Read More“This Election Day, Evanston voters will decide on a referendum that would make the northern suburb the first place in Illinois to adopt ranked-choice voting. If it passes, Evanstonians will get a more powerful voice in their democracy. They could…
Read MoreThe Daily Northwestern recently published a piece explaining Evanston’s ranked choice voting referendum and its potential impacts. The article quoted RFI ED Alisa Kaplan, who spoke in favor of the ranked choice voting referendum at an Evanston City Council meeting…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke to ABC news about the origins of the extensive sums of money in Illinois elections, and how big donors take advantage of campaign finance loopholes to pour money into their chosen candidates. “The money tends…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke at a League of Women Voters event this week about the ranked choice voting (RCV) referendum on the ballot in Evanston this November. “One of the big advantages of ranked-choice voting is you should have…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with Greg Bishop of The Center Square about last-minute campaign spending before Election Day. “For a lot of voters, they’re kind of sitting back and waiting until they absolutely have to pay attention because they’re…
Read MoreRFI Policy Analyst Kiley Marron spoke with Law360 about money in Illinois’ Supreme Court races this cycle, and how spending by billionaires and special interest groups can undermine the integrity of our judicial system. Read the article here.
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