RFI ED talks voting rights
RFI ED Alisa Kaplan was quoted in a Crain’s Chicago Business article on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. “The need for this law is clear,” she said. “All we have to do is look at how many…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan was quoted in a Crain’s Chicago Business article on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. “The need for this law is clear,” she said. “All we have to do is look at how many…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with The State Journal-Register’s Andrew Adams about the “Voter Empowerment Project,” a package of legislation introduced by Senate Minority Leader McConchie last week. One of the constitutional amendments included in the package would create a…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with Greg Bishop of The Center Square about Pritzker’s $90 million donation last Friday night. “Look at the vicious cycle that Illinois has gotten into with two billionaires,” she said. “It’s very distressing that Pritzker…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with The Chicago Tribune’s Gregory Pratt about Mayor Lightfoot’s transparency ordinance, which allows her administration to release previously confidential reports from the inspector general. Lightfoot should revisit the ordinance “if she’s serious about following through…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with Greg Bishop of The Center Square about Gov. Pritzker’s “huge advantage” in Facebook ads in the governor’s race. Read the article here.
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan wrote to The Chicago Tribune about billionaire politics and their “extraordinarily corrosive effects” on society. Read the letter here.
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan joined WGN Radio’s John Williams to share her thoughts on billionaires in politics. Listen here.
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with the Better Government Association’s David Jackson about conflicts of interest and the revolving door for insurance executives at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), which oversees Medicaid. “When the relationships between…
Read MoreThe Daily Line’s Joel Ebert covered SB 536, an omnibus elections bill that would prohibit judicial candidates from accepting contributions from out-of-state donors or from entities that do not disclose their donors. RFI ED Alisa Kaplan’s take? While Reform for…
Read MoreReform for Illinois’ Executive Director, Alisa Kaplan, spoke with the Center for Illinois Politics’ Daniel Vock about House Democrats starting to “stand on their own two feet” without Madigan controlling the party’s fundraising efforts. Read the article here.
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