Reform for Illinois’ Executive Director, Alisa Kaplan, spoke with the Chicago Tribune’s Dan Petrella about the fate of SB539, which failed to muster the necessary votes to accept Governor Pritzker’s amendatory veto in the Illinois House. “The narrative about the…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan joined Bishop on Air to discuss feeling “surprised and disappointed” by Governor Pritzker’s amendatory veto of the ILGA’s ethics bill. Listen here.
Read MoreGreg Bishop of The Center Square outlined the path forward for the General Assembly’s ethics bill after Governor Pritzker’s amendatory veto. Reform For Illinois’ Executive Director, Alisa Kaplan, was quoted as saying that the revolving door provision has a loophole…
Read MoreRick Pearson and Dan Petrella of the Chicago Tribune covered Governor Pritzker’s amendatory veto of the ethics bill, including criticism from groups like Reform for Illinois and CHANGE Illinois that the bill doesn’t go far enough. “This is not a…
Read MoreGreg Bishop of The Center Square covered the resignation of Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope along with RFI’s statement on her announcement. Read the article here.
Read MoreThanks to a provision in the recently-signed elections omnibus law, candidates for public office will now be able to use campaign funds to cover the cost of caring for a child or dependent family member, reducing a barrier to entry…
Read MoreFollowing Reform for Illinois’ statement earlier this week calling for Governor Pritzker to issue an amendatory veto to the General Assembly’s proposed ethics bill, Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with Greg Bishop of The Center Square about the opportunity the Governor has…
Read MoreIn Governor Pritzker’s State of the State address last year, he committed to fighting for a series of meaningful ethics reforms to address our endless corruption scandals and begin rebuilding Illinoisans’ shattered trust in their state government. The ethics bill the legislature passed…
Read MoreReform for Illinois’ Executive Director, Alisa Kaplan, spoke with Connected to Chicago’s Bill Cameron about Illinois’ new election law and the General Assembly’s proposed ethics bill. Listen here.
Read MoreIn a column for the Chicago Sun-Times, Mark Brown wrote about the shortcomings of Springfield’s new ethics bill. His piece highlights the problems in the bill raised by Reform for Illinois, the Better Government Association, CHANGE Illinois, and Common Cause Illinois. Read…
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